Kelso High Campus
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Kelso High Campus or as it was once known, Kelso High School, is a secondary school
in Bathurst
founded in 1967.
Along with Bathurst High Campus it makes up the Denison College
of Secondary Education.
. It commenced with a teaching staff of 16, an ancillary staff of 8 and a student enrolment of 236 divided almost equally between Years 7 and 8. The school moved to its present site in 1978 and remains open to this day despite a fire that totally destroyed the school in August 2005. The school was housed in demountable buildings while a new school was being built. The new buildings were finished by the end of 2007, three months ahead of schedule. Students started the 2008 school year in the new facilities.
. The college was created to share curriculum, facilities and staff between Kelso and Bathurst High in order to enhance student choice.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Bathurst
Kelso, New South Wales
Kelso is a suburb of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, in the Bathurst Regional Council area.-History:Kelso was the original European settlement in the area. In 1816, the initial settlement of Bathurst was established on the eastern banks of the Macquarie River, in current-day Kelso...
founded in 1967.
Along with Bathurst High Campus it makes up the Denison College
Denison College
Denison College of Secondary Education is a college of secondary education in Bathurst founded in 2007.Located in Bathurst the college is the largest provider of secondary education in the area with student numbers for 2007 of 1580, a college teaching staff of 130 and support staff of 30.- History...
of Secondary Education.
History
Kelso High opened for the first time on 27 January 1976 in Waterworks Lane, Gormans Hill, BathurstBathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
. It commenced with a teaching staff of 16, an ancillary staff of 8 and a student enrolment of 236 divided almost equally between Years 7 and 8. The school moved to its present site in 1978 and remains open to this day despite a fire that totally destroyed the school in August 2005. The school was housed in demountable buildings while a new school was being built. The new buildings were finished by the end of 2007, three months ahead of schedule. Students started the 2008 school year in the new facilities.
Denison College of Secondary Education
In 2006 the fire which destroyed Kelso High led to the formation of Denison CollegeDenison College
Denison College of Secondary Education is a college of secondary education in Bathurst founded in 2007.Located in Bathurst the college is the largest provider of secondary education in the area with student numbers for 2007 of 1580, a college teaching staff of 130 and support staff of 30.- History...
. The college was created to share curriculum, facilities and staff between Kelso and Bathurst High in order to enhance student choice.