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Murray High School, Lavington

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Type
  
Secondary

Principal
  
Geoff McKenzie

Colour(s)
  
Blue and yellow

Phone
  
+61 2 6025 4711

Founded
  
1976

Established
  
1976

Enrolment
  
> 700 students

Website
  
Murray High School

Motto
  
Learn to Live

Address
  
Cnr Kemp Street and Kaitlers Road, Lavington NSW 2641, Australia

Similar
  
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Murray High School is the main school in Lavington, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1976, it has an average enrolment of 850 students with about 65 staff.

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The first principal of Murray High School was H. Lyle Ingram (1976–1981). The current principal Geoff McKenzie and the deputies are Murray Campbell and Mr. Johnston.

Curriculum

Year 7 classes include: Chinese (mandatory for all year 7s), English, mathematics, history, geography, visual arts, PD/health/PE, technology, music, science

Year 8 classes include English, mathematics, history, geography, visual arts, PD/health/PE, technology, music and science plus two elective classes per semester

Year 9 and 10 classes include: English, mathematics, history, geography, science, PD/health/PE/careers plus two elective classes per semester

Year 11 and 12 students must choose from: agriculture, ancient history, biology, business studies, chemistry, Chinese (beginners or continuers), community & family studies, drama, economics, engineering studies, English (standard, advanced or extension), food technology, geography, information processes & technology, industrial technology (furniture & timber products industries or graphics industries), legal studies, mathematics (general or extension 1), modern history, music 1, personal development health PE, physics, senior science, society & culture, software design & development, textiles & design, visual arts

The elective classes

Year 8 Around The World (food technology), Backpacking for Beginners (social science), Blood Bones & Body Bits (science), Chemical Chaos (science), Chinese (languages), Clay & Mosaics (creative arts), Commerce (social science), Desktop Publishing & Multimedia (computing), Drama (creative arts), Draw For Your Future (industrial arts), Easy Entertaining (food technology), Engineering Challenge (science), It’s A Bug’s Life (science), Laptops for Learning (computing), Make It & Take It, Paddock to Plate (agriculture), Paint Paint Paint (creative arts), Shabby Chic (textiles), Stargazing (textiles technology), Sweet Endings (Food Technology), Wearable Art (creative arts)

Years 9 & 10 Agriculture, Chinese, commerce, dance, drama, environmental studies (elective geography), fashion & fabrics, food technology, graphics technology, history elective, information software & technology, industrial technology ( electronics, leather, metal or timber), international studies, music, photographic & digital media, physical activity & sports studies, visual arts, visual designs

Facilities

Murray High school's facilities include:

  • Five computer rooms
  • Nine work rooms for the visual arts, woodwork, metalwork and technical drawing disciplines
  • Six science laboratories with all necessary equipment
  • Two industrial kitchens, fully equipped
  • Music and drama faculties
  • Twenty class rooms, ten having smart board technologies
  • A computerised library with study areas and extensive resource collections
  • A multipurpose gymnasium, basketball courts, cricket nets, hockey field and an oval
  • Notable past students

  • Angela Iannotta - 1983-1988
  • Lauren Jackson - 1993 to 1996
  • Lee Kernaghan - 1977 to 1980
  • Brett Kirk - 1989 to 1994
  • References

    Murray High School, Lavington Wikipedia