Mount View High School (Cessnock)
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Mount View High School is a co-educational government school in the West-Cessnock
area of Australia
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The school enrollment was 1055 students as of 2010 for students in years 7 to 12. It provides the school certificate
in year 10 and the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in year 12. It was established in 1985 due to a need for a second high school in the Cessnock area (along with Cessnock High School) and commenced with 212 students and 14 staff.
The school colours are red, grey and white, and the sports uniform is red, white and black.
The school conducts a working vineyard
and the P&C
sells the wine to the public to raise funds.
Cessnock, New South Wales
Cessnock is a city in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about by road west of Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the Cessnock City Council LGA and was named after an 1826 grant of land called Cessnock Estate, which was owned by John Campbell...
area of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The school enrollment was 1055 students as of 2010 for students in years 7 to 12. It provides the school certificate
School Certificate
The School Certificate was a qualification issued by the Board of Studies, New South Wales, typically at the end of Year 10. The successful completion of the School Certificate is a requirement for completion of the Higher School Certificate...
in year 10 and the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in year 12. It was established in 1985 due to a need for a second high school in the Cessnock area (along with Cessnock High School) and commenced with 212 students and 14 staff.
The school colours are red, grey and white, and the sports uniform is red, white and black.
The school conducts a working vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
and the P&C
Parents and Citizens
Some Australian State Schools, both primary and high, are supported by Parents and Citizens Associations. These groups provide volunteer support, raise funds for infrastructure and other expenses and assist in the administration of their school....
sells the wine to the public to raise funds.