Leeton High School

Leeton High School (abbreviated as LHS) is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Leeton in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1926 as Leeton's first high school and is now one of three secondary schools serving the Leeton Shire, the school enrolled approximately 470 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 13 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and nine percent were from a language background other than English.^[1] The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education; the principal is Meagan Crelley.^[2]

History

The school was established on 18 September 1926 as Leeton District School by the Minister for Education, Thomas Mutch.^[3][4][5][6]

Raised to the status of Intermediate High School from 1 January 1928, the school was upgraded to a fully comprehensive high school in January 1947.^[7][8]

Significant events

In May 2005, the school was devastated by fire that destroyed the science block.^[9] A new state-of-the-art block was opened ahead of schedule in February 2006. In 2007, parts of the school were again devastated by fires.^[10] Later in 2007, the school was again devastated by fires, this time destroying the English wing.^[11] Work on rebuilding that wing finished in November 2009. There is currently no evidence or official statements to prove if it was arson.

On 5 April 2015, English and drama teacher Stephanie Scott was raped and murdered on the school grounds by janitor Vincent Stanford.^[12] Stanford was later convicted of murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.^[13] An amphitheatre was later built in the school as a memorial to her death.^[14]

See also

• List of government schools in New South Wales: G–P
• List of schools in the Riverina
• Education in Australia

References

1. ^ "Leeton High School, Leeton, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
2. ^ "Leeton High School Staff Directory". leeton-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
3. ^ "LEETON'S NEW SCHOOL.". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. Vol. XII, no. 1. 5 January 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 20 March 2019. – via National Library of Australia.
4. ^ "LEETON DISTRICT SCHOOL.". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 27,499. 23 February 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 20 March 2019. – via National Library of Australia.
5. ^ "LEETON'S NEW SCHOOL". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. Vol. XI, no. 72. 14 September 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 20 March 2019. – via National Library of Australia.
6. ^ "LEETON.". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. 24 September 1926. p. 28. Retrieved 20 March 2019. – via National Library of Australia.
7. ^ "LEETON INTERMEDIATE HIGH SCHOOL". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. Vol. XII, no. 99. 20 December 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 20 March 2019. – via National Library of Australia.
8. ^ "Leeton High – Cooper". History of New South Wales government schools. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
9. ^ "Leeton school blaze under investigation". Australia: ABC News. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
10. ^ McDougall, Bruce. "Public schools forced to pay millions for security guards". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
11. ^ "High school fires likely to cause class disruption". Australia: ABC News. 17 September 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
12. ^ "School cleaner Vincent Stanford watched teacher Stephanie Scott at work before killing her". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
13. ^ "Family of murdered teacher Stephanie Scott sues NSW government". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
14. ^ "Tributes for Stephanie Scott one year on". 9 News. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2025.

External links

• Official website