School in Australia
Macksville High School is a
government-funded
co-educational
comprehensive
secondary
day school, located in
Macksville, in the
Mid North Coast region of
New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1950, the school enrolled 448 students in 2024, from
Year 7 to
Year 12, of whom 17 percent identified as
Indigenous Australians and five percent were from a
language background other than English.
[2] The school is operated by the
NSW Department of Education; the
principal is Sheree Burnham.
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Overview
The school was established in 1950 and 50 year celebrations were held in 2000.
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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 calibre rifle for almost three hours.
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The school has a
sister school relationship with Jambi Sumatera,
Indonesia.
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Notable alumni
See also
References
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Principal Announcement, Macksville High School, retrieved 2 April 2024
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"Macksville High School, Macksville, NSW: School profile". My School.
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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"Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Macksville High School.
New South Wales Department of Education. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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"Macksville High School Annual School Report" (PDF). Macksville High School. NSW Department of Education. 2012. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 17 January 2014.
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Our school, Macksville High School
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"Macksville High School". Macksville High School.
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"School siege", The Canberra Times, p. 7, 24 March 1971,
archived from the original on 17 January 2014
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"Rear Admiral Mark Bonser AO, CSC, RAN". Department of Defence. Archived from
the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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CP 617: Anthony Stuart COLE, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 17 January 2014
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"Phillip Hughes: Thousands gather in Macksville and around nation to farewell a popular Australian". ABC News. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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"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.
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"Macksville High School Magazine 2009" (PDF). macksville-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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