Newcastle High School is a large, comprehensive high school situated on two sites in the centre of Newcastle. The Parkway Ave site caters for students from Year 7 through to Year 12. The Cooks Hill Campus delivers a project based curriculum in partnership with Big Picture Education and caters for students from Year 9 through to Year 12.
The school has strong
links with its local community and active past student associations. Past and
present students have contributed to a tradition of high academic achievement
and innovative educational practices. The school has a strong heritage and also
reflects the diversity and strength of the city and region in its multicultural
make-up.
Of the 1029 students enrolled at Newcastle High School (this includes 136 enrolments at the Cooks Hill Campus), 6% identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, 3% have English as an additional language or dialect and there is a dynamic and flexible support unit.
The
school caters for a wide variety of students and provides a breadth of
curriculum to cater for student needs. It aims to provide opportunities for all
students to achieve a credential at the end of their schooling that will allow
them the best choices for their future.
Newcastle High School’s Support Unit currently has 6 support classes
catering to the diverse needs of over 70 students within an inclusive,
comprehensive high school setting. Students from years 7 -12 are supported in
both mainstream classes and in the following support classes: Autism, Mild and
Moderate Intellectual Disabilities, Multi Categorical and Emotional
Disturbance. The newly established Autism Support class will be operational in
2020.
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