Grafton High School
school in Australia
Grafton High School (abbreviated as GHS) is a secondary school in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia.
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| Coordinates | 29°40′58″S 152°55′59″E / 29.682698°S 152.933059°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary |
| Motto | Latin: Enitere ad finem (Strive to the end) |
| Established | 1912 |
| School district | Rural North[1] |
| Authority | NSW Department of Education |
| Principal | Scott Dinham[2] |
| Teaching staff | 72.2 FTE (2018)[3] |
| Years | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 905[3] (2018) |
| Campus type | Regional |
| Color(s) | Navy and white |
| Website | grafton-h |
History
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Grafton High School was established on 1 January 1912 and opened on 1 July. A new building opened on 17 May 1915.[4]
Since at least the 1960s, the head of an Egyptian mummy has been kept by the school.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Contact Rural North – Grafton", education.nsw.gov.au
- ↑ "Our staff". Grafton High School. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Grafton High School, Grafton, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "GHS – Steeped in History". Grafton High School. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ↑ Fennell, Marc; Baker, Nick; Ferguson, Zoe (27 June 2023). "The stolen head". Stuff the British Stole. Radio National, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 February 2024.