Orara High School, Coffs Harbour in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | High School

Orara High School, Coffs Harbour

Locality: Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6652 1077

Address: Joyce St 2450 Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.orara-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Today the Orara High School Green Leaders did a waste audit on our bins. Students inspected and sorted the waste in 8 bins that had been used between the start of the day up to the end of recess. They found 7kg of plastic waste that goes into landfill. Paper waste was sorted for plastics that don't belong and then recycled. Also found were additional empty cans and poppa's that were added to our Return and Earn Waste Management bins.... The first delivery of recyclables was made to the Return and Earn, receiving $31.70 which will go towards SRC fundraising.

24.01.2022 This is the uninterrupted video address from the Year 12 Graduation. This video was an idea last year, but was altered during every stage of the pandemic. Please Enjoy...

23.01.2022 Students from Year 7 & 8 Excel classes and EALD participated in a sign language class with AUSLan teacher Roz. All students were engaged and enjoyed learning how to communicate with each other through sign language.

22.01.2022 Sun and UV at School In the lead up to summer, students will learn about sun protection, and how to make healthy, safe and proactive choices that reduce their risk of skin cancer. Statistics show that melanoma is the most common cancer affecting young Australians aged 15-24. With that in mind, we will be teaching students about the dangers of sun exposure and that skin cancer prevention starts with practising sun-safe behaviours at school. For more information on the Sun and UV at School initiative, see www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/sun-school

22.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who dressed up last week for Halloween Friday. There were so many fantastic costumes!!! Congratulations to the following students who were the winners of the fancy dress competition. Year 7 - Mila Hewitt & Harmonie Johnson ... Year 8 - Mercedez Green, Jemmah Davey, Georgia Hay & Kiara Brady Year 10 - Shyleekah Forbes, Jemmiah Stuart & Taylah Barker Year 11 - Kira Anderson See more

22.01.2022 Orara High School is happy to share that our Year 12 students will have access to Edrolo, a comprehensive, online, interactive video and exam preparation resource, for their duration of their final year of schooling. Edrolo is currently used by over 1,000+ schools and 100,000+ students, and will be used at Orara HS as a teaching and learning tool to further enhance what our teachers and students are doing day-to-day. Our teachers will be provided with training on how to bes...t utilise Edrolo in a range of ways across the year, including: holiday homework; pre-class work; post-class consolidation; assessment preparation; and exam revision. See video for more information on how Edrolo can be used at home. https://edrolo.com.au/parents/

21.01.2022 Orara High School participated in R U OK day yesterday with lots of fun activities and a dance off to raise awareness and empower everyone to ask "Are you ok?"

20.01.2022 Phone Free Friday 27 November 2020 - see post above for details Phone Free Friday 27 November 2020 - see post above for details

19.01.2022 Year 12 students have enjoyed their last EVER week of high school starting with a fundraiser car wash, dress up day, movie night and muck up day. I have thoroughly enjoyed celebrating the last week with each and every one of you. I wish all of my Year 12 students a restful break, but most importantly the very best of luck in their final HSC exams. I miss you already. Ms Daley

19.01.2022 Public school communities across NSW wore their hearts on their sleeves Friday 28th August, celebrating their ongoing efforts to be safe places where every family belongs. Students and staff at Orara High School along with schools across the state have worn purple last Friday to show their support for inclusion and acceptance in our communities. Wear It Purple Day is an annual event to raise awareness about sexuality and gender diversity. ... Check out the great hands of acceptance and inclusion!

18.01.2022 NSW Department of Education Covid-19 guidelines translated in Kurmanji language.

18.01.2022 Commerce Trade Fair 2020 https://youtu.be/Do0dEdUWHqI

17.01.2022 Farewell Year 12, 2020!!! Thank you Ms Myhill for capturing these special photos.

17.01.2022 Antonio has translated the latest directive from NSW Department of Education in relation to Covid-19.

16.01.2022 Dear Parents & Carers, Further to my communication to you last week dated 19 August 2020 with respect to the latest COVID-19 guidelines issued by the NSW Department of Education, I would like to reiterate that parents/carers and other non-essential visitors are unfortunately not allowed on our school site at present. However, if parents/carers need to visit the school for canteen or uniform shop purposes, face-to-face parent/teacher meetings that are essential (e.g. to discus...s disciplinary or welfare matters) or delivering enrolment paperwork or other important documentation, these exceptions are permitted but please be aware that you will be required to complete a NSW Department of Education External Visitors to School Site form each time you visit the school. The requirement to complete this form also extends to our external visitors such as our delivery drivers. The purpose of the External Visitors to School Site Form is that each person that signs the form is acknowledging such matters as they are well and have no flu like illness, have reviewed and will follow the NSW Health advice of the day while on the school site and for contact tracing purposes in the event a positive COVID-19 case is confirmed around the period of time you visited the school. For your assistance, I have attached a copy of the External Visitors to School Site Form that you may wish to read and familiarise yourself with in the event an essential need arises to attend the school. You will be required to sign the form when you present to our Administration Office. I also understand that there may be an occasion that you might need to attend the school to pick up your student if for example, a family emergency arises, in which case we would appreciate if you could telephone the school in advance if possible but please be aware you will still be required to sign the form. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Administration Office and I look forward to continuing to work with our school community to keep all students, staff and visitors safe.

16.01.2022 NC Cricket and Softball Trials The North Coast Boys and Girls open softball trials will be held Thursday 26th November 2020, in Lismore. North Coast Girls Cricket Trials will be held Thursday 3rd December 2020 in Grafton.... If you are interested in attending these trials please see Mr Rodgers in PE for further details.

15.01.2022 The Year 9 Child Studies class practice bathing newborns

14.01.2022 Mr Clark is very proud of his Year 12 Visual Art class who are just about ready to turn in their final HSC art works for 2020. Here is a sneak peak of some of the beautiful and unique pieces they have created. Congratulations and goodluck Jasmin, Isabelle, Tahlia, Imogene, Anili and Tamara.

13.01.2022 Yeeeeehaaaa! Yr 12 Drama student Rashana Wilkinson has had her Rodeo Cowgirl monologue nominated for ONSTAGE! This is a huge achievement as only a small percentage of performances in NSW are selected. Giddy up Rashana!

13.01.2022 The Orara High School Balmuun Jindas Academy would like to give a big shout out to Allan from Big Country Meats Coffs Harbour and also to Simon at Northside Quality Meats for helping our girls academy by donating sausages for their sausage sizzle fundraiser. Funds raised will go towards dresses for the girls dance for NAIDOC Day.

12.01.2022 Future Choices Virtual Transition Expo 9 September 2020

11.01.2022 Thankyou to our amazing year 9 STEM-bassadors for assisting with the 2020 STEM Expo. Year 8 had a fantastic day exploring all the activities on offer.

10.01.2022 OHS - Community Perspective How are we going @ Orara? In order to create a better and better school we need to have a plan. Like all NSW Department of Education schools the impact of our current school plan (2018 to 2020) is being evaluated. ... To help us gauge how well we have improved during this time and - very importantly - to assist with decisions about where our future focus for improvement should lie we are seeking your feedback. We would greatly appreciate if you could please answer the questions in our short survey by clicking the link below. https://forms.gle/wPoSEaV3d4iNLrpf9

09.01.2022 Today we heard from 16 fantastic students nominating for Captaincy in 2021 present their speeches in front of their year cohort and broadcast to the rest of the school. The role of school captain is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for students. All candidates are to be congratulated on their wonderful presentations. Each of you have already embraced school leadership roles and will continue to do so throughout next year. You sure have made this one a difficult decision... and no matter what the outcome is, your year adviser, teachers and peers are extremely proud of each and every one of you. The 2021 Vice Captains and Captains will be announced at the Year 12 Graduation Assembly on Friday 25 September.

09.01.2022 Attention all girl interested in playing touch footy on Mondays, please see attached post from the Balmuun Jindas.

06.01.2022 Orara High in conjunction with RUOK Day decided to not only focus all week on how to support each other (the RUOK push this year) but also the students were keen to do something that highlights the positive impact of the internet bringing kids together through the joy of dance. A great experience was had by all with a really positive vibe projected throughout the whole school.

05.01.2022 Year 7 Cultural Camp Students attending the Year 7 Cultural Camp on the 19th and 20th November please return permission notes to the AEO room tomorrow and make payment to the front office. Please advise the school if your child has any dietary requirements. ... What your child needs to bring to the camp: Sleeping bag Pillow Swimmers Plastic bag for wet clothes Towels Clothes for two days of activities Joggers for hiking on Friday Thongs for the pool area Extra snacks The caravan park has bikes for hire if your child would like to hire one please provide extra spending money. No phones allowed. For emergency contact we can provide a number for Ms Mathews the supervising teacher, alternatively during school hours please contact the school office on 6652 1077 Thank you Heather Anthony & Karly

04.01.2022 Dear Parents & Carers, The Department of Education NSW has issued a directive to all schools in NSW to follow the following guidelines from 17th August 2020 to keep our students, staff & communities COVID Safe. * Students absent or sent home due to flu like symptoms need to be tested ... * Staff and students must not return to school or work until they return a negative COVID-19 result and are symptoms free * Schools must sight the negative COVID-19 test result prior to allowing students and staff to return to school Please do not send your child to school if they are exhibiting cold or flu like symptoms. Please remember: students and staff must register at the attendance office after a period of absence with a negative COVID-19 test result before they are allowed to enter the school or classrooms. Thank you for your cooperation with this matter. Please feel free to contact the school administration office on 6652 1077, if you need further clarification. You can also refer to the Department of Education Covid-19 advice at the link below. https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families

04.01.2022 Congratulations to the Class of 2020!!!

03.01.2022 NSW Department of Education Covid-19 guidelines in Arabic.

03.01.2022 Year 7 students have been learning to play guitar this term and with this beautiful spring weather have spent some time serenading the chickens at the agriculture plot. They sound egg-cellent!

03.01.2022 Green Leaders assisted by trainee Great Mate Jacob Gleeson are setting up the Waste Management Station for Orara's Return and Earn Initiative. Bottles, cans and poppa juice cartons that once used to be thrown out as general waste will now be recycled. Students who recycle these products correctly will be rewarded with a Green Leader house point with 10 points resulting in a canteen reward.

01.01.2022 G O O D L U C K ! Wishing our HSC actors Chloe, Dom, Lachie, Mang, Rashana & Tyler all the best with their Individual Performances for the NESA markers Tuesday 1st September #yougotthis

01.01.2022 Dear Parents and Carers This week we have had students looking at their technology use and supporting them to make visible shifts in their habits where necessary. This Friday, the 27th of November 2020 Orara High School will be having "Phone Free Friday" where students are encouraged to leave their device at home. Many staff will also be supporting this and leaving their device at home. ... This would be a great time to discuss your child's technology use and if possible support them by committing to go without your phone for the day. We understand that before and after school commitments may make it hard for your child to be without a phone however whilst at school your child can be contacted through the front office by calling 6652 1077. There is an opportunity for your child to write about their experience and win a $50 prize from "Safe on Social". See below for details. Compose a reflective piece of writing that describes your experience of going phone free for a day. Include your initial expectations, thoughts, feelings and reflections of the journey. What were your apprehensions? Was it easier than you thought it would be? Harder? What were your fears? What did you learn? Would you do it again? Aim for 250 words. You could win a $50 voucher and your piece of writing might be used for publication purposes to encourage others to go phone free on a Friday.