Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School - Campus

Campus

The Farrer campus is 140 hectares (346 acres) in size, and is located on the outskirts of rural Tamworth, on prime Peel Valley farmland.

The school's facilities include computer rooms, TAS workshops, a 200 seat auditorium, Old Boys museum and multiple facilities to teach practical agriculture, such as a 170 hectares (420 acres) farm, horticultural centre and piggery. The Dairy Cattle, White Suffolk Flock and Angus stud are run as profitable business ventures, turning over in excess of A$140,000 at the Bull Sale in 2005.

The school's sporting facilities include a gymnasium, swimming pool, weights room, tennis courts, basketball courts, football fields and a cricket oval with practice nets. The school also makes use of the city's sporting facilities, including the synthetic hockey surface and athletics track.

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