Gosford High School
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| Gosford High School | |
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| Spectemur Agendo | |
| Established | 1928 |
| School type | New South Wales Selective Public High School |
| Principal/ Headmaster |
Lynne Searle |
| Location | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Enrollment | 1080 |
| School colours | Blue |
| Homepage | Homepage |
Gosford High School, (abbreviation GHS) is a school located in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. It is a co-educational, academically selective high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1928 and was made a selective high school in 1989. Students at the school come from the Sydney and Newcastle regions. In recent years, the school has been ranked in the top five amongst government-funded high schools in NSW, based on annual Higher School Certificate results[citation needed]. The school has faculties for the following subjects: English, Mathematics, Science, Information Technology, Technological and Applied Studies, Social Sciences (Geography, History, etc.), Creative and Performing Arts and PDHPE.
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[edit] Uniform
The school uniform for Gosford High School differs greatly between the senior and junior schools. There are both summer and winter uniforms. Juniors, in summer are required to wear a blue shirt, girls must wear a royal blue knee length skirt, while boys must wear navy blue tailored shorts.
Senior girls wear a white peter pan collared shirt with a dark navy blue checked skirt, boys wear a white shirt with navy tailored shorts. In winter juniors are required to wear a royal blue tie with crest, seniors a navy blue tie with crest and two stripes. Boys must wear college grey gabardine pants and girls usually wear black stockings or tights under their skirts or navy blue tailored pants.
Both sexes wear a wool jumper with crest - royal blue for juniors and red for seniors. Blazers are optional for both juniors and seniors but in recent years it has become common for seniors to wear the school blazer. For Year 12 students, jackets or jerseys are optional.
No school hats are required to be worn except for PE lessons, where the students must wear a blue cap. Shoes must be enclosed black leather.
[edit] Motto
The school's Latin motto is spectemur agendo, which is conventionally translated into English as "judge me by what I do." Other translations include Let us be judged by our acts and By our deeds may we be known (this translation is preferred by Camberwell Grammar School in Melbourne, who shares the same motto.
[edit] Houses
The Houses of Gosford High School and their colours are as follows:
- Kingsbury (Red and White)
- Rowe (Black and White)
- Old Students' Union or O.S.U (Brown and Gold)
- Wheeler (Green and Gold)
The houses were named after prominent local identities, with the exception of O.S.U (Old Students Union) who used to sponsor many school events
The houses compete in three sporting carnivals. In the summer season, a Swimming Carnival is held and in the winter months an Athletic Carnival. There is also a cross-country run held in Autumn, but this is held on an afternoon at school rather than an off-school carnival.
[edit] Prefect system
The school's Prefects of Year 12 are elected by teachers and the Year 11 cohort before they proceed into the final year of Senior school. This usually takes place in the third term. Firstly a group of 24 prefects are elected. The members of this prefect group then go to elect the captain's and vice captain's for the following year. In 2006 Scott Smith and Jessica Pryke were the School Captains of Gosford High School. In term 4 of 2006, Jade Fennell and Patrick McGrath accepted these roles as the school captains.
[edit] Student Body
180 students are accepted into the school each year, bringing the total number of students to 1080, however, there are currently vacant positions, leaving the school at a total of 1069 students.
[edit] Staff
The current principal of Gosford High School is Ms. Lynne Searle. Searle took over from previous principal Mr. Peter Hall in the fourth quarter of 2006, but did not become active in her position until 2007, with Deputy-Principal Paul Campbell serving as interim principal. Ms. Searle accounced her term as principal with a philosophy of reflection and equity. She is the school's first female principal.
The current deputy principals are Paul Campbell (management) and Ms J. Longhurst (curriculum).
Among the current staff is Dr. Mark Butler, recipient of the Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools in 2004,[1] Michael Chamberlain (ex-husband of Lindy Chamberlain).
[edit] Robert Drummond Case
Beyond the school's academic prowess, Gosford High School has become renowned for its association with the incident now locally referred to as "Docwra-gate". Articles in the nation's press relating to Docwra-gate include 'Did teacher, 52, break sex code of conduct?' in the Sydney Morning Herald as well as 'Student Lovechild' in the Daily Telegraph. The scandal also involved ex-teacher Robert Drummond. In more recent years this 'renown' has not faded at all, Robert Drummond is still in the relationship with the student in question. Students who remember the teacher have either graduated or are undergoing senior study, but current students at the school also know of him from it being an extremely publicised case.
[edit] Forums
In recent years, Gosford High School's Year 12 classes have set up forums for its members to keep in contact. So far, there have been two set up, Year 12 2006 and Year 12 2008 or you can find the Year 12 2008 homepage here who are now attending preliminary Year 11 studies.
