Woolgoolga High School
Location
Woolgoolga, Mid North Coast, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	30°06′02″S 153°11′24″E / 30.100547°S 153.189895°E / -30.100547; 153.189895
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	success crowns effort
Established	1981; 45 years ago (1981) (as Woolgoolga Central School)
School district	Grafton; Regional North
Educational authority	NSW Department of Education
Principal	Lu Nickell
Teaching staff	63.7 FTE (2020)[1]
Years	7–12
Enrolment	812[1] (2018)
Campus type	Regional
Colours	Sky blue, navy blue, grey and white
Website	woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Woolgoolga High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Woolgoolga, in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1981 as Woolgoolga Central School, Woolgoolga High School enrolled approximately 810 students in 2020, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom fourteen percent identified as Indigenous Australians and thirteen percent were from a language background other than English.^[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Lu Nickell.

Overview

Elective subjects are offered to students in Years 8 to 12. Also offered are a wide variety of extension courses.

Woolgoolga High School is located 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of the township of Woolgoolga. While the school does not have its own sporting facilities, it is over the road from the Wiigulga Sports complex and is within two hundred metres of Woolgoolga Sports Ground and Tennis Courts. The agricultural facilities are located off campus within the township of Woolgoolga.

Notable alumni

• Cadel Evans – cyclist; first Australian to win the Tour de France
• Harley Ingleby – surfer; world champion longboard rider
• Emma Moffatt – triathlete; World Triathlon Champion and Australian Olympic Bronze Medallist^[3]
• Jessica Gentle – rugby league player^[4]

See also

• List of government schools in New South Wales: Q–Z
• List of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast
• Education in Australia

References

External links

• Woolgoolga High School website

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