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48-418: A house system . The school established four houses in 1935 or 1936, Manning (blue), Murray (purple), Hooke (green) and Peel (red). Through this house system, students annually participate in a swimming carnival, an athletics carnival, a beach day, a Spirit day and cross country events. The four houses are rewarded with points for every participant in each event, and at the completion of each carnival
72-512: A language background other than English . The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education ; and the executive principal is Nigel Reece. The school is equipped with specialist facilities and works closely with local primary schools, the business community and Taree TAFE. A semesterised curriculum is used at the school, providing a variety of subjects and units. In 2013 Taree High School and Taree Public School became part of
96-658: A language background other than English . The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education ; the principal is Daryl Irvine. Chatham High School was the second high school in Taree, having opened its doors on 31 March 1966. The school now provides a broad school curriculum as well as cultural and sporting pursuits. Subjects include vocational studies for job training and traditional academic subjects for entry into tertiary education. An alternative timetable for senior students increases access to Technical and Further Education (TAFE) and vocational courses. Chatham High School
120-571: A Work Studies program involving TAFE study and work placement for those students wishing to enter the workforce upon completion of their high school education. All students have access to vocational education and training (VET) courses through both the school and TAFE. THS also participates in the Senior Curriculum Advantage project, which uses the course offerings at all three Manning Valley High Schools, Chatham, Wingham and Taree, to ensure Year 11 and 12 students can access
144-537: A broad and relevant curriculum. Senior students may choose to remain at one school only or to access courses at other "host" school on a Wednesday afternoon in lieu of sport. Students who leave school before receiving their Higher School Certificate (HSC) receive the NSW Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The RoSA records all completed Year 9, 10 and 11 courses and grades, and participation in any uncompleted Year 11 courses. Taree High School students participate in
168-468: A computing staffroom, home economics staffroom and the general staff common room. Classrooms contained within the block also included two computing laboratories, several commercial kitchens, textiles labs, numerous science labs and a number of general teaching spaces used predominantly by the maths faculty. The block also contained storerooms which held practical resources, as well as irreplaceable intellectual material. Students were asked to remain at home on
192-466: A nearby supermarket, and two buildings at Chatham High. Damage inflicted in most of these arson attacks amounted to little more than some singed carpets, melted linoleum and a few broken windows; but at approximately 2:30am the fire took hold in a ground level textiles laboratory in Chatham High's "E Block", resulting in the destruction of the building. E Block comprised two mathematics staffrooms,
216-488: A number of community events throughout the school year. Highlights of the community program include: The school also caters for exchange students from around the world. Taree High School has three debating teams: a Years 7/8, 9/10, and a senior debating team, which made it to the regional level of the Premier's Debating Challenge NSW. To encourage leadership skills, THS has a Student Representative Council , made up of
240-616: A special education unit. Taree High School's first executive principal was Allison Alliston. The deputy principals were Nigel Reece and Raylene Starke. Taree High School is operated by the NSW Department of Education and therefore follows the curriculum for all years developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority . The school has implemented a unitised curriculum involving Years 8 to 10, in order to provide students with
264-622: A wide range of subject choices. As students progress through Years 8 to 10, they are offered a wider number of subject choices. In addition to the mandated, more traditional areas of study, the school offers unique study units such as outdoor education, ceramics and robotics. In their senior years, students are prepared for the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) and may study the Board Developed Courses to satisfy requirements. Alternatively, THS offers
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#1732801761917288-418: Is a Priority Schools Program -funded school that supports the development of literacy and numeracy skills for all students. A Support Unit provides educational services for students with special needs. Planning on Chatham High School began in the early 1960s after the public school's P & C Association saw a need for a new local high school when Taree High School became overcrowded. Chatham High School
312-655: Is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school in Taree , a regional centre of the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales , Australia. Established in 1908, THS is the oldest of the high schools in the Taree area, servicing Taree and the Manning Valley area, and the school enrolled approximately 833 students in 2020, from Year 7 to Year 12 , of whom 20 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and four percent were from
336-542: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chatham High School (Taree, New South Wales) Chatham High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school , located in Taree , in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales , Australia. Established in 1966, the school catered for approximately 570 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12 , of whom 32 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and three percent were from
360-656: Is hosted by the Year 11 Drama students, who film it and sell the videos and DVDs to the school community. The school annually produces a magazine , The Torch , containing student poems, stories, artwork, reports, and other work. Students may purchase the magazine at the end of the year. Students represent Taree High School in various sporting events, and the school encourages them to further their talents in areas such as aerobics , cricket , soccer , volleyball , basketball , tennis , surfing , waterpolo and others. As with most Australian schools, Taree High School utilises
384-748: The Connected Communities Strategy. This strategy aims to provide tailored programs to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal students and their families across New South Wales. THS's motto is Flumen Coronent Filii , Latin for "May your sons and daughters crown the river", referring to the Manning River , a feature of the town of Taree. School facilities include a library , full-size gymnasium, drama room with lighting, sound equipment and stage curtains, canteen, Year 12 outdoor area and common room, school hall, Ngarralbaa (Aboriginal resource room), agricultural farm , and
408-539: The Millennium Parent Portal in 2015. The Portal allows the main caregiver of each student to access live attendance feeds, student notices, timetables, academic results and reports, parent/teacher bookings and behavior records with their unique logon. Taree High School posts regularly to social media to keep the Taree community informed of school news and events. Students can wear any uniform piece with any other uniform piece. They are required to wear
432-409: The canteen to reduce waiting lines. SRC meetings are held weekly. Important issues within the school's agenda are discussed and debated on, with SRC representatives voicing their peers' opinions and ideas. A music, arts, drama and dance concert, known as MADD, is held every year at the local Manning Entertainment Centre in order to allow students to showcase their talents and perform. The MADD concert
456-462: The following Monday and Tuesday, as both a forensic and arson unit from Sydney were brought up to survey the area and ensure it was fit to be demolished and reconstructed from the ground up. Within two months, the school had managed to erect several demountable classrooms, intended to temporarily replace those that were burnt down. Construction of a replacement building began in late 2009. Taree High School Taree High School (abbreviated THS )
480-510: The house with the most points is declared the winner. Taree High School has implemented the Positive Behaviour for Learning process, an evidence-based whole-school process to improve learning outcomes for all students. THS's core values are Cooperation, Participation and Respect (CPR). Students can earn CPR Tickets by modelling these expectations and are rewarded with weekly prize draws and House points. Taree High School introduced
504-540: The king of the beasts and the Eagle the king of the birds. During World War I and World War II soldiers from the local area were part of the 33rd battalion carried the Griffin as a sign of courage. Griffins guard treasure and priceless artifacts and possessions, i.e. it guards the precious students at the school. On 9 March 2008, a group of youths from the Taree area attempted to set fire to nearby St Clare's High School,
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552-474: The school's captains and representatives from every year group. Each year group elects its representatives annually. School captains are also elected each year by peers and teachers. The school holds an annual ANZAC Day assembly at the school and the captains prepare speeches for this. The SRC representatives organise school socials, write year reports for newsletters, run school assemblies, coordinate out of uniform days to raise money for charities, and help in
576-539: Was established in February 1965, with 280 pupils and 14 teachers located at Taree High School. Students first moved into the current location on Thursday, 31 March 1966. The motto of Chatham High School (as depicted on the school crest) is the Latin : Semper Intrepidi , which is translated as "ever undaunted". The griffin is a legendary animal with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. The lion being
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