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Caringbah High School (sometimes referred to as Caringbah Selective High School) is located on Willarong Road North in the suburb of Caringbah, in the Sutherland Shire, Sydney. It is one of many academically selective, public and co-educational high schools in New South Wales. Caringbah High School achieves consistently high marks in both the School Certificate (SC) and the Higher School Certificate (HSC), as such is it is considered to be the best school in the district. Caringbah High School also performs well in many other academic activities, such as public speaking, debating, tournament of the minds and HSC distinction courses. Image File history File links Caringbah_logo. ... Caringbah is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, around 27 km south of the CBD. It is adjacent to Miranda and Woolooware. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ... Caringbah is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, around 27 km south of the CBD. It is adjacent to Miranda and Woolooware. ... The Sutherland Shire, is a Local Government Area in the Southern Sydney region of Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ... The General Certificate of Education or GCE was introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1951, replacing the older SC and HSC. It was intended to cater for the increased range of subjects available to pupils since the raising of the school leaving age from 14 to 15 in... This article is about the New South Wales Higher School Certificate. ... Distinction Courses are subjects available to a limited number of students studying for their Higher School Certificate in New South Wales, Australia. ...

The school was opened in 1960 as a co-educational high school and was nominated to become selective in 1989, over the neighbouring Port Hacking High (rumoured to be due to a member of the selection committee being an alumnus of Caringbah High). Currently there are around 900 students enrolled. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

School site

The school site is split between two campuses, the main (top school) and annexe (bottom school), these are linked by a narrow covered walkway and park. The main school is the original site which contains the primary administrative offices, school hall and canteen. The annexe school was built to house an increased student population and now houses secondary administration, sport, the new library(opened in 1999) and some departments including English and Science. Image File history File links Caringbah_high_school. ... Image File history File links Caringbah_high_school. ... The UniversitÃ¤tscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ...

Currently Caringbah High School is undergoing heavy construction in both sites, as the school prepares to be moved to the annexe site. This has been due to the main school's being built over a filled-in clay pit, which has now caused the building to gradually sink, increasingly larger cracks appearing throughout the building. During heavy rain, the building has been known to leak, and this structural fault, combined with financial constraints, has led the school to be consolidated to the annexe site.

Construction work to achieve this started in 2006 and is expected to take over six years to complete, with one of the buildings being finished as of late January 2007, although the idea of consolidating the sites is not new. There are also plans for constructing a larger hall, one which will be able to accommodate the entire school population.

There is also discontent amongst many of the teachers and students, as lessons and studies are disrupted by the movement of classes. At the same time, the school has been trialing a new timetable system, as well as "assessment weeks". A timetable is an organized list or schedule, usually set out in tabular form, providing information about a series of arranged events: in particular, the time at which it is planned these events will take place. ...

Faculties

LOTE

At Caringbah High, language is compulsory in years 7 and 8 and it is taught as an elective for years 9-12. Languages taught include French, Japanese, and German.

Every year a group of 15-20 Year 10 students travel to France with Heathcote High School and Kirrawee High School with either of the French teachers for two weeks during the September holidays. Some students from Year 10 also visit Germany for those same two weeks. Every second year, Year 9 and 10 Students go to Japan for two weeks in the July holidays with either of the Japanese teachers. City Heathcote, New South Wales, Australia Established 1960 Type Public Secondary Grades 7 to 12 School website Heathcote High Home Page Established in 1960, Heathcote High School is set in spacious grounds near the Royal National Park on the southern side of Sydney, Australia. ...

English

Advanced English is the lowest English course offered at the Selective School, with the assumption that the vast majority will choose that or higher, including English Extension 1 and Extension 2, with the latter being offered in Year 12.

Music

Caringbah has a wide ranging music program which includes over twenty three musical ensembles, including:

During the school year there are various Musical Nights where the students perform in front of parents and other students. Musicals used to be run frequently, but in recent years there has only been one which was a production of 42nd Street in 2002.^{[citation needed]} In 2004, the school's music ensemble program was recognised in The Australian's "Australia's best schools"; a credit to the hard work and dedication of the two music teachers.^{[citation needed]} 42nd Street was a hugely successful Broadway stage musical, loosely based on the movie of the same name. ...

Sporting teams

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Tournament of Minds

Caringbah High School has competed in the Tournament of Minds for over 7 years. The schools many teams are run by the Careers teacher at the school, Mrs Lynne Grahame. The school regularly enters two Language Literature Teams, three Social Science Teams and a Maths/Engineering Team. In 2006, the Maths Engineering team, two Social Science teams and a Language Literature team received honours at a regional level. One Language Literature team went on to compete and receive honours at the State level. Tournament of the Minds is a program for school children that offers opportunities for teams of students to work to solve problems in a number of disciplines. ...

See also

The New South Wales Department of Education and Training (DET) is a department of the Government of New South Wales. ... This is a list of selective and agricultural high schools run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. ...

External links

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