Ulladulla High School Explained

Ulladulla High School
Former Name:Milton Central School
Motto:Strive for the Summit
Type:Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Educational Authority:NSW Department of Education
District:South Coast; Regional South
Principal:Glenn Kingsley (Fill in)
Enrolment:1,198[1]
Enrolment As Of:2018
Teaching Staff:91.1 FTE (2018)
Grades:712
Grades Label:Years
Age Range:12–18
Language:English, French, Japanese
Colours:Dark green and white
Campus:16.40NaN0
Location:Ulladulla, South Coast, New South Wales
Country:Australia
Footnotes:[2]

Ulladulla High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in the town of Ulladulla on the south-east coast of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1974, the school enrolled approximately 1,200 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom seven percent identified as Indigenous Australians and seven percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Denise Lofts.[2] [3]

History

Ulladulla High School was opened in 1974. Since the opening of UHS, the school has undergone construction and renovation, most notably starting in 2006. This construction included new creative arts and music rooms, a kiln room, a blue room, a darkroom, several art store rooms, a sound proof band room, a sound proof piano room, and several music store rooms.

As of late 2011, the school has commenced its largest contraction project since 2006, with the commencement of the new Multi Purpose Hall which will seat in excess of 800 audience members internally, as well as several hundred more in the adjoining COLA.

Principals

Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Robin Cantrill 1989 1991 years
Paul Connor 1992 2002 10 years
Tracy Provest 2003 2012 years
Denise Lofts 2013 incumbent 10 years

Academic performance

The school's NAPLAN results are generally below the Australian average, but typically above the averages achieved by schools of a similar demographic.[4]

2012 Year 9 NAPLAN results
Reading Persuasive
writing
Spelling Grammar and
punctuation
Numeracy
Ulladulla average 569 529 576 571 573
Similar school average 559 533 562 557 565
Australian average 575 554 577 573 584

Controversies

In 2012, there were numerous complaints by members of the community about students loitering in the CBD during school hours, drinking, smoking, swearing and harassing shoppers. This later sparked controversy and has called for the encouragement and support of the local community to not serve students unless they are in possession of a valid leave pass. The initiative 'you need the student pass' was implemented as of 5 June 2012.[5]

In 2011 Ulladulla High School faced criticism over its management of Special Religious Education. The then principal, Tracy Provest, was criticised by some parents for requiring non-religious students to attend scripture lessons to acquire 'non-scripture' notes, and providing minimal supervision for those 'opting out'.[6] [7] [8] [9]

In 2009, Ulladulla High School was featured in the media for allowing the Christian-affiliated Organisation, Choices, Decisions, Outcomes to provide sex education classes to students.[10]

In 2006, the Principal, Tracy Provest, allowed students to be breathalysed at school socials, despite this being against Departmental guidelines.[11]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. Web site: Ulladulla High School, Ulladulla, NSW: School profile . My School . . 2019 . 2 August 2019 .
  2. Web site: Annual Report 2018 . Ulladulla High School . . 30 May 2019 . 12 July 2019 .
  3. Web site: School Profile, MySchool.edu.au. MySchool Website. 12 March 2013.
  4. Web site: NAPLAN Results. MySchool Website. 23 April 2013.
  5. Web site: Truants may be refused service. 5 June 2012.
  6. South Coast public school kids unable to opt out of scripture classes, ABC Illawarra, 3 February 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/03/3129158.htm?site=illawarra&section=news&date=(none)
  7. Made to Listen in on God's Lessons, The Daily Telegraph, 3 February 2011 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/made-to-listen-in-on-gods-lessons/story-e6freuzi-1225999064641
  8. Students were bullied into scripture lessons parents claim, The Daily Telegraph, 17 February 2011 http://www.news.com.au/national/non-scripture-students-bullying-claim/story-e6frfkvr-1226007279760
  9. http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/an-unholy-argument/2078295.aspx An Unholy Argument Milton Ulladulla Times, 16 Feb 2011
  10. Today's lesson: condoms in the classroom cause controversy, Heath Gilmore, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 Dec 2009, http://www.smh.com.au/national/todays-lesson-condoms-in-the-classroom-cause-controversy-20091202-k6fc.html
  11. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/breathalysed-at-high-school/2006/07/29/1153816423002.html Breathalysed at high school, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 July 2006
  12. Web site: Luke makes origin team. Milton Ulladulla Times Newspaper. 19 March 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100818133555/http://www.ulladullatimes.com.au/news/local/sport/general/luke-makes-origin-team/1536982.aspx. 18 August 2010.
  13. Web site: Warburton signs new NRL contact. Milton Ulladulla Times Newspaper. 19 March 2011.