Henry Kendall High School
Location
Faunce Street, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°25′16″S 151°20′04″E / 33.42111°S 151.33444°E / -33.42111; 151.33444
Information
Former name	Gosford High School
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	Persevere
Established	January 1970; 54 years ago (1970-01)
School district	Central Coast; Regional North
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Principal	Andrew Backhouse
Staff	~110[citation needed]
Teaching staff	62.8 FTE (2018)[1]
Years	7–12
Enrolment	787[1] (2018)
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Araluen, Corumben, Narara, Warrigal
Colour(s)	Green, navy blue, black, lemon, grey, white
Slogan	Developing confident, responsible citizens who strive for excellence[citation needed]
Website	henrykenda-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Henry Kendall High School is a co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Gosford, in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.^[3][4]

History

Established in January 1970, on the old Faunce Street site which was then a part of Gosford High School, the school enrolled approximately 790 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12; six percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 21 percent were from a language background other than English.^[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Andrew Backhouse.

In 2015, long time staff member, teacher and year advisor Gae Hobson retired after thirty years' of service.^[5]