{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox school | name = Moss Vale High School | logo = Moss Vale Logo.PNG | image = | image_size = 250px | caption = | motto = Truth and Honour | established = {{start date and age|1963}} | type = [[Education in Australia#Government schools|Government-funded]] [[Mixed-sex school|co-educational]] [[Comprehensive school|comprehensive]] [[secondary school|secondary]] [[day school]] | educational_authority = [[Department of Education (New South Wales)|New South Wales Department of Education]] | district = Wollondilly; Regional South | slogan = Respectful, Responsible, Safe. | principal = Patrica Holmes | location = [[Moss Vale, New South Wales|Moss Vale]], [[Southern Highlands (New South Wales)|Southern Highlands]], [[New South Wales]] | country = Australia | enrolment = 647<ref name=myschool>{{cite web |url=https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/42917 |title=Moss Vale High School, Moss Vale, NSW: School profile |work=My School |publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] |date=2019 |access-date=2 August 2019 }}</ref> | enrolment_as_of = 2018 | teaching_staff = 54.9 [[Full-time equivalent|FTE]] (2018)<ref name=myschool/> | grades = [[Year 7|7]]–[[Year 12|12]] | grades_label = Years | campus_type = [[Regional]] | colours = Navy blue, red and white {{color box|#000080}}{{color box|#FF0000}}{{color box|#0000}} | website = {{URL|https://mossvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au}} | coordinates = {{Coord|34|33|10|S|150|23|07|E|display=title,inline|region:AU-NSW_type:edu}} }}
'''Moss Vale High School''' is a [[Education in Australia#Government schools|government-funded]] [[Mixed-sex school|co-educational]] [[Comprehensive school|comprehensive]] [[secondary school|secondary]] [[day school]], located in {{NSWcity|Moss Vale}}, a town in the [[Southern Highlands, New South Wales|Southern Highlands]] region of [[New South Wales]], Australia.
Established in 1963, the school enrolled approximately 650 students in 2018, from [[Year 7]] to [[Year 12]]; six percent identified as [[Indigenous Australians]] and six percent were from a [[English as a second or foreign language|language background other than English]].<ref name=myschool/> The school is operated by the [[Department of Education (New South Wales)|NSW Department of Education]]; the [[Principal (school)|principal]] is Patricia Holmes, and deputy principals are Matthew Carlyon and Helen Campbell.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our staff - Moss Vale High School |url=https://mossvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/our-staff.html |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=mossvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Overview == The school's [[school district|catchment area]] is drawn from the towns of Moss Vale, [[Bundanoon, New South Wales|Bundanoon]] and [[Robertson, New South Wales|Robertson]]; and the villages of [[Burrawang, New South Wales|Burrawang]], [[Avoca, New South Wales|Avoca]], [[Wildes Meadow, New South Wales|Wildes Meadow]] and [[Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales|Fitzroy Falls]], [[Sutton Forest, New South Wales|Sutton Forest]], [[Exeter, New South Wales|Exeter]], [[Penrose, New South Wales (Wingecarribee)|Penrose]] and [[Wingello, New South Wales|Wingello]], and surrounding rural areas.<ref>[http://www.mossvale-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Department of Education & Training] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706115131/http://www.mossvale-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ |date=6 July 2011 }}</ref>
==Notable alumni== * [[Darren Beadman]]{{spaced endash}}[[horse racing]] [[jockey]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=O’brien |first=Leah |date=2009-11-22 |title=From Moss Vale High School to the world |url=https://www.southernhighlandnews.com.au/story/1064622/from-moss-vale-high-school-to-the-world/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Southern Highland News |language=en-AU}}</ref> * [[Nathan Hindmarsh]]{{spaced endash}}[[rugby league]] player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macdonald |first=Anthony |date=2009-12-10 |title=Eels star Nathan Hindmarsh slips into Moss Vale High to present sport awards |url=https://www.southernhighlandnews.com.au/story/1064695/eels-star-nathan-hindmarsh-slips-into-moss-vale-high-to-present-sport-awards/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Southern Highland News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
== Sports and Traditions == Moss Vale high has a long running tradition of splitting students into four 'houses'. These Houses are colour coded with Carrington(red), Belmore(yellow), Gibraltar(blue) and Morton(green). The house groups compete against each other by accumulating points, where the winner, the house with the most points, is announced at the end of the year.
== See also == {{stack|{{portal|New South Wales|Schools}}}} * [[List of government schools in New South Wales]] * [[Education in Australia]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{official website|https://mossvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au}}
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