Cromer Campus

Australian state school

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The Cromer Campus of the Northern Beaches Secondary College is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Cromer, a suburb on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1976 as Cromer High School, the campus caters for approximately 1072 students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education; the principal is Justin Hong.

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.[1]

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.[2][3][4][5]

Several teachers at Cromer and other northern beaches schools were identified by former children as grooming students.[6][7] 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.[8]

Notable alumni

  • Michael Caruso[citation needed], racing driver
  • Adam Cullen, artist[citation needed]
  • Lisa Forrest, Commonwealth Games dual gold medalist in swimming[citation needed]
  • George Smith, rugby union player

See also

  • flagNew South Wales portal
  • iconSchools portal

References

  1. ^ "Principal's welcome". Cromer Campus. New South Wales Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Chris Dawson from Teacher's Pet podcast arrested by Homicide Squad". ABC News. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. ^ McGowan, Michael (4 December 2018). "Chris Dawson arrested and expected to be charged with murder of Lyn Dawson". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Chris Dawson found guilty of murdering wife Lynette in Sydney 40 years ago". TheGuardian.com. 30 August 2022.
  5. ^ "The Teacher's Pet podcast: Husband guilty of murder in four decade-old Australian cold case". TheGuardian.com. 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Police alert to claims pack of teachers in 1980s preyed on Sydney schoolgirls". 9 News. msn. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  7. ^ Murray, David (21 July 2018). "Cromer High students recall teachers, sex and drugs". The Australian. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  8. ^ Bibby, Paul (13 April 2014). "Drugs were a smokescreen to haze of abuse by Cromer High School teacher". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

External links

  • Official website
  • Northern Beaches Secondary College website
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