Caringbah High School

Caringbah High School is located on Willarong Road North in the suburb of Caringbah, in the Sutherland Shire, Sydney. It is one of ten academically selective, public and co-educational high schools in New South Wales.Caringbah High School students achieve consistently high marks in both the School Certificate (SC) and the Higher School Certificate (HSC). In the years 2000-2007, of the 150 student cohort, on average 11 students achieved 99+ (7%), 23 achieved 98+ (15%), and 48 achieved 95+ (31%), with over 98% of students gaining entrance into university. In the 2009 student HSC cohort the average ATAR was 87.8, with 60% of students achieving an ATAR 90+. Caringbah High School also performs well in many other academic activities, such as public speaking, debating, tournament of the minds and HSC distinction courses.The school was opened in 1960 as a co-educational high school and was nominated to become selective in 1989, over the neighbouring Port Hacking High. Currently there are around 900 students enrolled. In February 2010 the school celebrated its 50th anniversarySchool siteA few years ago, the school site was split between two campuses, the southern campus (top school) and northern campus (bottom school or annexe), these were linked by a covered walkway and grassed area. The southern campus was the original site which contained an auxiliary administrative office; and music, industrial technology and applied science classrooms. Recently however, the sites have consolidated,with the southern campus and walkway between the two sites removed. The northern campus is now the only site. It was originally built to house an increased student population. It includes the main administration, a hall/gymnasium, basketball courts, ovals, carpark, library (opened in 1999, with a cost of A$1.154 million), all other faculties/classrooms and the first of two elevators.