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Established
  
1966

Grades
  
7–12

Phone
  
+61 2 9521 2099

Motto
  
Measure by Achievement

Principal
  
Paul Owens

Enrolment
  
1250

Number of students
  
1,250

Founded
  
1966

Type
  
Co-educational public high school

Colour(s)
  
Previously sky blue and navy, now navy and grey

Address
  
19-21 Hunter St, Kirrawee NSW 2232, Australia

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

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The school was opened in 1966 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,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.

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Notable alumni

  • Dave Greiner and Ben Richardson - Co-founders of Campaign Monitor, BRW Rich Listers Sydney Morning Herald: "Campaign Monitor: the biggest Australian tech company you have never heard of"
  • Larissa Behrendt - Indigenous academic, lawyer and writer. NSW Australian of the Year 2011
  • 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
  • Bryce Jacobs – Film Composer and Guitarist
  • Terepai Richmond - Drummer
  • Sean Hails - University Medalist (Physiotherapy), Adjunct Professor of Physiotherapy Tokyo University
  • 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
  • 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

    Kirrawee High School Wikipedia