Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
Location
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Calala, Tamworth,
New England, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates31°08′22″S 150°58′53″E / 31.1394°S 150.9813°E / -31.1394; 150.9813
Information
TypeGovernment academically selective and specialist secondary day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Ad Aspera Virtus[1]
(Strength in Adversity)
Established1939; 85 years ago (1939)[2]
School districtPeel; Regional North
Educational authorityNSW Department of Education
SpecialistAgricultural school
PrincipalClint Gallagher
Teaching staff48.9 FTE (2018)[4]
Years7–12
GenderBoys
Enrolment584[4] (2018)
Area140 hectares (346 acres)
Campus typeRural[3]
Colour(s)Green, gold and rust[1]    
Websitefarreragri-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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The Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School is a government boys' academically selective and specialist secondary day and boarding school, located in Calala, a small suburb of Tamworth, in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the only public agricultural high school for boys in Australia.[5]

Established in 1939, the school enrolled approximately 580 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom eleven percent identified as Indigenous Australians and two percent were from a language background other than English.[4] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Clint Gallagher.

  1. ^ a b "2007 Handbook" (PDF). School Information. Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference OBA06 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Farrer Memorial Agricultural High Schools". New South Wales Schools. Australian Boarding Schools Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
  4. ^ a b c "Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, Calala, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Principal's Welcome Message". About Farrer. Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.