2025-26 CENTRAL COAST INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS 36 Schooling Central Coast Grammar School The Central Coast offers residents a wide range of education options through both the Public, Catholic and Independent sectors. Public schooling is well covered, with all residential areas served by infant, primary and strategically located high schools. An important aspect of schooling on the Central Coast is that the majority of schools have either been built or extended over the past twenty years providing students with the most modern and up-to-date education facilities. For students attending high school on the Central Coast, there are a number of sound options to consider, from local comprehensive high schools, a selective school and several multi-campus colleges with junior and senior high schools. Gosford High School (GHS) is a academically selective high school located adjacent to the Gosford CBD. Central Coast Grammar School (CCGS) is a leading independent school for boys and girls from age 5 to 18 (K to Year 12) and has an enrolment of around 1300 students. Located on a 17 hectare campus, its facilities include a Performing Arts Centre and extensive indoor and outdoor sports amenities. For those seeking a religious based education for their children, the Catholic Church operates primary schools at ten locations throughout the region as well as St Peter’s Catholic College at Tuggerah, St Joseph’s Catholic College and St Edward’s Christian Brothers College at East Gosford and MacKillop Catholic College at Warnervale. Other religious schools include the Central Coast Adventist School at Erina, Green Point Christian College, Wyong Christian Community School, St Philip’s Christian College at Narara and Lakes Grammar at Warnervale. The Central Coast Conservatorium of Music is located in Gosford CBD. At Kariong the Central Coast Sports College accepts students from Kindergarten through to year 12. Tertiary education The Central Coast Campus at Ourimbah is multi-sector comprising the University of Newcastle’s Central Coast Campus, TAFE NSW and the Central Coast Community College. Additional TAFE campuses at Gosford and Wyong.. Health Services Public health facilities in the region are both first class and comprehensive. An extensive range of specialist medical services is provided across the region making the Central Coast almost independent of capital city medical services. Four public hospitals, three private hospitals and eight health care centres serve the area. Gosford Hospital is considered one of the most modern in Australia. It comprises surgical and medical wards, and has teaching status through affiliation with the Medical Faculty at the University of Newcastle. A Cancer Treatment Centre offering radiotherapy treatment for cancer sufferers is co-located on the hospital campus. A new hospital is under construction at Wyong to service the northern part of the Central Coast. Healthe Care Australia operate private hospitals at Woy Woy, Gosford and Kanwal (adjacent to Wyong Hospital). Community Health Centres operate at Long Jetty, Kincumber, Wyong, Gosford, Erina, Mangrove Mountain, Toukley and Lake Haven. All residential areas are serviced by general practitioners with specialists in private practice and medical centres. Specialist services are available at centres throughout the region. Leisure & Recreation The Central Coast offers a relaxed lifestyle with a pollution-free, near perfect climate, creating opportunities to enjoy a richly diverse natural environment ranging from the rainforests of the many national parks to the extensive waterways and pristine beaches of the Pacific Ocean coastline. Recreation facilities of nearly every kind and for every member of the family abound on the Central Coast. Scuba diving, swimming, surfing, boating, water skiing, deep-sea and beach fishing are just some of the water based activities enjoyed by residents. People who work on the Central Coast have the opportunity to enjoy more leisure time than their city cousins by taking advantage of the many fun and exciting experiences the region has to offer – all close to where they live and work. It is also a great place to simply wind down and relax. So, whether surfing, bushwalking, cycling, the simple pleasure of a walk on the beach or the delights of dining in one of the region’s excellent restaurants, the Central Coast has something for everyone. Dining out and entertainment The Central Coast is just over one hour from the centre of Sydney with its world class restaurants, theatres and galleries and festivals. Closer to home the Central Coast also offers residents a wide range of dining out and entertainment options: Lifestyle
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