Woolooware High School
Woolooware High School | |
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Location | |
Woolooware, New South Wales, NSW Australia | |
Coordinates | 34°02′23″S 151°08′41″E / 34.039741°S 151.144618°E |
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Type | Public, unisex secondary |
Motto | "Strive For Excellence" |
Established | 1967 |
Principal | Mr S. Fisher (acting) |
Grades | 7–12 |
Enrolment | approx. 1200 |
Colour(s) | Blue, White and Black |
Website | Woolooware High School |
Woolooware High is a comprehensive secondary school in the Sutherland Shire, Sydney, Australia. It was established in 1967 and took its first class in January 1968.[1]
Woolooware High is known for participation and success in performing arts, sport and STEM. The school has had success in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge.[2]
Several students from WHS competed in and won The Science and Engineering Challenge, held at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).[3]
Woolooware High became a participant in the White Ribbon Program in 2014 and was officially accredited as a White Ribbon School in 2016[4]
On 29 January 2016, Woolooware High was one of a number of schools across New South Wales which were evacuated following threatening phone calls that students were in danger. The calls turned out to be a hoax.[5]
Alumni
- Simon Pavey, motorcycle racer who competed in the Dakar Rally and co-star of Race to Dakar.
- Cheyenne Tozzi, model and television presenter.
- Tahyna Tozzi, model and actress.
References
- ↑ "Chronological List Of Schools 1961-1980" (PDF). NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ↑ Tejszerski, Eva (12 November 2012). "Eisteddfod latecomers win". The Leader. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ↑ "ANSTO Science and Engineering Challenge". The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ↑ "White Ribbon Walk". White Ribbon Australia. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ↑ "Police operations at Penrith and Woolooware high schools". The Australian. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.