Mount Stromlo High School

Mount Stromlo High School is a public high school located in Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory. Mount Stromlo came into being after the merger of Weston Creek high school & Holder high school in 1990. The school is a traditional coeducational public school for students in year 7-10 aged 12-16.

Mount Stromlo High School
Location
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Badimara St Waramanga, Canberra
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TypePublic high school
MottoPride

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Learning

Endeavour
School districtWoden Valley & Weston Creek
Educational authorityACT Department of Education & Training
PrincipalPeter Radford
Grades7–10
Age range12–16
Enrolment>600 (7–10)
Hours in school day6 hours
MascotStromaz (zebra)
Websitewww.mountstromlohs.act.edu.au

School Houses

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The school houses are named after nearby mountains and are represented by the students and teachers at school events such as the swimming carnival, athletics carnival, cross country, year challenges and various other competitions. The school houses and colours are as follows:

Oakey: red, with a redback spider as the mascot.

Cooleman: green, with a crocodile as the mascot.

Reef: blue, with a shark as the mascot.

Taylor: yellow, with a tiger as the mascot.

References

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35°21′18″S 149°03′19″E / 35.3550°S 149.0552°E / -35.3550; 149.0552