Macksville High School
| Macksville High School | |
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| Coordinates | 30°42′47″S 152°55′00″E / 30.7130°S 152.9166°E |
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| Type | High School |
| Motto | Growth of the mind Developing the person |
| Established | 1950 |
| Principal | Paul Holding[1] |
| Employees | 49.8 full time equivalent[2] |
| Enrolment | 677[2] |
Macksville High School is an Australian public high school in Macksville, New South Wales.
The school caters to a significant Aboriginal student population.[3]
The school has established a sister-school relationship with Jambi Sumatera, Indonesia.[3]
History
The school was established in 1950 and 50 year celebrations were held in 2000.[4]
In March 1971, the high school was the site of a siege in which a 19 year old held police at bay with a .22 caliber rifle for almost three hours.[5]
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- ^ Staff, Macksville High School, retrieved 18 January 2014
- ^ a b Macksville High School 2012, p. 1.
- ^ a b Macksville High School 2012, p. 15.
- ^ Our school, Macksville High School
- ^ "School siege", The Canberra Times, p. 7, 24 March 1971, archived from the original on 17 January 2014
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References
- Macksville High School, Macksville High School
- Macksville High School (2012), Macksville High School Annual School Report (PDF), Macksville High School, archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2014