Murray High School, Lavington

Murray High School
Location
Kaitlers Road, Lavington, Albury, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	36°02′00″S146°56′41″E / 36.033344°S 146.944835°E / -36.033344; 146.944835
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	Learn to Live
Established	1976;49 years ago (1976)
School district	Riverina
Educational authority	NSW Department of Education
Principal	Norman Johnson-Meader
Teaching staff	54.9 FTE (2018) [1]
Years	7 to 12
Enrolment	~650 students (2018 [1] )
Campus type	Regional
Colour(s)	Blue and yellow
Website	murray-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Murray High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Lavington, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1976, the school enrolled approximately 650 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 9 per cent identify as Indigenous Australians and 10 per cent from a language background other than English. ^[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; and the current principal is Norman Johnson-Meader. ^[2]

The inaugural principal of Murray High School was H. Lyle Ingram (1976–1981).

Facilities

Murray High school's facilities include:

• Five computer rooms
• Eight work rooms for the visual arts, woodwork, metalwork and technical drawing disciplines
• Six science laboratories with all necessary equipment
• Two industrial kitchens, fully equipped
• Music and drama faculties
• Twenty class rooms
• A computerised library with study areas and extensive resource collections
• A multipurpose gymnasium, basketball courts, cricket nets, hockey field and an oval
• All rooms except woodwork and metalwork are equipped with projectors

Notable alumni

• Angela Iannotta  –former soccer player and now soccer coach; represented the Matildas ^[3]
• Lauren Jackson AO  –former basketball player; represented Australia at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics; captained the Opals ^[3]
• Lee Kernaghan OAM  – country music singer, songwriter and guitarist ^[3]
• Brett Kirk  –former Australian rules footballer and now coach; played with and captained the Sydney Swans ^[3]
• Carly Findlay  –Australian writer and speaker; activist on disability issues ^{[4] [ self-published source? ] [5]}
• Tony Armstrong  –Australian rules footballer

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Schools portal

• List of government schools in New South Wales: G–P
• List of schools in the Riverina
• Education in Australia

References

1. "Murray High School, Lavington, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
2. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Murray High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 30 May 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
3. "Wall of Honour: Recipients". Murray High School. New South Wales Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
4. "Ichthyosis Awareness Month: My Dad's story ~ "It was never easy being the father of a girl with special needs."". Carly Findlay. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2018.^{[ self-published source? ]}
5. "I Never Want to Blend in By Carly Findlay – Don't Hide It, Flaunt It". Don't Hide It, Flaunt It. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

External links

• Official website