Hunter Valley
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The Hunter Valley is a region of New South Wales, approximately 160 kilometers north of Sydney, Australia with an approximate population of 700,000 people.
It is the valley of the Hunter River, one of the major eastwards-flowing rivers of South-Eastern Australia. The Hunter Valley is one of Australia's most famous wine growing regions, known for both its red and white wine varieties. The most important economic activity in the valley is coal mining, mostly for export. Other major industries include power generation, dairy farming and beef cattle farming. Newcastle, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River, is the valley's biggest city and the world's largest coal export port. Other major cities of the Hunter Valley are Raymond Terrace, Maitland, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Singleton, Scone and Muswellbrook.
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Education
Schools
The overall goal of education in New South Wales is to provide all young people with a broad and balanced high quality, contemporary school education relevant both to their intellectual development and fulfillment and to the social and economic challenges facing Australia.
Following is a list of schools in the Service Housing locations around Newcastle and Willamtown. For information about schools outside of the Service Housing locations contact the REDLO or the FLO.
Tomaree Peninsula
(Nelson Bay/Salamander Bay/ Soldiers Point)
Public Primary Schools
Anna Bay Nelson Bay Loop Rd Nelson Bay (see Tomaree Primary) Tel: 4982 1187 Shoal Bay Rigney St Tel: 4982 1007 Soldiers Point Cromarty Rd Tel: 4981 7151 Tomaree Primary Tomaree Education Centre Salamander Way Tel: 4981 1595
Public High Schools
Tomaree High School Tomaree Education Centre Salamander Way Tel: 4981 1444
Private Schools
St Michael's Catholic Primary Wahgunyah Rd Tel: 4984 3882 St Philip's Christia Collage (Primary and High) 182 Salamander Way Tel: 4984 3882
Tilligerry Peninsula
Public Primary
Tanilba Bay King Albert Ave Tel: 4982 4762
Maitland Area
Public Primary
Beresfield Lawson Ave Tel: 4966 1146 Maitland East William St Tel: 4933 7524 Maitland East- Linuwel Steiner School 113 Morpeth Rd Tel: 4933 3095 Thornton Government Rd Tel: 4964 1369 Woodberry Lawson St Tel: 4966 2044
Public High
Francis Greenway High Lawson Dr Beresfield Tel: 4964 1282 Maitland Grossman High Cumberland St East Maitland Tel: 4934 2066 Maitland High High St Maitland Tel: 4933 7933
Private Primary
St John the Baptist 12 Victoria St Maitland Tel: 4933 5613 Maitland Christian School Celmsford Dr Metford Tel: 4933 7633 Hunter Valley Grammar Norfolk St Green Hills Tel: 4934 2444
Private High Schools
St Mary's Catholic Yrs 11- 12 Grant St Maitland Tel: 4933 6177 St Peter's Catholic Yrs 7- 10 Free Church St Maitland Tel: 4933 6933 Hunter Valley Grammar Norfolk St East Maitland Tel: 4934 2444
