Education


Lauren is Trainee of the Year

Lauren Hughes, a Narara Valley High School student, has been awarded Central Coast Group Training’s School Based Trainee of the Year Award. Hughes, is studying a Certificate III in Allied…





$1,000 scholarships available for students

Local students from disadvantaged families have been urged to apply for new scholarships worth $1,000 to support their education. NSW Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, said…



Year 12 students achieve top results

Year 12 students across the Central Coast have received their HSC results, with several schools from the region landing students in the top percentile of the state. In the Wyong…



Mathematics programs pay off in competition

Kincumber Public School again received sensational results in this year’s Newcastle Permanent Mathematics Competition, with 84 per cent of students who entered, receiving either a High Distinction, Distinction or Merit…


Chertsey wins School Environment Awards

The winners of the 2016 School Environment Awards for the former Gosford Local Government Area (LGA) were announced on November 25 at Laycock Street Community Theatre. Chertsey Public School won…


Schools Spectacular broke Guinness Record

Students from Wamberal and Kincumber Public Schools, and Narara Valley and Terrigal High School, returned home still on a high, after their final performance in the 2016 Schools Spectacular, on…


School maintenance backlog highlighted

Senator for NSW, Deborah O’Neill, and NSW Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Mr David Harris, said children at schools in the state electorate of Terrigal were being forced to…






Multicultural Day celebrated in style

Kariong Mountains High School celebrated their inaugural Multicultural Day on October 12. The school had 36 nationalities represented on the day, which was enjoyed by students, staff and community members…


Holy Cross Kincumber receives government grant

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, announced that Holy Cross Primary School, Kincumber, would receive $3,500 under the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust Program Eco Schools Grant. The…