2019 HSC school rankings released
The HSC is done and dusted and while school leavers around the Coast are celebrating their results, schools across the region are reviewing their own performance for the year. The…
Education
Students performed at Big Gig event
Gwandalan Public School students have performed at Lake Munmorah High School’s annual Big Gig event. The Big Gig is an end of year celebration of student talents with students from…
Students have artworks selected for international exhibition
Three Northlakes High School students have had artworks selected for The Nagoya Sister City Art Exchange. The Nagoya is an annual, international art event held in the Japanese city of…
Ella to attend the National Schools’ Constitutional Convention
Kincumber High School’s Ella Avni has been selected to attend the National Schools’ Constitutional Convention in Canberra. The three day event will be held in March,2020, with Avni one of…
2019 Schools Spectacular
Hundreds of students from the Central Coast returned to school on November 25 with stars in their eyes after triumphant performances during the Schools Spectacular over the last weekend in…
Plaque honours memory of school rooster
Ettalong Public School has unveiled a plaque honouring the memory of the school rooster, Braith, which was killed in a dog attack in September. The plaque, situated in the school’s…
Discussions to start regarding a performing arts high school
One of the Coast’s leading youth arts organisations wants to see a performing arts high school established in the region. Gary Jackson is the Director of YIPA (Youth In Performing…
Girls’ touch football a winner at Central Coast Grammar
Central Coast Grammar School (CCGS) has introduced girls’ touch football with 49 girls signing up for the inaugural year. The numbers indicate that CCCGS could be on to its most…
$8,000 scholarship for BuiltSmart Garden Design
Narara Valley High School student, Bree Akhurst, has been awarded a BuiltSmart Scholarship. BuiltSmart Group CEO, Sean O’Hara, announced Akhurst as the successful scholarship winner following the results of their…
Schoolies Alternative Group goes to Vanuatu
A group of school leavers from Gosford’s St Philip’s Christian College has forgone the boozy beach parties and night club crawls that Schoolies is famous for and instead embarked on…
TAFE Foundation Scholarships awarded
Several Central Coast residents have been honoured with 2019 Semester 2 Hunter TAFE Foundation Scholarships. Marking its 20th year of operation, the Hunter TAFE Foundation granted 32 students from TAFE…
Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge completed
The latest crop of Central Coast Kokoda Youth Leaders has returned from Papua New Guinea after successfully completing the Kokoda Trail. This year, Henry Kendall High School’s Adrian Crnalic, St…
College drawn in the Premier’s ANZAC Memorial Scholarship ballot
Green Point Christian College has been announced as a Premier’s ANZAC Memorial Scholarship School for 2020. “We are delighted to announce that the College has been drawn in the Memorial…
Woy Woy contemplates school uniform changes
Woy Woy Public School is still contemplating changes to its school uniform following feedback to its Uniform Review Committee surveys. The school introduced the Uniform Review Committee earlier this year…
Zoe, Zac & Alex are the Coast’s official spelling wizards
Copacabana Public School’s, Zoe Evason, and Gosford Public School’s, Alex Zhang, are two of the Coast’s official word wizards, and will represent the region at the state finals of the…
Top performers in mathematics competition announced
Ten students from Gosford district primary schools have been recognised as the top performers among nearly 20,000 in the 2019 Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Competition. In an unprecedented outcome,…
Garden club holds first produce sale
The Garden Club at Woy Woy South Public School has held its first produce sale on November 6. Throughout the year, staff and the school community have made several improvements…
Mass finale rehearsal of Schools Spectacular held
Students from the five Wyong area schools participating in the 2019 Schools Spectacular completed their first major rehearsal on October 28. Gorokan Public School, Wadalba Community School, Northlakes High School…
Two local schools running outstanding programs recognised
In celebration of World Teachers Day (October 25), Member for Wyong, David Harris, was joined by Shadow Minister for Education, Prue Car, on October 18, to visit two local schools…
Kariong Public School has murals being painted by celebrated Indigenous artist
Kariong Public School has become the canvas of one of Australia’s most celebrated Indigenous artists, Garry Purchase, who has been tasked with installing several murals around the school. Purchase is…