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Karabar High School

1977 establishments in AustraliaEducational institutions established in 1977Public high schools in New South WalesQueanbeyanSelective schools in New South Wales
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Karabar High School is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located on Donald Road, Karabar, a suburb of Queanbeyan in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The principal is Ann-Marie Shannon.

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Karabar High School
Donald Road, Queanbeyan Karabar

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Karabar High School

Donald Road 84
2620 Queanbeyan, Karabar
New South Wales, Australia
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NSW Department of Education

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Karabar is a suburb of Queanbeyan, New South Wales. It is at the southern part of the developed area of Queanbeyan—-bordering the suburbs of Queanbeyan East, Jerrabomberra, Googong and Queanbeyan. The eastern border of the suburb is defined by the Queanbeyan River. As well as a shopping centre it contains netball courts, several ovals and public high and primary schools. It is dominated by Mount Jerrabomberra, which overlooks the suburb. At the 2021 census, Karabar had a population of 8,517 people. The Karabar High School and Distance Education Centre is a state public high school for years 7 to 12, located in Karabar. The distance education centre serves students who are unable to attend school because of geographic isolation, illness, vocational talent, religious and other reasons, in the southern part of NSW as well as Australians living overseas and students from smaller private and state high schools that are unable to offer specialist subjects such as languages, extension mathematics and software design and development. The high school provides education for students in academic, vocational and employment streams leading to the award of the NSW Higher School Certificate. A specialist program for gifted and talented students called the Selective Extension Program draws students from throughout the district and the ACT. The Karabar marching band, "The Namadgi Redbacks" tours internationally every two years. The Primary School, Queanbeyan South is over the fence from Karabar High. Queanbeyan South is a public school for pre-school to year 6.

QBN FM

QBN FM 96.7 (call sign: 2QBN) is a community radio station which broadcasts on 96.7MHz from its studios in Crawford Street, Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. It is about 15 kilometres southeast from the city of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. The station's staff and presenters are volunteers, and the station operates as a completely non-profit entity. QBN FM 96.7 has been on air since April 2000 and holds a Community Broadcasting Licence (TCBL). The station is also a full member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA). QBN FM plays an array of music including, "Classic Pop and Rock from the 60s till today, Traditional and Contemporary Country, Irish Folk, Nostalgia from the 30s to the 50s, Classical Music" In addition to music, the station features artists local to Australia and abroad. In 2006 QBN FM was nominated for the award at the 2006 Australian Country Recording Awards. "Australian Country radio Station of the Year"In 2007, the station was investigated for breaching its community radio license. Complaints included rejecting a number of member applications, discrimination and bad management practices.In 2010 QBN FM was involved with the promotion of children having a good breakfast at the Karabar High School. This helped to create an awareness of the lack of nutrition children were getting before starting school for the day. This program was a government initiative called "the school breakfast program".In April 2020, Australian Communications & Media Authority assessed QBN FM's Licence Renewal and decided the licensee had not demonstrated that it had the capacity to provide the service at this time. Following the decision on its long-term licence, QBN FM applied for and has been granted, a temporary community broadcasting licence.