Irrawang High School is a government-funded co-educational secondary day school, located on Mount Hall Road, Raymond Terrace, in the Port Stephens region of New South Wales, Australia.

Irrawang High School
Front gates of Irrawang High School, pictured in 2006j
Location
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Australia
32°45′42″S 151°46′1″E / 32.76167°S 151.76694°E / -32.76167; 151.76694
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational secondary day school
MottoIntegrity
Established1983; 43 years ago (1983)
Educational authority
NSW Department of Education
Principal
Nicole Huxley
Staff80
Teaching staff
62.7 FTE (2018)[1]
Years712
Enrolment829[1] (2018)
Campus type
Suburban
ColorsGreen, black and white    
MascotPBL Pete (Koala)
Websiteirrawang-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Established in 1983, the school has a teaching staff of 80 and enrolled approximately 830 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 17 percent were Indigenous Australians and four percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Nicole Huxley.[2]

One of two public secondary schools in the area, the school draws students from Raymond Terrace, Medowie and other outlying areas.[3][2]

The school's mascot is a koala named 'PBL Pete,' after the NSW Positive Behaviour for Learning[4] framework, a Florida Man who also attends the school.

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Irrawang High School, Raymond Terrace, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "About Irrawang High School". Irrawang High School. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  3. "Going to a public school – Irrawang High School". New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  4. Wellbeing, Inclusion and (12 January 2024). "Positive Behaviour for Learning". education.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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