| Great Lakes College | |||||||||||
| Motto: | Tis the Game not the Prize | ||||||||||
| District: | Great Lakes; Regional North | ||||||||||
| Principal: | Graeme Jennings | ||||||||||
| Principal Label: | College Principal | ||||||||||
| Principal Label1: | Campus principals | ||||||||||
| Country: | Australia | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Australia New South Wales | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Image: | Australia New South Wales relief location map.png | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | left | ||||||||||
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| Enrolment: | 1,556[1] [2] [3] | ||||||||||
| Enrolment As Of: | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Teaching Staff: | 134.4 FTE (2018) | ||||||||||
| Grades Label: | Years | ||||||||||
| Colours: | Blue, red and white | ||||||||||
Great Lakes College is a multi-campus government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in the dual-town of Forster/, in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Established initially in 1978 as Forster High School, in 2003 through division of Forster High School, the Great Lakes College was formed. The combined campuses enrolled approximately 1,410 students in 2022, from Year 7 to Year 12.[1] [2] [3] the Senior Campus, a senior school located in Tuncurry that caters for students in Year 11 and Year 12 only, enrolled 344 students, of whom 9% identified as Indigenous Australians and 3% were from a language background other than English;[2] and of the two junior high schools catering for Year 7 to Year 10, the one located on the same site in Tuncurry enrolled 505 students (13% indigenous, 4% non-English language background)[3] and the one located in Forster enrolled 565 students (18% indigenous, 4% non-English language background).[1]
The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; and prepares students for the NSW Higher School Certificate and post school destinations. The College Principal is Graeme Jennings.