Corrimal High School

Corrimal High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school located in East Corrimal, a suburb of Wollongong in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.

Corrimal High School
Location

Australia
Coordinates34°22′33″S 150°54′37″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoLatin: Ad Altiora
(To Greater Things)
Established1951 (1951)
School districtWollongong North; Regional South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalPaul Roger[1]
Teaching staff42.3 FTE (2018)[2]
Enrolment320[2] (2018)
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Blue and grey   
SloganAiming for excellence[3]
Websitecorrimal-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Established in 1951,[3] the school enrolled approximately 320 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, including 17 percent who identified as Indigenous Australians and 20 percent who were from a language background other than English.[2] The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education; and the principal is Paul Roger.[1]

History

The school was established in 1951.[3]

In 2018, a fire destroyed the school's industrial arts building,[4] which was rebuilt at a cost of $8 million as an industrial arts and technology building and reopened in 2022.[5]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. "Corrimal High School Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Corrimal High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 27 May 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. "Corrimal High School, Corrimal, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. Campbell, David (7 March 2001). Corrimal High School Fiftieth Anniversary (Speech). Hansard. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. Latifi, Agron (3 November 2018). "Photos show destruction of industrial arts block after Corrimal High fire". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. Negline, Louise (7 September 2022). "Inside Corrimal High's $8m state-of-the-art industrial arts building". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 9 September 2022.



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