Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District

The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District is a regional public high school district serving approximately 3,700 in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students from the constituent municipalities of Egg Harbor City (333 students), Galloway Township (1,853 students), Hamilton Township (1,197 students) and Mullica Township (348 students), together with the districts of the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County) who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/01/1790/01-1790-000.html Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 2, 2008. "The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District serves the communities of Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township and participates in receiving relationships with Port Republic and Washington Township."]

In a referendum held on September 25, 2007, by a 3,176 - 1,719 margin, voters approved a plan to construct a third high school in the district, to be located in Egg Harbor City. The new school would alleviate overcrowding in the two existing schools and serve students from Egg Harbor City and Mullica Township. Construction is expected to start in Fall 2008 for completion by Summer 2010. [http://www.gehrhsd.net/referendum/referendum.htm Referendum] , Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Accessed May 4, 2008.]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406060 Data for the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 2, 2008.] ) are:
*Absegami High School, located in Galloway Township, serves students from Galloway Township and Egg Harbor City (2,199 students). [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/01/1790/01-1790-040.html Absegami High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 2, 2008. "Absegami High School opened in 1982 and is located in Galloway Township as part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Sending districts to Absegami include students coming from Galloway Township and Egg Harbor City."]
*Oakcrest High School located in Hamilton Township, serves students from Hamilton Township, Mullica Township, the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (1,699 students). [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/01/1790/01-1790-050.html Oakcrest High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 3, 2008. "Oakcrest is a comprehensive high school located in Mays Landing that provides a secondary school education to four elementary districts including Greenbank, Hamilton Township, Mullica Township, and Port Republic."]

Awards and recognition

For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "A Proactive Approach to Guidance and Career Services" Career Education program at Oakcrest High School. [ [http://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/education/oipp/bp3.pl?string=recid=08394&maxhits=10000 Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 23, 2006.]

References

External links

* [http://www.gehrhsd.net/ Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District]
* [http://www.absegami.net/ Absegami High School website]
* [http://www.oakcrest.net/ Oakcrest High School website]
*NJReportCard|01|1790|0|Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406060 Data for the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District] , National Center for Education Statistics