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]
Notable alumni
- Rear Admiral Mark Bonser attended Macksville High School. He went on to become a flag rank officer in the Royal Australian Navy.[6]
- Public servant Tony Cole attended Macksville High School.[7] He went on to head several Australian Government departments, including the Department of the Treasury between 1991 and 1993.
- Cricketer Phillip Hughes attended Macksville High School. He died on 27 November 2014 following an injury two days before. His funeral was held at the high school, with the Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott in attendance.[8]
- Greg Inglis attended Macksville High School.[9]
- Chef Billie McKay attended Macksville High School.[10] She won series 7 of MasterChef Australia in 2015.
Notes
- ^ 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
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rear Admiral Mark Bonser AO, CSC, RAN". Department of Defence. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ CP 617: Anthony Stuart COLE, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 17 January 2014
- ^ "Phillip Hughes: Thousands gather in Macksville and around nation to farewell a popular Australian". ABC News. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Greg Inglis falls from pedestal shocks home town". News Corp. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016.
Giving a speech at his old school, Macksville High, Inglis spoke of staying away from bad people and unfavourable influences.
- ^ "Macksville High School Magazine 2009" (PDF). macksville-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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
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