# Moss Vale High School

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Moss Vale High School Location Moss Vale, Southern Highlands, New South Wales Australia 34°33′10″S 150°23′07″E / 34.55278°S 150.38528°E / -34.55278; 150.38528 Information Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school Motto Truth and Honour Established 1963; 63 years ago (1963) School district Wollondilly; Regional South Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education Principal Patrica Holmes Teaching staff 54.9 FTE (2018)[1] Years 7–12 Enrolment 647[1] (2018) Campus type Regional Colours Navy blue, red and white Slogan Respectful, Responsible, Safe. Website mossvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

**Moss Vale High School** is a [government-funded](/source/Education_in_Australia#Government_schools) [co-educational](/source/Mixed-sex_school) [comprehensive](/source/Comprehensive_school) [secondary](/source/Secondary_school) [day school](/source/Day_school), located in [Moss Vale](/source/Moss_Vale%2C_New_South_Wales), a town in the [Southern Highlands](/source/Southern_Highlands%2C_New_South_Wales) region of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Australia.

Established in 1963, the school enrolled approximately 650 students in 2018, from [Year 7](/source/Year_7) to [Year 12](/source/Year_12); six percent identified as [Indigenous Australians](/source/Indigenous_Australians) and six percent were from a [language background other than English](/source/English_as_a_second_or_foreign_language).[1] The school is operated by the [NSW Department of Education](/source/Department_of_Education_(New_South_Wales)); the [principal](/source/Principal_(school)) is Patricia Holmes, and deputy principals are Matthew Carlyon and Helen Campbell.[2]

## Overview

The school's [catchment area](/source/School_district) is drawn from the towns of Moss Vale, [Bundanoon](/source/Bundanoon%2C_New_South_Wales) and [Robertson](/source/Robertson%2C_New_South_Wales); and the villages of [Burrawang](/source/Burrawang%2C_New_South_Wales), [Avoca](/source/Avoca%2C_New_South_Wales), [Wildes Meadow](/source/Wildes_Meadow%2C_New_South_Wales) and [Fitzroy Falls](/source/Fitzroy_Falls%2C_New_South_Wales), [Sutton Forest](/source/Sutton_Forest%2C_New_South_Wales), [Exeter](/source/Exeter%2C_New_South_Wales), [Penrose](/source/Penrose%2C_New_South_Wales_(Wingecarribee)) and [Wingello](/source/Wingello%2C_New_South_Wales), and surrounding rural areas.[3]

## Notable alumni

- [Darren Beadman](/source/Darren_Beadman) – [horse racing](/source/Horse_racing) [jockey](/source/Jockey)[4]

- [Nathan Hindmarsh](/source/Nathan_Hindmarsh) – [rugby league](/source/Rugby_league) player[5]

## 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

- [New South Wales portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:New_South_Wales)
- [Schools portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Schools)

- [List of government schools in New South Wales](/source/List_of_government_schools_in_New_South_Wales)

- [Education in Australia](/source/Education_in_Australia)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-myschool_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-myschool_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-myschool_1-2) ["Moss Vale High School, Moss Vale, NSW: School profile"](https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/42917). *My School*. [Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority](/source/Australian_Curriculum%2C_Assessment_and_Reporting_Authority). 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Our staff - Moss Vale High School"](https://mossvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/our-staff.html). *mossvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au*. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Department of Education & Training](http://www.mossvale-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110706115131/http://www.mossvale-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/) 6 July 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** O’brien, Leah (22 November 2009). ["From Moss Vale High School to the world"](https://www.southernhighlandnews.com.au/story/1064622/from-moss-vale-high-school-to-the-world/). *Southern Highland News*. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Macdonald, Anthony (10 December 2009). ["Eels star Nathan Hindmarsh slips into Moss Vale High to present sport awards"](https://www.southernhighlandnews.com.au/story/1064695/eels-star-nathan-hindmarsh-slips-into-moss-vale-high-to-present-sport-awards/). *Southern Highland News*. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

## External links

- [Official website](https://mossvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au)

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