Narara Valley High School

Narara Valley High School (abbreviated as NVHS) is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Narara, in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Narara Valley High School
Location
Narara, Central Coast, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°23′51″S 151°20′03″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoLearning For the Future
Established1991; (Built 1994)
School districtCentral Coast; Regional North
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalAndrew Skehan
Teaching staff65.4 FTE (2020)[1]
Years7-12
GenderMixed
Age range12 to 17
Enrollment824[1] (2020)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Red and Silver    
Websitenararavaly-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

The school caters for approximately 800 students in 2020, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom eight percent identified as Indigenous Australians and eleven percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; and the current principal is Mr. Andrew Skehan

In 2021, Former Narara Valley High School Principal Michael Gibson was fired by the Board of Education for 'Allegations of inappropriate behaviour at school related events'.[2]

Extracurricular & co-curricular

Music

The school runs several music programs, including a selective Creative and Performing Arts Program (CAPA) and a concert band that frequently plays music at fund-raising events for the school and charity. Music classes are mandatory for all students enrolled in years 7 and 8, and the subject may be continued as an elective if a student wishes.[3][4]

Academic acceleration program

The school runs an Academic Acceleration program for intellectual students who are invited to join a modified class that aims to complete the HSC a year earlier than the cohort they initially joined with.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Narara Valley High School, Narara, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Dailytelegraph.com.au | Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph for exclusive stories". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. "Band". Narara Valley High School. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. "Performing Arts Gifted & Talented". Narara Valley High School. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. "Student Targeted Enrichment Program (formerly Accelerated Learning Program)". Narara Valley High School. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2018.


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