The Cromer Campus of the
Northern Beaches Secondary College
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government-funded co-educational
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comprehensive secondary
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day school
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, located in , a suburb on the
Northern Beaches
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of
Sydney
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, Australia.
Established in 1976 as Cromer High School, the campus caters for approximately 730 students from
Year 7
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to
Year 12
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. The school is operated by the
New South Wales Department of Education
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; the
principal is Justin Hong.
Facilities
The school provides services for students such as extension classes for gifted students and talented programs catering for higher ability students. Cromer Campus also provides a gymnasium, networked IT lab, drama and art studios as well as large playing fields, netball courts and basketball courts.
Sexual abuse claims and murder investigations
Sexual abuse claims about both male and female teachers grooming and having sexual relationships with students during the 1980s came to light as part of ''
The Teacher's Pet
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'' podcast into the disappearance of Lynette Dawson. In August 2022, Physical Education teacher
Chris Dawson was convicted of the
murder of Lynette Dawson
Lynette Joy Dawson (born 1948) was an Australian missing person who disappeared on 9 January 1982, leaving two daughters and her husband, former rugby league footballer Chris Dawson. Her whereabouts are unknown, but two coronial inquests foun ...
, his former wife.
Several teachers at Cromer and other northern beaches schools were identified by former children as grooming students. Peter Wayne Scott, a former teacher, was found guilty in 2014 of homosexual sex with a minor, indecent assault, and providing a stupefying drug for the purpose of having homosexual sex with a minor from his activities at the school between 1984 and 1986.
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Notable alumni
George Smith – Wallaby and rugby union player, inaugural
John Eales Medalist, 7 time Wallaby captain
See also
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List of government schools in New South Wales
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References
External links
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Educational institutions established in 1969
1969 establishments in Australia
Public high schools in Sydney
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