Armidale Secondary College
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| Armidale Secondary College | |
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| Coordinates | 30°31′11″S 151°39′07″E / 30.51972°S 151.65194°E |
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| Type | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school |
| Motto | Our Future. Our Learning. |
| Established | 2019 |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Teaching staff | 96.6 FTE (2023) |
| Enrolment | 1,113[1] (2023) |
| Campus type | Regional |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue and Teal |
| Website | armidale-s |
Armidale Secondary College (abbreviated as ASC) is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.[2]
History
[edit]The school was established in 2019 with the amalgamation of Duval High School and Armidale High School. The school was developed on the old Armidale High School campus. Whilst the new campus underwent construction, the Duval High School Campus was used as a temporary school site from 2019 to 2020.[3]
The school was announced in 2017,[4] with the campus opening in 2021 with a capacity of approximately 1,500 students.[5]
Initially the budget for the new campus was announced to be $65 million,[4] however the final cost ended up at approximately $121 million.[6] It was built by Richard Crookes Constructions which finished construction in October 2020.[7]
Principals
[edit]| Period | Details |
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| 2019–2020 | Carolyn Lasker and Stafford Cameron (Co-principals)[8] |
| 2020–2021 | Carolyn Lasker |
| 2021–2023 | Bree Harvey-Bice[9][10] |
| 2024-present | Sarah Travis(Acting)[9] |
Campus
[edit]The school includes 79 learning spaces, specialist learning spaces, sports courts, car parking, an indigenous garden and a wetlands walk.[7] A multipurpose hall is located on the campus and is stated to be the largest indoor community multi-sport and entertainment facility in the Northern Tablelands.[11]
Armidale Intensive English Centre
[edit]Situated on the Armidale Secondary College grounds is the Armidale Intensive English Centre which provides intensive English tuition to newly arrived high school aged migrants, refugees and international students. As well as English, subjects such as mathematics, science, HSIE, computer studies, PDHPE and Sport are taught as well. Students are expected to study for 20-40 weeks until they are able to transfer to high school.[12][13]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Armidale Secondary College, Armidale, NSW". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Armidale Secondary College opens as NSW makes biggest investment in regional education". ABC News. 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Development application lodged for new Armidale Secondary College". School Infrastructure. NSW Government. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b Bedford, Matt. "Armidale and Duval High Schools to be demolished to make way for new $65 million super-school". The Armidale Express. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Upgrade Armidale Secondary College". School Infrastructure. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "COMMUNITY INVITED TO WALK THROUGH NEW ARMIDALE SECONDARY COLLEGE". Adam Marshall. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ a b "ARMIDALE SECONDARY COLLEGE". Richard Crookes Constructions. Richard Crookes Constructions. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Best wishes to Mr Cameron on his retirement". Armidale Secondary College. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Our Staff". Armidale Secondary College. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Crosby, R. K. (11 January 2024). "New Principal for Armidale Secondary College". New England Times. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "ARMIDALE SECONDARY COLLEGE MULTI-PURPOSE CENTRE BUILD IN FINAL STAGE". Adam Marshall MP. Adam Marshall. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Armidale Intensive English Centre". Armidale Secondary College. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Intensive English Centres". NSW Government - Education. NSW Government. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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