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]

See also

• List of government schools in New South Wales
• Education in Australia

Notable alumni

• Larissa Behrendt – Indigenous academic, lawyer and writer. NSW Australian of the Year 2011^[5]
• Michael Dickson – NFL Punter, Seattle Seahawks
• Alicia McCormack – Olympic bronze medalist, Beijing 2008 water polo and London 2012 water polo
• Chris McCormack – twice World Ironman Triathlon champion
• Emma Pask – jazz vocalist
• Kirsten Thomson – Olympic silver medalist, Sydney 2000 swimming
• Nicola Zagame – Olympic bronze medalist, London 2012 water polo

References

External links

• Kirrawee High School website

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