Henry Lawson High School

The Henry Lawson High School (abbreviated as THLHS) is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Grenfell, a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

The Henry Lawson High School
Location
Grenfell, Central West, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°54′06″S 148°09′49″E
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	Challenge, Encourage, Achieve
Opened	3 February 1965; 60 years ago (1965-02-03)
School district	Temora; Rural South and West
Educational authority	NSW Department of Education
Principal	Aaron Flagg[1]
Teaching staff	18.3 FTE (2018)[2]
Years	7–12
Enrolment	164[2] (2018)
Campus type	Regional
Website	henrylawso-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Established in 1965, the school enrolled approximately 160 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom five percent identified as Indigenous Australians and four percent were from a language background other than English.^[2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Aaron Flagg.^[1]

Overview

The high school was founded on 3 February 1965 after the Grenfell Intermediate School, founded in 1930,^[3] separated into Grenfell Public School and THLHS. The school was named in honour of Henry Lawson, a famous Australian poet. The school's motto is "Challenge, Encourage, Achieve".^[3]

The school was successful in the Young Achievement Australia awards in 1998 and 1999.^[4][5] In 2003, it was reported that the subject of chemistry would no longer be taught at the school for students preparing for the NSW Higher School Certificate.^[6]

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Schools portal

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