Norwood Morialta High School
TNMHS was formed in 1993 following the amalgamation of Norwood High School and Morialta High School. From 1993 onwards, all students in Years 8 to 10 were based at the Middle Campus, and students in Years 11 to 13 were based at the Senior Campus. The Middle Campus concentrates on developing students from Years 8 to 10 for life at the Senior Campus, which in turn focuses on the senior years of schooling and entrance in to higher education. TNMHS is the only Government High School in South Australia with two completely separate campuses. Over the past few years, students have sought to enrol at The Norwood Morialta High School from outside of the school's zone. Students from Hong Kong, Vietnam, China, Germany, and South America have also been recruited through the school's International Program. Many International students take the opportunity to study their own language at Year 12 level through the School of Languages in addition to the Intensive Secondary English Course (ISEC) established in 2000. Students can begin at the Middle Campus in Years 8 to 10, or at the Senior Campus in Years 11 or 12.
In 2005 a student was assaulted with a machete at the senior campus after school, in front of scores of witnesses; this incident mirrored a similar event at the same campus in 2003. As at Term 3, 2005, the largest Government high school in South Australia was The Norwood Morialta High School with 1454.1 full time equivalent (FTE) students. In January 2007, TNMHS was still the largest state high school with between 1300 and 1400 students, once again proving to be one of the most popular public schools.
In November 2008, calculations from the Australian Education Union claimed that under the South Australian Government's proposed new schools funding scheme, which allocates money per student instead of per class and is based on 2006 enrolments, The Norwood Morialta High School stood to lose as much as $167,029 in funding, though the Government claimed that the school's funding would remain the same.
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