Murwillumbah High School
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Murwillumbah, New South Wales Australia |
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| Coordinates | 28°20′04.37″S 153°23′24.59″E / 28.3345472°S 153.3901639°ECoordinates: 28°20′04.37″S 153°23′24.59″E / 28.3345472°S 153.3901639°E |
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| Type | Public, comprehensive secondary, co-educational, Day school |
| Motto |
Latin: Pergo, Periclitor, Perago (Undertake, Strive, Accomplish.) |
| Established | 1929 |
| Principal | Warrick Simmons |
| Enrolment | ~650 (7–12) |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue and White |
| Newspaper |
Endeavour (fortnightly newsletter) |
| Yearbook | The Parnassian. |
| Website | Murwillumbah High School |
Murwillumbah High School, (abbreviation MHS) is a State run comprehensive secondary, co-educational, high school located at 86 Riverview Street in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia. The school was established as a comprehensive high school in 1929 being upgraded in status from an intermediate high school. It caters for students from years 7 to 12. Many of its past students have achieved notable success, some holding high public office.
Glimpses from past Parnassians: 1924. "After much deliberation and discussion, the Department has resumed an area of about eight acres on Hartigan’s Hill as the site for the new High School. Every day the optimists make a trip to the site to see what progress has been made with buildings, but, so far, the Department has not seen fit to make any use of the newly acquired site." 1928. "The foundation stone of the new High School buildings was laid on March 17 in the presence of a large gathering of parents and students. An untimely thunderstorm just failed to mar the proceedings, for when the Minister of Education inspected the Guard of Honour, comprising Girl Guides and Boy Scouts, the sun had just broken through."
Murwillumbah High School was made a "full" high school in 1929 and moved into its current site in that year with the opening of a three-storey complex which has become a well-known landmark in Murwillumbah.
Since 1929 many buildings have been added with major development beginning in the 1960s. In 1992 a new Library was opened and in mid-1997 the Multi-Purpose Centre/Hall was opened and dedicated as "The Elliott Centre", after a previous Principal of the school, Joe Elliott.
The school is built on the side of a hill, creating several floor levels across the school. Construction began in 1969 and continued over the following 3 years, culminating in a school that would meet the needs of the years to come. During this time the school's librarian and careers advisor Bruce Chick initiated the planting of a large Hoop Pine forest on the southern edge of the school. It was planted in 1970 as a Cook Bicentennial project. Students from the school were given the opportunity to plant a tree as a part of the commemoration. The original intention was to sell the timber from the plantation when the trees had reached maturity. The leadership of the school during these years fell to Joe Elliot and Ken Dowdell. The latter, in particular, is remembered with great affection by former students.
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