FOUR students and a teacher from Macintyre High School will travel to Gallipoli next year for the Anzac Day dawn service.
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Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has today announced that Macintyre High School has been drawn as one of only 25 secondary schools from across NSW that will send four students and one teacher to the Anzac Day Dawn Service Commemorations at Gallipoli in April next year.
“I am absolutely thrilled that students from Macintyre High will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of the commemorative ceremonies to mark the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli,” Mr Marshall said.
“Attending commemorative services on Anzac Day next year will be the highlight of a seven-day tour in Turkey and an experience I’m sure the students will never forget.”
There had been strong interest from secondary schools across NSW in the ballot, with 420 expressions of interest received.
“The NSW Government is investing $1 million to enable 100 students and 28 supervising teachers to take up the 128 places allocated to NSW by the Australian Government,” Mr Marshall said.
Macintyre High was one of only six non-metropolitan schools drawn out to be part of this historic occasion.
Mr Marshall said he was immensely proud that school students from the Northern Tablelands would be in Turkey next year to represent NSW at the Centenary of ANZAC commemoration services.
“They will stand where the first ANZACS came to shore at Gallipoli 100 years ago,” he said.
They will be joining students from across Australia, descendants of those who served at Gallipoli, Australian First World War widows and thousands of other Australians who were successful in the national ballot.
“It will be an important day in the history of our nation and for everyone who participates in the ceremonies at Gallipoli next year.”
Macintyre High School will now undertake a local selection process to nominate four students and one supervising teacher to participate in the Gallipoli 2015 School Tour.
“I spoke with principal Lindsay Paul and a couple of senor students last night to give them the good news – everyone is very excited about having the opportunity to be part of the tour,” he said.
The school has until October 27 to select its representatives.
