Colo High School

Colo High School
Colo High School
	Colo High School, pictured in 2013
Location
	Bells Line of Road, North Richmond, New South Wales; Australia
Coordinates	33°34′07″S 150°42′33″E / 33.568501°S 150.709179°E
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	Strive for excellence
Established	1978; 46 years ago
School district	Hawkesbury; Regional North
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Teaching staff	59
Years	7–12
Enrolment	884
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Blue and white
Website	colo-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Colo High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located on the Bells Line of Road in North Richmond, on the north-western outskirts of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1978, the school caters for approximately 1,000 students enrolled at the school from Year 7 to Year 12;^[2] and the school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education.

History[edit]

Colo High School was established in 1978 in demountable buildings at North Richmond. The current permanent site was occupied in 1980. The blue and white colours were chosen to match colours selected by the Uniform Committee. Sam Weller, the school's first Deputy Principal, suggested using the school building plan as a basis for the logo. David Stone, founding Mathematics teacher, drew up the design which was accepted as the school badge. The shape also represents the Tree Of Knowledge, and its three sections, Students, Staff and the Community.^[2]