Menai High School

Menai High School
Location
Illawong, NSW Australia
Coordinates	34°00′10″S 151°01′26″E / 34.0029°S 151.0238°E / -34.0029; 151.0238Coordinates: 34°00′10″S 151°01′26″E / 34.0029°S 151.0238°E / -34.0029; 151.0238
Information
Type	Public Coeducational
Motto	Care and Commitment
Established	1988
Principal	Barney Ellevsen
Grades	7 – 12
Enrolment	~1337
Colour(s)	White, red and green.
Website	http://www.menai-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Menai High School is a secondary school located in Menai, a suburb in Sydney's Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

History

Menai High School was opened in February 1988. Don Harwin was the first principal; after he retired in 1997, Edith McNally took over. She retired in 2015, and was succeeded by Barney Ellevsen.^[1]

Curriculum

Menai High school has a successful sporting background, with many teams participating in regional competitions. Other extracurricular activities supported by the school include an agricultural farm, debating, drama and music.

The school has also participated in cultural celebration events, such as in 2006, when the Beverly Hills Intensive English centre visited Menai High School. As part of a cultural exchange program, the event, with performing arts exchanges and food stalls, ultimately aimed at addressing racism and tolerance.

Notable alumni

Amanda Harrison – award-winning Australian musical theatre actress. She has performed across Australia and in West End, and is currently playing Elphaba in the Australian production of the musical Wicked, a role that she originated.
Blake Powell – an Australian footballer who plays as a striker for Sydney FC in the A-League.
Erin Bell – an Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
Sheree Mutton- an Australian journalist and television presenter.
Steve Smith – an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales and captains the Australian test cricket team.

References

↑ http://web2.menai-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=91

External links

Menai High School website

High schools in the Sydney Region

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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

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