Yanco Agricultural High School is a co-educational agricultural secondary school located in Yanco in the Local Government Area of Leeton in south western New South Wales. The school is one of four agricultural high schools in New South Wales which include Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School in Tamworth in northern New South Wales, James Ruse Agricultural High School in western Sydney and Hurlstone Agricultural High School in south-western Sydney. The school was officially opened in March 1922 and is the only residential boarding school in New South Wales to have no day students. The school serves the south of New South Wales and Victoria with the other schools serving the other regions of the state. Yanco Agricultural High School is located approximately 10 kilometres from the Leeton CBD along Euroley Road. YAHS has many traditions it follows. It also enjoys sport and plays around the district in school competitions, and in intertown competitions.
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