Engadine High School

Engadine High School, is a school located in Engadine, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on Porter Road. It is a co-educational high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1969 as a result of the growing population in the Engadine area.HistoryEstablished in 1969, Engadine High School has been awarded the Director-General's Award for achievement for: Excellence in Performing Arts , Consolidating a strong learning culture and Outstanding Linkages Program with Primary Schools . In 2009 a celebration of the school's fortieth anniversary was held in the school grounds for students and locals.The school's original motto was "To strive and not to yield", taken from the Tennyson poem "Ulysses". This was later changed to "Dream, Believe, Succeed".FacilitiesThe school consists of four primary classroom blocks with additional buildings hosting the Library, Hall and Canteen. Several portable buildings are located around the school hosting additional classrooms and facilities such as the Band Room. The four primary blocks undergo constant improvements on a classroom basis which has in recent years included the installation of new science laboratories, new music rooms and the installation of projectors and screens in every classroom.Specialist class rooms include; two sewing rooms, four wood/metal work rooms, two kitchens (including one with an ‘industrial kitchen’ for HSC and VET subjects), five computer labs, several music rooms including a specialist computer lab, a band room, one dance/drama rooms and five modern science laboratories.