Education
Norwell has its own School Department for its approximately 2,300 students. There are two elementary schools for students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, the Grace F. Cole Elementary School in the western part of town, and the William G. Vinal Elementary School in the eastern part. The Norwell Middle School, located near the modern Town Hall on Route 123, serves grades 6-8. The Middle School has 2 teams (sets of teachers) for each grade; Orange(6th), Purple(6th), Green(7th), Gold(7th), Red(8th) and Blue(8th). Norwell High School is located near Assinippi and serves students from ninth through twelfth grade. Norwell High School is a competitive school, known for its academic excellence. Norwell High's teams are known as the Clippers, and their colors are blue and gold. The school's major rival is Hanover High School, whom the football team plays in their annual Thanksgiving Day game. At the High School, Norwell is very well known nationwide for their FIRST robotics team 348, which consistently performs well and won second place overall at the Atlanta Nationals in 2008. Norwell is also known for its extremely successful math team, who have won their division in the last three seasons, beating out the competitive Notre Dame Academy, as well as its award-winning theater company, the Fourth Wall Players. Norwell girls' lacrosse is well known on the South Shore, having won three Division II state championships.
Norwell is home to the South Shore Charter Public School, a charter school which serves students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. There are no private schools in the town. High school students also have the option of attending South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School in neighboring Hanover free of charge. The nearest college to the town is Massasoit Community College in Brockton.
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