Tomaree High School
in Salamander Bay, AustraliaCategory: Attraction
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5A Mast Cl, Salamander Bay NSW 2317, Australia Print route »Phone & WWW
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Tomaree High School is a secondary, state run high school located in Salamander Bay, a suburb of the Port Stephens Council local government area in New South Wales, Australia.
The school is best known for a crossbow shooting incident occurring in April 2003. The resulting shooting lead to the immediate evacuation of the school and subsequent closure for the day. Two 16-year-old girls were injured during the incident and the 16-year-old male was charged with attempted murder, two counts of maliciously wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, possession of a prohibited weapon and throwing an explosive. However, his homemade explosive was made incorrectly and didn't work.