| Cessnock High School | |
| Motto: | Age Quid Agas |
| Location: | Aberdare Road, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coordinates: | -32.8421°N 151.3692°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia New South Wales |
| Pushpin Image: | Australia New South Wales relief location map.png |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New South Wales |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Type: | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school |
| Educational Authority: | New South Wales Department of Education |
| District: | Cessnock; Regional North |
| Principal: | Peter Riley |
| Grades: | 7–12 |
| Grades Label: | Years |
| Enrolment: | 636[1] |
| Enrolment As Of: | 2021 |
| Teaching Staff: | 59.9 FTE (2021) |
| Campus Type: | Regional |
| Colours: | Navy and gold |
Cessnock High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Aberdare, in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia.
The school provides the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) in Year 12.
The school enrolled approximately 636 students in 2020, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 25 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and two percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Peter Riley.[2]
The school is part of the Cessnock Community of Great Public Schools, a local management group consisting of 15 schools designed to improve learning, engagement and wellbeing in the region.[3]
The school originally opened in 1921 at the location of the current Cessnock Public School. The high school was moved to its current site, on Aberdare Road, in May 1938.[4] Around the time of its relocation, it was the biggest school in the state, and one of the biggest schools in Australia.[5] During World War II, slip trenches were dug out at the school.[4]
The school celebrated 75 years in 2013.[4]