Bega High School

Established in 1952, in the heart of Bega's commercial and residential precinct, Bega High School is a comprehensive rural high school that draws students from all parts of the Bega Valley Shire. The closest government secondary school is 50 kilometres away and the school’s geographical drawing area ranges from Tathra (15 kilometres to the east), Cobargo (40 kilometres to the north), through to Wolumla (20 kilometres to the south) and Bemboka (40 kilometres to the west). Enrolments have decreased from 925 in 2011 to a maximum of 770 in 2018. The current enrolment is 730 students, including 12% Aboriginal students. A Special Education faculty comprises multi–categorical, emotional disturbance, mild intellectual disability and severe intellectual disability classes. The wide-ranging curriculum includes school-based and TAFE-based vocational education, and students follow various learning pathways exemplified by the range of school-based traineeships and apprenticeships for Stage 5 and 6 students. The school also enjoys a strong reputation as one that excels in a large range of individual and team sports, at local, regional and Australian representative levels.

Bega High School is committed to providing excellence in education which prepares all students to contribute positively to society. The school community values achievement through:

Responsibility for learning, behaviour and our environment

Respect for oneself, others and property

Effort through being positive, resourceful and persistent.