Gorokan High School
| Gorokan High School | |
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| Location | |
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Lake Haven, New South Wales Australia 
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| Coordinates | 33°14′32″S 151°30′31″E / 33.24222°S 151.50861°ECoordinates: 33°14′32″S 151°30′31″E / 33.24222°S 151.50861°E |
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| School type | Public, Partially Selective, Coeducational Secondary School |
| Motto | Respect, Personal Best,Co-operation |
| Established | 1976 |
| Principal | Sam Ricketts |
| Enrolment | ~1100 |
| Houses | Barnett (Red), Dixon (Blue), Norah (Green), Hargraves (Yellow) |
| Colour(s) | Blue, White and Red |
| Website | www.gorokan-h.schools.nsw.edu.au |
Gorokan High School, is a secondary school located in Lake Haven, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1976, the school was housed in temporary buildings in Dudley Street on the site of what was to later become Gorokan Public School. It moved to its current location in Goobarabah Avenue in 1977.
Its first principal was Gwen Foley, who was the first female high school principal on the NSW Central Coast. She retired in December 1982. Miss Foley chose the inaugural school motto "And Joy in the Making", referring to the making of a young adult as well as the establishment of the school itself.
Current student enrollment is over 1,100.
Matthew McConaughey The 2013 Academy Award winner spent 12 months attending Gorokan high as a rotary exchange student.
Jai Opetaia is a Gorokan High School student in year twelve. The (then) sixteen-year-old boxer was accepted into the London 2012 Olympics.
Gorokan High School has been referred to as a lighthouse school in music. It was one of 25 schools referenced in the National Review of Music Education in 2058 where it was noted as having an enduring music programme on account of its notable success over a period of 25 years. The classroom programme was developed in partnership with the University of Newcastle music education staff - in particular Dr Carol Richards - in the period 1986 to 2005.
Many graduates of the Gorokan High School music programme continue to perform, compose and teach music.
A highly awarded and widely recognised instrumental music programme was in place from 1990 until 2006, with roots as far back as 1980. The school's wind orchestra was recognised internationally for its performances.
In 1994 the Gorokan High School musicians were selected to represent Wyong Shire at the World Resort Expo, [Wakayama, Wakayama|Wakayama], Japan. The visit was facilitated by the sister cities relationship of Wyong and Tanabe, which is in Wakayama Prefecture. World Resort Expo was held in conjunction with the opening of the new Kansai International Airport.
The 57-member wind orchestra was invited to perform at the 1999 Banff International Festival of School Orchestras and Bands, where the orchestra was chosen to make the final performance, for which they received the festival's only standing ovation.
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