Kirrawee High School

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Kirrawee High School
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Type Co-educational public high school
MottoMeasure by Achievement
Established1966
PrincipalChristine Campbell
Grades7–12
Enrolment1250
Colour(s)Navy, grey and white
Website https://kirrawee-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Kirrawee High School is a comprehensive co-educational high school located in Kirrawee, New South Wales, Australia.

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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]

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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 [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. http://www.kirrawee-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/01_ourSchool/links/2010AnnualSchoolReport.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. "Kirrawee High science teacher named best in Australia". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  5. "Professor Larissa Behrendt – Australian of the Year". Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.

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