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, New South Wales, 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.
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]