Kirrawee High School

Kirrawee High School
Location
Kirrawee, NSW Australia
Information
Type	Co-educational public high school
Motto	Measure by Achievement
Established	1966
Principal	Paul Owens
Grades	7–12
Enrolment	1250
Colour(s)	Sky blue & navy
Website

Kirrawee High School is a comprehensive co-educational high school located in Kirrawee, New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Royal National Park.

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 a close mentor for the school's band.

The school has had consistently high academic results. In the Sutherland Cronulla Education District, Kirrawee High school was second only to the academic selective high school Caringbah High, which placed 17th.

Real estate agents selling local properties often feature 'Kirrawee High Catchment' as a positive property attribute because the school is seen as desirable; each year many out-of-area students compete for limited places at the school with students accepted for outstanding ability in academic, sports, musical or artistic fields.

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.^[2]

Notable alumni

Alicia McCormack- Olympic bronze medalist, Beijing 2008 water polo and London 2012 water polo
Chris McCormack – twice World Ironman Triathlon champion
Kirsten Thomson – Olympic silver medalist, Sydney 2000 swimming
Jackson Fear - Olympic archer, Atlanta 1996
Emma Pask – Australian jazz vocalist
Sean Hails - University Medalist (Physiotherapy), Adjunct Professor of Physiotherapy Tokyo University ^[3]
Kate Hollywood- Australian Olympic hockey player and dual Commonwealth Games gold medalist
Nicola Zagame- Olympic bronze medalist, London 2012 water polo
Nathan Walker- ice hockey player, Youngstown Phantoms
Eloise Wellings - Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in athletics^[4]
Professor Josette Eris MBBS, PHD, FRACP (HONS 1) - Nephrologist. Head of Department NSW Renal Services at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. President of the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) (as at June 2015)

References

↑ Pauline Curby. Pictorial History Sutherland Shire. p. 121.
↑ http://www.kirrawee-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/01_ourSchool/links/2010AnnualSchoolReport.pdf
↑ "Dean's Scholars 2015 - Awards Night - The University of Sydney". Retrieved 30 September 2015.
↑ "London 2012 - Eloise Wellings Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.

External links

Kirrawee High School website

High schools in the Sydney Region

Botany Bay Network	Randwick Boys HS Randwick Girls HS Matraville Sports HS South Sydney HS

Georges River Network	Blakehurst HS Georges River College (with Oatley Senior Campus Hurstville Boys Campus Peakhurst Campus Penshurst Girls Campus) James Cook Boys Tech. HS Kogarah HS Moorefield Girls HS St George Girls HS Sydney Tech. HS

Inner City Network	Alexandria Park Community School Dulwich HS of Visual Arts and Design Newtown HS of the Performing Arts Tempe HS

Inner West Network	Ashfield Boys HS Burwood Girls HS Canterbury Boys HS Canterbury Girls HS Kingsgrove North HS

Port Hacking Network	Cronulla HS Kirrawee HS Endeavour Sports HS Port Hacking HS Sylvania HS Woolooware HS

Port Jackson Network	Conservatorium Sydney Boys HS Sydney Girls HS Sydney Secondary College (with Balmain Campus Blackwattle Bay Campus Leichhardt Campus)

Woronora River Network	Engadine HS Heathcote HS The Jannali HS Lucas Heights Community School Menai HS

Network 8	Fort Street HS Gymea HS JJ Cahill Memorial HS Kingsgrove HS Marrickville HS Rose Bay SC

Coordinates: 34°02′36″S 151°04′27″E / 34.04333°S 151.07417°E / -34.04333; 151.07417

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Kirrawee High School

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