Kiama High School
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| Kiama High School | |
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Kiama, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°40′53″S 150°50′46″E / 34.68139°S 150.84611°E |
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| Type | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Ad Altiora (Towards higher things) |
| Established | 1954 |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Principal | Catherine Glover[1] |
| Teaching staff | 74.5 FTE (2018)[2] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 1,041[2] (2018) |
| Campus type | Regional |
| Colour(s) | Blue, white and gold |
| Website | kiama-h |
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Kiama High School (abbreviated as KHS) is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in the town of Kiama, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.[3]
Established in 1954, the school enrolled about 1,040 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom four percent identified as Indigenous Australians and eight percent were from a language background other than English.[2] The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education.
- Matt Brown – politician; former NSW Labor member for Kiama[4]
- Sally Fitzgibbons – surfer; U18 Girls Junior World Surfing Champion
- Peter Knott – politician; former Labor member for Gilmore
- Robbie Maddison – world record for the longest motorcycle ramp jump at 322 feet 7+1⁄2 inches (98.336 m)
- Brett Morris – rugby league player; played with the Canterbury Bulldogs[5]
- Josh Morris – rugby league player; played with the Canterbury Bulldogs[5]
- Ashton Sims – rugby league player[6]
- Korbin Sims – rugby league player
- Tariq Sims – rugby league player
- Grace Stewart – hockey player; played with the Australia women's national field hockey team[7]
- Rod Wishart – rugby league player; represented New South Wales and Kangaroos
See also
- List of government schools in New South Wales: G–P
- List of schools in Illawarra and the South East
- Education in Australia
References
- ^ "Principal's welcome". Kiama High School. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Kiama High School, Kiama, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Kiama High School". Kiama High School. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Councillor Matt Brown". kiama.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b Hall, David (19 December 2014). "Kiama High recognises high achievers". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "On-field hardman Ashton Sims is giving back". The Singleton Argus. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Hockeyroos Squad Profiles: Grace Stewart". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016.
