Gosford High School

Gosford High School, operated by the New South Wales Department of Education, was established in 1928, the first secondary school in the Central Coast region, and became a selective high school in 1989. The original building was completed in 1929, and consisted of seven classrooms, one science laboratory and an assembly room. Students at the school primarily come from the Central Coast region, though students from the Sydney and Lake Macquarie regions comprise a significant portion of the population. , Gosford High was the only fully selective school on the Central Coast, making admission very competitive. ==Motto==

The school's Latin motto is spectemur agendo, which is conventionally translated into English as "Judge me by my actions" Other translations include Let us be judged by our acts and By our deeds may we be known (this translation is preferred by Camberwell Grammar School in Melbourne, which shares the same motto). ==Staff==

The principal of Gosford High School from 2006 to 2016 was Lynne Searle. Tony Rudd retired at the beginning of the 2019 academic year with previous deputy Adrienne Scalese taking over the position temporarily. The position of principal is taken by former principal of Narara Valley High School Michael Smith as of the start of term 2 of the 2019 academic year. Notable among the former staff are Dr Mark Butler (now retired), recipient of the Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools in 2004, who has been elected to the National Curriculum Board, and Rebecca Donoghue, Head of Visual Arts, who received the Minister's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2013 (now retired, replaced by Wendy Mortimer) and Michael Chamberlain, who was falsely convicted with wife Lindy in the death of their daughter Azaria, later exonerated. Gosford High School has several renowned staff. Brian Jackson is a Physics teacher who a former rugby league football player. == Academic Results ==

The table below shows the school's HSC ranking relative to other schools in NSW. == Extracurricular and co-curricular==

Music Apart from the mandatory Music course in Year 8, the school has several music groups and programmes, including a Concert Band that has toured overseas in Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore. A school musical is held every two years. The school also hosts an annual Kerle Comp, in which students form bands to perform the music of Bobby King. Gosford and Orange High School have an annual school exchange program which has taken place since 1968. Agriculture Gosford High School shares a three-hectare agricultural farm with neighbouring Henry Kendall High School. ==Notable alumni==

• John BrewPublic servant and engineer • The Hon. Pat Conroypolitician • David Fairleighrugby league player and coach • Adrian GoldsmithWorld War II (1921–1961) flying ace • Jack Grahame (1933–2003) lawyer • Chris Holsteinpolitician • Caroline JonesJournalist and broadcaster • Daria Nina LoveVeterinary microbiologist • Donald McGillivray (1935–2012) botanical taxonomist • Alan Ramsey – journalist • June RossGeologist, paleontologist, biologist, and one of the first Australian women to obtain a PhD • Daniel Patrick Russellactor • Arthur TangeSecretary of DFAT and Department of Defence • Felicity Wardcomedian • Nina Wilsonmusician • Mary-Louise McLaws - Infectious Disease Epidemologist and AO Recipient == See also ==