7 - 12 Freshwater High Schoolco-educational; Year 7 - 12 Cromer High Schoolco-educational; Year 7 - 12 Manly High Schoolco-educational and selective; Year 7 - 12 Mackellar Girls High Schoolgirls only; Years 7 - 12 A concept document for the Freshwater Senior Campus was launched in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in early March, 2001 by the then Minister, The Hon. John Aquilina. This document was to inform the development of the 'Freshwater Education Centre' which comprises the Northern Beaches Secondary College - Freshwater Senior Campus, TAFE NSW Northern Sydney Institute – Freshwater facility and the College Administration Centre. The document also outlined the relationship of these two to the University of Technology, Sydney, the third party to the New Horizons concept. The inaugural College Principal, John Hayes, was appointed in March 2001 and a period of intense development followed. A College Administration Centre was set up at Northern Beaches District Office and a College Development Co-ordinator appointed at the beginning of April 2001. During 2001 a College Deputy Principal and three Head Teachers joined the College Administration Centre. The role of the College Administration team was to ensure the successful implementation of the College model. Of importance in the Northern Beaches Secondary College model is the presence of five senior Campuses which have a coordinated curriculum giving students the opportunity to study on more than one Campus of the College during their senior years. The College operates a bus between Campuses. The College, in its final configuration, came into existence with the movement of students onto the new Freshwater Senior Campus at the beginning of Term 2, 2003. Freshwater Senior Campus students are given first priority when enrolments are considered. See also List of government schools in New South Wales List of selective high schools in New South Wales Education in Australia References External links Northern Beaches Secondary College website Balgowlah Boys website Cromer website Freshwater Senior website Mackellar Girls website Manly Selective website Rock Eisteddfod Challenge participants Public high schools in Sydney 2003 establishments in Australia Educational institutions established in 2003 Selective schools in New South Wales Northern Beaches