Turramurra High School
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| Coordinates | 33°45′26″S 151°6′53″E / 33.75722°S 151.11472°E |
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| Type | Public, secondary, day school |
| Motto | Obedience to Conscience |
| Established | 1967 |
| Principal | David Arblaster |
| Grades | Year 7 to Year 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | ~1177 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Teal blue, light blue, black, gold & white |
| Website | turramurra-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/ |
Turramurra High School is a large public comprehensive co-educational high school of approximately 1177 students, operated by the New South Wales Department of Education, located in South Turramurra, a residential area on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1967, although the current premises weren't occupied until 1968, it adjoins the Lane Cove National Park. The school has links with nearby Macquarie University and the Whitehouse Institute of Design as well as local business organisations. The current school principal is David Arblaster.
Notable alumni
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- Shane Gould – swimmer; won gold medals for the 200m Individual Medley, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle. 1 silver medal for 800m freestyle and bronze medal for 100m freestyle at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games
- Tim Jackson – Sprinter; Represented Australia in the 1996 Olympics and two Commonwealth Games in 100m sprint and 4x100 relay; attended Turramurra High School from 1981 to 1986
- Gail Neall – swimmer; won gold medal for the 400m Individual Medley at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games
- Amy Ridley – goalball athlete
- Anne-Marie Schwirtlich – Director-General of the National Library of Australia (2011–2017)
- Dave Sharma – Senator for NSW, Former Member for Wentworth, former Australian Ambassador to Israel, School Dux, 1993[1]
- Chris Tuatara-Morrison – rugby union player
- David Speers – Australian Journalist and Presenter
- Tim Ford - Australian swimmer. Won silver in 1500m freestyle at 1992 Commonwealth Games
- Ianthe Astley-Boden – rugby union player
- Travis Bazzana – College baseball player at Oregon State University (2022-2024). 1st draft pick of the Cleveland Guardians in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.
- Michael Lira- Film score composer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Australia's youngest Ambassador is of Indian Heritage". Indian Herald. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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