The Cromer Campus of the
Northern Beaches Secondary College
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is a
government-funded co-educational
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comprehensive secondary day school
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, located in , a suburb on the
Northern Beaches
The Northern Beaches is a region within Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), west to Middle Harbour and north to the ...
of
Sydney
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,
New South Wales
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, Australia.
Established in 1976 as Cromer High School, the campus caters for approximately 1170 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
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* Principal (academia), the chief executive of a university
** Principal (education), the head of a school
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is Justin Hong.
It's catchment zone covers the suburbs of Cromer, Brookvale, Dee Why, Wheeler Heights, Narraweena and Collaroy Plateau.
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'' podcast into the disappearance of Lynette Dawson. In August 2022, Physical Education teacher
Chris Dawson was convicted of the
murder of Lynette Dawson, 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
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Michael Caruso, racing driver
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Adam Cullen
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, artist
*
Lisa Forrest
Lisa Marie Forrest (born 9 March 1964)
Sports Ref ...
, Commonwealth Games dual gold medalist in swimming
*
George Smith,
rugby union
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player
*
Joshua Patterson ( Actor ), Joshua Patterson
Actor Date=August 2024
See also
*
List of government schools in New South Wales
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*
Education in Australia
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References
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Educational institutions established in 1969
1969 establishments in Australia
Public high schools in Sydney
Northern Beaches
School sexual abuse scandals
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