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Murwillumbah High School 
Location Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia Coordinates 28°20′04.37″S 153°23′24.59″E / 28.3345472°S 153.3901639°ECoordinates: 28°20′04.37″S 153°23′24.59″E / 28.3345472°S 153.3901639°E Information Type Public, comprehensive secondary, co-educational, Day school Motto Latin: Pergo, Perago, Periclitor
("Strive, Persevere, Endure.")Established 1929 Principal Warrick Simmons Asst. Principal Michael McNamara Enrolment ~639 (7–12)[1] Colour(s) Blue and White Newspaper 'Endeavour
(fortnightly newsletter)Yearbook The Parnassian. Published since 1924 Website Murwillumbah High School Murwillumbah High School, (abbreviation MHS) is a State run comprehensive secondary, co-educational, high school located at 86 Riverview Street in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia. The school was established as a comprehensive high school in 1929 being upgraded in status from an intermediate high school. It caters for students from years 7 to 12. Many of its past students have achieved notable success, some holding high public office.
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History and campus
Glimpses from past Parnassians: 1924. "After much deliberation and discussion, the Department has resumed an area of about eight acres on Hartigan’s Hill as the site for the new High School. Every day the optimists make a trip to the site to see what progress has been made with buildings, but, so far, the Department has not seen fit to make any use of the newly acquired site." 1928. "The foundation stone of the new High School buildings was laid on March 17 in the presence of a large gathering of parents and students. An untimely thunderstorm just failed to mar the proceedings, for when the Minister of Education inspected the Guard of Honour, comprising Girl Guides and Boy Scouts, the sun had just broken through."
Murwillumbah High School was made a "full" high school in 1929 and moved into its current site in that year with the opening of a three storey complex which has become a well known landmark in Murwillumbah.[2]
Since 1929 many buildings have been added with major development beginning in the 1960s. In 1992 a new Library was opened and in mid-1997 the Multi-Purpose Centre/Hall was opened and dedicated as "The Elliott Centre", after a previous Principal of the school, Joe Elliott.
The school is built on the side of a hill creating several floor levels across the school. Under the initiative of Bruce Chick, the school has a large Hoop Pine forest on the southern edge of the campus, planted in 1970 as a Cook Bicentennial project. Captain James Cook had sighted, mapped and named Mount Warning in the Murwillumbah area as he sailed up the coast in 1770 and the fortnightly school newsletter ‘Endeavour’, is named in honour of his ship.[2]
Development became the focus of attention during the early 1990s when the school population peaked at 1,300 before the opening of Wollumbin High School, which then relaxed school capacity numbers.[2]
Symbols
The school colours are blue and white and the school badge was designed by the first School Captain, Joyce Martin, in 1928. Since an upgrade in status from a district school to an intermediate high school in 1924 it has produced an annual magazine called "The Parnassian".[2]
Notable alumni
- Sir Eric Willis - Dux of 1940, Cabinet Minister from 1965 to 1976 and 34th Premier of New South Wales.
- Max Willis - MLC (1970–1999) and President of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1991–1999).
- Stanley Stephens - Member of NSW Parliament for Byron (1944–1973) and Minister for Housing in the Askin Government.
- Jack Boyd - Member of NSW Parliament for Byron (1973–1984).
- Bob Bugden - Former Australian rugby league player for the St. George Dragons.
References
- ^ "Murwillumbah High School". School Locator. NSW Public Schools. http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?do=showRecord&code=8129. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ^ a b c d "Murwillumbah High School - History". Murwillumbah High School. http://113.20.13.73/~mhsorg/history.php. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
External links
- Murwillumbah High School website
- New South Wales Department of Education and Training - Murwillumbah High School
Categories:- High schools in New South Wales
- Public schools in New South Wales
- Educational institutions established in 1929
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