Bass High School, named after the famous explorer, George Bass, opened its doors in January 1959 as Bass Hill High School with our motto tibi confidas which is Latin for 'be true to yourself'. The school was renamed Bass High School in March of 1959 with a population of 440 students.
The school as it is known today was built in stages, with stage one being erected at a cost of £170,000. Stage one included a home economics block, a manual arts section as well as laboratories and general purpose classrooms.
The second stage of building involved the construction of more general purpose classrooms, laboratories and an administrative block. 1967 was a very big year for Bass High School as the assembly hall was opened for use. The school library in its current location began construction in March 1975 and was completed in 1976.
The school has seen continued improvements throughout its 53-year history with the opening of an agricultural farm in 1985 and a support unit in 1998. Most recently, our school has seen the construction of well-resourced junior and senior learning centres, which are located in the school's library. Also, a brand new performing arts centre and gymnasium have been added to our school as well as complete upgrades to our science laboratories, which have proved to be valuable assets to the learning needs of our students.
Bass High School's principals
- Mr P A Carnegie: 1959 to 1963
- Mr J R Harrison: 1964 to 1968
- Mr A H Harris: 1969 to 1974
- Mr N R Ironmonger: 1975 to 1979
- Mrs C Preece: 1980 to 1983
- Mr S Murtough: 1984 to 1985
- Mr F Yardley: 1985 to 1987
- Mr P Goodacre: 1988 to 2001
- Mr A Djukic: 2002 to 2010
- Mr D Horton: 2010 to current