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Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
Farrer crest. Source: http://www.farreragri-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ (Farrer website)
Ad Aspera Virtus
(Latin:"Strength in Adversity")[1]
Established 1939[2]
School type Selective, Single-sex, Public, Day and Boarding
Principal/
Headmaster		 Mr. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A selective school is a school which admits students on the basis of some sort of selection criteria usually academic Single-sex education ( SSE) is the practice of conducting Education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and A day school is - as opposed to a Boarding school - an Institution where Children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers Steve Cavanagh
Location Calala, New South Wales, Australia Flag of Australia
Campus 191 hectares (472 acres) (Rural)[3]
Enrolment ~610 (7–12)[3]
School colours Green, Gold and Rust[1]             
Homepage www.farreragri-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School is an academically selective, day and boarding, Public high school for boys, located at Calala, a small suburb of Tamworth, in northern New South Wales, Australia. Calala, is a small Suburb (pop 3519) of the Northern New South Wales city of Tamworth, administered by Tamworth Regional Council. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time Selective schools in New South Wales, Australia are most commonly government High schools operated by the New South Wales Department of A day school is - as opposed to a Boarding school - an Institution where Children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Calala, is a small Suburb (pop 3519) of the Northern New South Wales city of Tamworth, administered by Tamworth Regional Council. Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is the only public agricultural high school for boys in Australia. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture [4]

Established in 1939, Farrer is unique in Australian education, being one of the few agricultural secondary schools catering for both boarding and day students. Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes The school currently enrols approximately 610 students from Years 7 to 12, including 360 boarders,[1] making it the third largest boarding school in the State. [2] Being a public high School, tuition is free, and the school charges the lowest boarding fees in New South Wales. [3]

While an emphasis is placed on the agricultural curriculum, but a broad curriculum is also on offer for students from rural NSW who do not wish to return to the land or gain employment in an agricultural field. In formal education a curriculum (plural curricula) is the set of courses and their content offered at a School or University. Other areas of emphasis at Farrer include sport and student welfare. [5]

Farrer embodies a conservative culture. School uniform is compulsory and is traditional in style, including blazer, tie and wide-brimmed hat. School uniforms are common in primary and Secondary schools in many nations A blazer is a type of Jacket, often Double-breasted, and sometimes Single-breasted, worn as Smart casual clothing TiE (formerly The Indus Entrepreneurs) is a global nonprofit dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship A hat is a headcovering It may be worn for protection against the elements for religious reasons for safety or as a Fashion accessory. The school marches each week as part of the school assembly, and a prefect system is in place, playing an important role in the welfare and supervision of students. Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: "make in front" i [5]

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History

Farrer Memorial High School was founded in 1939 as an agricultural high school for boarders, particularly those who are isolated and day students from the Tamworth region. [2]

The school was named in memory of William James Farrer (1845–1906), a leading Australian agronomist and wheat breeder, best known for developing the "Federation" breed of wheat. William James Farrer ( 3 April 1845 – 16 April 1906) was a leading Australian Agronomist and Wheat Breeder Agronomists (called Agrologists in Canada are scientists who specialize in Agronomy, which is the science of utilizing plants for food fuel feed and Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. A breeder is a person who practices the vocation of mating carefully selected specimens of the same Breed to reproduce specific consistently replicable qualities and characteristics His work led to significant increases in the Australian wheat crop for decades to come, and economic prosperity for the wheat industry. [6][7]

Campus

The Farrer campus is 140 hectares (346 acres) in size, and is located on the outskirts of rural Tamworth, on prime Peel Valley farmland. A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time [2]

The schools facilities include computer rooms, TAS workshops, a 200 seat auditorium, Old Boys museum and multiple facilities to teach practical agriculture,[2] such as a 170 hectares (420 acres) farm, horticultural centre and piggery. An auditorium (plural auditoriums, or less commonly auditoria) is the area within a theatre, Concert hall, or other performance space where the A farm is an area of land including various structures devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food ( Produce, Grains, or Livestock Horticulture is the art and science of plant cultivation Horticulturists (or horticuluralists) work and conduct research in the fields of Plant propagation Intensive piggeries (or hog lots) are a type of Factory farm specialized for the raising of Domestic pigs up to slaughter weight [8] The Dairy Cattle, White Suffolk Flock and Angus stud are run as profitable business ventures, turning over in excess of AUD$140,000 at the Bull Sale in 2005. Dairy Cattle, generally of the species Bos taurus, are Domesticated Animals bred to produce large quantities of Milk A stud in animal breeding is a male animal such as a or, employed for breeding The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas [2]

The school's sporting facilities include a gymnasium, swimming pool, weights room, tennis courts, basketball courts, football fields and a cricket oval with practice nets. The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed Body of water intended for Swimming or A tennis court is where the game of Tennis is played It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center In Basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface consisting of a rectangular floor with baskets at either end A playing field is a field used for playing sports or games They are generally outdoors but many large structures exist to enclose playing fields from bad weather ICC standard dimensions These are the standard requirements as per the ICC standard test match ODI and 20-20 playing conditions Playing area minimum from boundary to Cricket nets are practice nets used by batsmen and bowlers to warm up and/or improve their Cricketing techniques The school also makes use of the city's sporting facilities, including the synthetic hockey surface and athletics track. [6]

Curriculum

Students at Farrer have the opportunity to undertake study in a number of areas from their School Certificate in Years 9 and 10, through to their Higher School Certificate (HSC) in Years 11 and 12. The School Certificate is a qualification issued by the Board of Studies New South Wales, typically at the end of The Higher School Certificate, or HSC, is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete Some of these subject areas on offer include: Industrial Tech Metal, Industrial Tech Wood, Electronics, Information and Software Technology, Art, Music, Drama, Software Design and Development, Beef production, Sheep production, sport science and Journalism. Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people [9]

Agricultural opportunities include Beef cattle, Sheep, Dairy cattle, Wool husbandry, Horticulture, Pig Production, Egg Growing, Dry land and Irrigated cropping. [2]

Notable alumni

Alumni of Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School are known as Old Boys, and may elect to join the school's alumni association, the Farrer Old Boys' Association. An alumni association is an association of graduates ( Alumni) or more broadly of former students The Old Boys network totals approximately 4000 members across NSW, Australia and the world. [2] Some notable Farrer Old Boys include:

Academic
Business
Entertainment, media and the arts
Medicine and science
Politics, public service and the law
Sport

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See also

External links

The New South Wales Department of Education and Training (DET is a department of the Government of New South Wales. This is a list of selective and agricultural high schools run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Africa Zambia Canisius Secondary School Chengelo School Musikili Primary School The following is a list of Schools in Tamworth New South Wales.
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