Blaxland High School

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Blaxland High School
Location
Blaxland
,
New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°45′18″S 150°36′36″E / 33.75500°S 150.61000°E / -33.75500; 150.61000Coordinates: 33°45′18″S 150°36′36″E / 33.75500°S 150.61000°E / -33.75500; 150.61000
Information
School typeGovernment-operated comprehensive secondary school
MottoA School of Excellence, Opportunity and Success
School districtRegional North
Educational authorityNSW Department of Education
PrincipalEmma Le Marquand
Teaching staff71.4 FTE (2018)[1]
Years7-12
Enrolment997[1] (2018)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Blue, white and red    
Websiteblaxland-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Blaxland High School is a government-operated comprehensive secondary school located in Blaxland, a suburb in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1977, the school enrolled approximately 1,000 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom five percent identified as Indigenous Australians and eight percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the former principal was Nikki Tunica. [2]

Subjects[]

Blaxland High School teaches a range of subjects throughout the grades of class.[3]

Creative arts[]

  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Visual arts
  • Voice works
  • Photography and Digital Media
  • Vocational educational training (VET) entertainment
  • VET entertainment specialisation

Languages[]

  • English
  • Italian

Mathematics[]

  • Mathematics Standard 1
  • Mathematics Standard 2
  • Mathematics Advanced (from 2019)
  • Mathematics Extension 1
  • Mathematics Extension 2

Human society and its environment[]

  • Aboriginal Studies
  • Ancient History
  • Business Studies
  • History Extension
  • Legal Studies
  • Modern History
  • Society and Culture
  • Studies of Religion

Personal development, health and physical education[]

  • Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
  • Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation Studies

Science[]

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Earth and Environmental Science
  • Investigating Science
  • Physics

Technological and applied studies[]

  • Agricultural Technology
  • Design and Technology
  • Food Technology
  • Graphics Technology
  • Industrial Technology
  • Information and Software Technology
  • Textiles Technology
  • Design and Technology
  • Engineering Studies
  • Software Design and Development
  • Textiles and Design
  • Community and Family Studies

Chemical spill incident[]

In February 2019, the school was evacuated after a hazardous chemical spill that occurred in the Science Lab store room.[4] Calcium Carbide powder is highly explosive if contacted with water, resulting in the school being evacuated as a precaution by the St Mary's Fire and Rescue NSW team who responded to the incident. There were no injuries to teachers or students.

Cars for Refugees[]

In 2018, Shaun Halden's Industrial Arts class set out on a project to rebuild cars that were donated to the school that would then be donated to refugee families.[5] Mr Halden was introduced to the project by the Blue Mountains Refugee Support Group, which was hoping to find cars for refugees in need, and Halden set to get his students involved.

Notable alumni[]

  • Jessica Fox – Bronze Medal Winner 2016 Summer Olympics, Silver Medal Winner 2012 Summer Olympics,[6] Gold Medal Winner 2020 Summer Olympics
  • Noemie Fox – Bronze Medal Winner - Under 23 Canoe Slalom World Championships[7]
  •  – Olympic canoeist[8]
  • Amanda Reid – NAIDOC Sportsperson of the Year, two-time Paralympian and silver medalist[9]
  • Peter Wallace – professional rugby league footballer[10]
  • Adam Graham Giles - former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (2013–2016)<[11]Lewis, B. C. (20 June 2013). "Adam Giles' journey from Blaxland High to running the Northern Territory". Blue Mountains Gazette. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Blaxland High School, Blaxland, NSW". MySchool. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Blaxland High School". Blue Mountains Australia. Stralia Web. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Learning at our school". Blaxland High School. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ Cunningham, Ilsa. "Blaxland High School evacuated after chemical spill". Blue Mountains Gazette. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. ^ Josh, Butler. "This Aussie School is Giving Cars To Refugees". 10Daily. Network Ten. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. ^ Nageshwar, Pranesh. "High excitement as Jessica Fox goes back to school with Olympic medals". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Noemie Fox finds her form at Under 23 Canoe Slalom World Championships". Blue Mountains Gazette. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  8. ^ Fahy, Peter. "Peter Fox's oarsome medal haul". Blue Mountains Gazette. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Top honour for former Blaxland athlete Amanda Reid". Blue Mountains Gazette. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Retiring Panthers captain Peter Wallace as tough as they come". Blue Mountains Gazette. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  11. ^ Nageshwar, Pranesh. "High excitement as Jessica Fox goes back to school with Olympic medals". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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