Mudgee High School

Mudgee High School
Main Quad pictured from the North-West corner on a wet afternoon, pictured in 2014
Address
41 Douro Street 41 Douro Street, Mudgee, New South Wales Central Tablelands Mudgee , Mid-Western Regional Council , New South Wales , 2850 Australia
Coordinates	32°35′51″S 149°35′0″E
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	Latin: Non Tibi Sed Scholae (Not for Yourself but for the School)
Founded	1916; 109 years ago (1916)
Status	Open
School district	Mudgee; Rural South and West
Educational authority	NSW Department of Education
School code	8125
Principal	Wayne Eade
Teaching staff	67.5 FTE (2018)[1]
Years	Year 7–12
Enrolment	813[1] (2018)
Average class size	25-35
Schedule	8 Period System
Hours in school day	6 hours 25 minutes
Campus size	41,285.82 m² (Perimeter: 800m)
Houses	Blaxland    Cunningham    Lawson    Wentworth
Colour(s)	Blue and red
Slogan	Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible
Website	mudgee-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Mudgee High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Mudgee, a regional town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1916,^[3] the school enrolled approximately 810 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 13 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and five percent were from a language background other than English.^[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Wayne Eade.

Overview

According to the school, its aim is to "provide a safe, supportive and inclusive environment where students can develop the skills and knowledge to connect, succeed and thrive."^[4]

Electronic devices

The New South Wales Department of Education has banned all electronic devices in schools since October 2023. To bring a phone or any other device to school it must be put in a YONDR pouch, which prevents use of the device. Alternatively, it the device may be locked at one of the 4 locking stations in the morning and can be unlocked in the afternoon before students depart.^[5]

Sports houses

At the beginning of Year 7, all Mudgee High School students are placed in one of the following four houses, usually on the basis of their last name.

House	Colour	Animal	Patron
Blaxland		Bulls	Gregory Blaxland[6]
Cunningham		Crocs	Allan Cunningham[6]
Lawson		Lions	William Lawson[6]
Wentworth		Wolves	William Wentworth[6]

Transport

Mudgee High School is within walking distance of most of the township, however bus services are operated to and from the school by Ogdens Coaches and 2 are operated by APM Booths bus services.^{[citation needed]}

School newsletter

Each week the office staff produce a newsletter for parents and students to read, the newsletter contains information about recent school events and P&C awards announced and future programs to be held.

Sister schools

Mudgee High School has formed close links with several sister schools over the world including the Japanese Kita senri High School in Osaka, Japan, Nose Senior High School, and Ibaraki Nishi High School and, in East Timor, St. Francis of Assisi High School, in the town of Fatuberliu.

Every even year (Ex: 2022), a group of Mudgee High students and teachers make their way to Japan to further their study of the Japanese culture and language. The opposite occurs later in the same year when a group of Japanese students and teachers make their way to Mudgee.

Aurora College

Mudgee High School caters for Aurora College. Aurora allows students in rural and remote areas to remain in their local school and community while studying specialist subjects which their home school cannot currently offer. The school library has a distance education / Aurora room where Aurora lessons are held.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Sir Ivan Noel Dougherty, Australian Army officer

See also

• List of government schools in New South Wales: G–P
• Education in Australia

References

1. "Mudgee High School, Mudgee, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
2. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Mudgee High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 30 May 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
3. "High Schools", The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 August 1916. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
4. "Home - Mudgee High School". mudgee-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
5. Technology, Information (14 June 2024). "Student use of mobile phones in schools procedures". education.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
6. "Houses - Mudgee High School". mudgee-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
7. "Home - Aurora College". aurora.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

External links

• Mudgee High School