Forest High School (New South Wales)
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Frenchs Forest, New South Wales Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°45′0.88″S 151°13′49.59″E / 33.7502444°S 151.2304417°E |
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| Type | Public, Secondary, co-educational, Day school |
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Latin: Spectemur Agendo ("Let Us Be Judged By Our Actions.") |
| Established | 1961 |
| Principal | Rosemary McDowall |
| Enrolment | ~718 (7–12) |
| Campus | Frenchs Forest Road West |
| Colour(s) | Green, Gold and Red |
| Website | www |
The Forest High School, (abbreviation TFHS) is a government day school located in Frenchs Forest, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on Frenchs Forest Road. It is a co-educational secondary school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education with students ranging from grades 7 to 12. The school was established in 1961 as a secondary school for the Northern Beaches area. Students at the school come from the North Shore and Northern Beaches regions.
The formation of The Forest High School was the result of a campaign by a representative body known as The Forest High School Promotion Committee formed on 1 November 1958. The committee members were anxious to have established a co-educational high school that would cater for the educational needs of the suburbs of Frenchs Forest, Forestville, Beacon Hill and Terrey Hills and Narraweena.
On 31 January 1961 Stage One of the building was completed and The Forest High School opened for "education" with an initial enrolment of 318 students and a staff of 14 teachers under the principalship of Mr. E.G. Bell. The school motto Spectemur Agendo - let us be judged by our actions - was chosen by the pioneer students and staff. The school crest was designed by the art teacher.
By 1963 Stage Three of the building program was completed with the three major blocks and enrolments had increased to 963 students. This year also saw the completion of the Assembly Hall in time for the second annual Speech Night on 9 April. In May of that year students presented audiences with the musical "Puss in Boots". The School magazine, "Yarrabee", was first issued in the same year.
By 1964 it was considered that the school had reached the level necessary for an official opening. This occurred on Saturday 24 October 1964. The opening was attended by the NSW Director-General of Education, Dr Harold Wyndham, the Member for Wakehurst, Dick Healey, the NSW Minister for Education, Ernest Wetherell, and was officially opened by the Governor of New South Wales, Lieutenant-General Sir Eric Woodward.
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