# Camden Haven High School

Camden Haven High School is a NSW government secondary school in Laurieton, New South Wales, Australia.

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Secondary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Year 7 to Year 12
- **Enrolments**: 896 (2025)
- **Address**: Valley View Rd, Laurieton NSW 2443
- **Phone**: (02) 6556 8100
- **Website**: https://camdenhave-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: camdenhave-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 56625
- **Established**: 2000-01-28

## About

Camden Haven High School is a purpose-built, integrated comprehensive school located in Laurieton, providing education for students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school serves the local Camden Haven community and offers distance education to students spanning from the Central Coast to Coffs Harbour and even inland to Armidale and east to Lord Howe Island. With a focus on teaching and learning, Camden Haven High School prides itself on its core values of respect, responsibility, and doing your best. 

## Facilities and Programs
The school boasts outstanding facilities, including a multipurpose centre, performance space, connected classrooms, and a well-resourced library. Students also benefit from outdoor learning areas and a school farm supported by local agricultural partnerships. Camden Haven High School is committed to facilitating academic, sporting, social, and cultural learning outcomes, leveraging strong connections with parents and local businesses. A mentoring program for Indigenous students and a supportive P&C Association enhance community involvement and student engagement. 

## Extra-Curricular Activities
The school offers a variety of extra-curricular activities such as robotics, chess, public speaking, debating, and a range of sporting teams. Many students also volunteer in local community organisations, such as Surf Life Saving clubs and the Rural Fire Brigade. The well-established Student Representative Council (SRC) plays a vital role in student leadership, collaborating with staff to implement initiatives that benefit the student body. 

Camden Haven High School embraces a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) framework, creating an environment conducive to positive behaviour and academic success. As the only secondary school in the Camden Haven Community of Schools, it actively fosters curriculum sharing and enrichment activities. The school's motto, "Aim for the Highest," encapsulates its commitment to student success and personal growth.

## Mission

Camden Haven High School provides a safe, respectful and supportive environment for wellbeing and academic success.

Motto: "Aim for the Highest"

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 896 |
| 2024 | 901 |
| 2023 | 965 |
| 2022 | 1,024 |
| 2021 | 1,027 |
| 2020 | 1,017 |
| 2019 | 1,047 |
| 2018 | 1,070 |
| 2017 | 1,119 |
| 2016 | 1,015 |
| 2015 | 1,037 |
| 2014 | 1,024 |
| 2013 | 1,063 |
| 2012 | 1,061 |
| 2011 | 1,102 |
| 2010 | 1,057 |
| 2009 | 1,019 |
| 2008 | 1,002 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/56625-camden-haven-high-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.