Mudgee High School
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| Mudgee High School | |
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| Enrolment | 813[1] (2018) |
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| Colour(s) | Blue and red |
| Slogan | Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible |
| Website | mudgee-h |
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Mudgee High School is a
Established in 1916,
Overview
The school is undergoing several policy upgrades and changes. It has started implementing a new student welfare policy during 2013 that embraces Positive Behavior for Learning (PBL) with the three focus areas of Safe, Respectful, Responsible and are currently in the early stages of adopting a policy of Bring You Own Device (BYOD).
During the Building The Education Revolution (BER) the school gained a brand new Hospitality Trade Training Centre which has been named 'The Inner Quad Cafe' and a Metals and Engineering upgrade Trade Training Centre.
The school is part of the Cudgegong Learning Community (CLC).
Sports houses
At the beginning of Year 7, all Mudgee High School students are placed in one of the following four houses, usually on the basis of their last name.
| House | Colour | Patron |
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| Cunningham | Allan Cunningham | |
| Blaxland | Gregory Blaxland | |
| Lawson | William Lawson | |
| Wentworth | William Wentworth |
Every year there is a swimming and athletic carnival held in which students compete to earn their house points. A winner of each carnival and of the overall house championship is announced each year.
Additionally, the houses are used to form the basis of roll call (free reading time), which students attend every morning for approximately 15 minutes.
School magazine
Each year Mudgee High School produces a school magazine titled Mirri[4] which showcases selections of the year's highlights.[5]
Sister schools
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Mudgee High School has formed close links with several
During 2014, a group of Mudgee High students and teachers made their way to Japan to further their study of the Japanese culture and language.
See also
Notable alumni
- Sir Ivan Noel Dougherty, Australian Army officer
References
- ^ a b c "Mudgee High School, Mudgee, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Mudgee High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 30 May 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "High Schools", The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 August 1916. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ Search results: Mirri, Mid-Western Regional Council Library, midwestern.spydus.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Nine literary gems from Mirri", The Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, 13 December 1954, p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
External links
- Mudgee High School photos, 1939–71 at mudgeebusiness.com
- Mudgee High School photos, 1975–77 at mudgeebusiness.com
