Campbell High School (Canberra)
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{{Infobox School
| name = Campbell High School
| image = Campbell High School (Australian Capital Territory) logo.gif
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| streetaddress = Treloar Crescent
| city = Campbell
| state = Australian Capital Territory
| postcode = 2612
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|35.278|S|149.148|E|type:edu_region:AU-ACT|display=inline,title}}
| principal = John Manders
| houses = Arang, Mugga, Burrayi, Guginyal
| campus type = Year 7–10
| motto = Ne Obliviscaris (Do Not Forget)
| opened = {{Start date and age|1965|df=yes}}
| enrolment =
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| homepage = {{url|www.campbellhs.act.edu.au/}}
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Campbell High School is a school in Campbell, an inner suburb of Canberra, Australia, for students in years 7–10 in the Australian Capital Territory's education system.
The school is located at the foot of Mount Ainslie adjacent to the former CSIRO's headquarters and the Australian War Memorial, with the front of the building running along Treloar Crescent, and the school oval facing Limestone Avenue.
The school consists of offices for Student Welfare, cooking, woodwork and metalworking facilities, a large Gym complex, an oval plus access to the foothill of Mount Ainslie, as well as two floors of general purpose classrooms.
History
File:Barack Obama at Campbell High School.jpg
The school was opened in 1965 and was named for Scottish settler Robert Campbell who settled in the area in the early 1820s. The school maintains links to the Clan Campbell.{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.campbellhs.act.edu.au/school/history|accessdate=10 November 2019|publisher=Campbell High School}}
On 17 November 2011 President of the United States Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard spoke to eighteen students at the school during Obama's visit to Australia.{{cite news |date=17 November 2011 |title=Students get the scoop as Obama pays a visit to Campbell High |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/obama-in-australia/students-get-the-scoop-as-obama-pays-a-visit-to-campbell-high/story-fnb0o39u-1226198087724 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117122715/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/obama-in-australia/students-get-the-scoop-as-obama-pays-a-visit-to-campbell-high/story-fnb0o39u-1226198087724 |archive-date=17 November 2011 |accessdate=19 November 2011 |newspaper=The Australian}}{{cite news|last=Byrne|first=Elizabeth|title=Canberra high school students quiz Obama|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-17/obama-visits-canberra-school/3677326?section=act|accessdate=19 November 2011|newspaper=ABC News|date=17 November 2011}}
A student died during a Physical Education activity at Campbell High School in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-19/canberra-school-in-mourning-after-campbell-high-student-dies/10395060|title=Canberra school in mourning after Campbell High School student dies in tragic off-campus accident|work=ABC News|date=19 October 2018|access-date=23 April 2025}}.
The school went through a major renovation of the bathrooms and gymnasium in 2024, with the last major renovations being in 2003 and 1999 respectively.
References
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External links
- [http://www.campbellhs.act.edu.au/ Campbell High School]
Category:Educational institutions established in 1965