Kirrawee High School

Kirrawee High School
Location
Kirrawee, NSW
Australia
Information
Type Co-educational public high school
Motto Measure by Achievement
Established 1966
Principal Paul Owens
Grades 7–12
Enrolment 1250
Colour(s) Previously Sky Blue and Navy, now Navy, Grey and White
Website http://kirraweehigh.school/

Kirrawee High School is a comprehensive co-educational high school located in Kirrawee, New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Royal National Park.

The school was opened in 1966[1] and now caters for around 1,200 students, most continuing their education from three local primary schools, Gymea Bay, Grays Point and Kirrawee. The school is a Languages High School which also offers a comprehensive education in sports and in the performing arts, with musician James Morrison, who plays a concert at the school every year,[2] a close mentor for the school's Jazz Orchestra.

In the Sutherland Cronulla Education District, Kirrawee High school was second only to the academic selective high school Caringbah High School.

Extra-curricular activities offered include debating and public speaking, musical and dramatic productions, the Student Council, community service, charitable collections and fund raising and many sports programs.[3] Brett McKay, the head science teacher, has been awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Pauline Curby. Pictorial History Sutherland Shire. p. 121.
  2. ↑ http://web1.kirrawee-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/internet/06_newsEvents/links/Newsletters/August%202016.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.kirrawee-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/01_ourSchool/links/2010AnnualSchoolReport.pdf
  4. ↑ "Kirrawee High science teacher named best in Australia". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Honour roll: Australian of the Year".

See also

Coordinates: 34°02′36″S 151°04′27″E / 34.04333°S 151.07417°E / -34.04333; 151.07417

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