Kirrawee High School
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| Type | Co-educational public high school |
| Motto | Measure by Achievement |
| Established | 1966 |
| Principal | Christine Campbell |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 1250 |
| 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, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
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.[citation needed]
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]
See also
[edit]Notable alumni
[edit]- Larissa Behrendt – Indigenous academic, lawyer and writer. NSW Australian of the Year 2011[5]
- Michael Dickson – NFL Punter, Seattle Seahawks
- Alicia McCormack – Olympic bronze medalist, Beijing 2008 water polo and London 2012 water polo
- Chris McCormack – twice World Ironman Triathlon champion
- Emma Pask – jazz vocalist
- Kirsten Thomson – Olympic silver medalist, Sydney 2000 swimming
- Nathan Walker – Professional ice hockey player
- Nicola Zagame – Olympic bronze medalist, London 2012 water polo
- Saya Sakakibara - Olympic BMX competitor [6]
- Ashlee Ankudinoff - Olympic cyclist
References
[edit]- ^ Pauline Curby. Pictorial History Sutherland Shire. p. 121.
- ^ http://web1.kirrawee-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/internet/06_newsEvents/links/Newsletters/August%202016.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.kirrawee-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/01_ourSchool/links/2010AnnualSchoolReport.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Kirrawee High science teacher named best in Australia". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Professor Larissa Behrendt – Australian of the Year". Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Kirrawee High's BMX brave heart eyes Olympic redemption". 2 August 2024.
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