Maitland Grossmann High School
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Maitland Grossmann High School (MGHS) is situated in East Maitland
Maitland, New South Wales
Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle...

, New South Wales
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, Australia
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 on Cumberland St, adjacent to the old Maitland Gaol
Maitland Gaol
Maitland Gaol is an Australian gaol and prison located in East Maitland, New South Wales. Its construction was started in 1844 and prisoners first entered the gaol in 1848. By the time of its closure, on 31 January 1998, it had become the longest continually run gaol in Australia...

. The school was originally Maitland Girls High School, but collaborated with Maitland Boys High, and now both schools are co-educational. Maitland Grossmann excels in many areas of study, and is one of the most successful schools in the Hunter Region.

The school has en enrolment of 1,050 students and is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2009.

Sports

The school currently holds the cross country regional combined high schools trophy. The school also contains the swimming and athletics zone trophies, and has for many years running.

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