Grafton High School (abbreviated as GHS) is government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located in Grafton, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
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| Coordinates | 29°40′58″S 152°55′59″E / 29.682698°S 152.933059°E |
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| Type | Government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Enitere ad finem (Strive to the end) |
| Established | 1912 |
| School district | Rural North[1] |
| Educational authority | NSW Department of Education |
| Principal | Scott Dinham[2] |
| Teaching staff | 72.2 FTE (2018)[3] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 905[3] (2018) |
| Campus type | Regional |
| Colour(s) | Navy and white |
| Website | grafton-h |
Established in 1912, the school enrolled approximately 900 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 15 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and four percent were from a language background other than English.[3] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Scott Dinham.[2]
History
editGrafton High School was established on 1 January 1912 and opened on 1 July of that year as a formal education system was being established in New South Wales. A new building opened on 17 May 1915.[4]
Since at least the 1960s, but according to an attached note since 1915, the school has been home to the head of an Egyptian mummy.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Contact Rural North – Grafton", education.nsw.gov.au
- ^ a b "Our staff". Grafton High School. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Grafton High School, Grafton, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "GHS – Steeped in History". Grafton High School. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Fennell, Marc; Baker, Nick; Ferguson, Zoe (27 June 2023). "The stolen head". Stuff the British Stole. Radio National, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 February 2024.