NSW school stabbing teenage girl arrested and charged over alleged attack on her classmate in Orange

A 15-year-old girl has been charged after allegedly stabbing a classmate at a regional New South Wales school.

Canobolas Rural Technology High School in Orange was locked down on Monday afternoon after a student, 16, suffered stab wounds to her chest and arm.

She was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Orange Health Service in a non-life-threatening condition.

NSW Police confirmed the teenage alleged assailant has been charged with reckless wounding and was refused bail. She will face a children’s court on Tuesday.

Canobolas Rural Technology High School in Orange was locked down on Monday after a 16-year-old girl was allegedly stabbed by another classmate

Emergency services rushed to Canobolas Rural Technology High at around 1pm on Monday after the girl was allegedly attacked.

A concerned parent of a Canobolas Rural Tech High student told the Daily Telegraph no carers had been informed of the incident. 

‘I’m quite upset, they didn’t even say anything, I had to find out from my son and (Facebook),’ the woman said.

Officers from the Central West Police District attended the grounds while the school was locked down, with NSW Police releasing a further statement on the incident on Tuesday morning.

Emergency services rushed to Canobolas Rural Technology High at around 1pm on Monday after the girl was allegedly attacked

‘Officers attached to Central West Police District attended and found a 16-year-old girl suffering stab wounds to her chest and arm,’ a spokesperson said.

‘She was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics at the scene and taken to Orange Health Service for treatment of non life-threatening injuries.

‘A crime scene was established, and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident commenced.

‘A 15-year-old girl was arrested at the scene and taken to Orange Police Station.’

She will face court on Tuesday.