Henry Kendall High School
Secondary school in Australia
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Henry Kendall High School is a co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Gosford, in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.[3][4]
Former nameGosford High School
MottoPersevere
EstablishedJanuary 1970
| Henry Kendall High School | |
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| Information | |
| Former name | Gosford High School |
| Type | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school |
| Motto | Persevere |
| Established | January 1970 |
School district | Central Coast; Regional North |
Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Principal | Andrew Backhouse |
| Staff | ~110[citation needed] |
Teaching staff | 62.8 FTE (2018)[1] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 787[1] (2018) |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | Araluen, Corumben, Narara, Warrigal |
| Colours | Green, navy blue, black, lemon, grey, white |
| Slogan | Developing confident, responsible citizens who strive for excellence[citation needed] |
| Website | henrykenda-h |
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History
Established in January 1970, on the old Faunce Street site which was then a part of Gosford High School, the school enrolled approximately 790 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12; six percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 21 percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Andrew Backhouse.
In 2015, long time staff member, teacher and year advisor Gae Hobson retired after thirty years' of service.[5]
