Kiama High School

Kiama High School
Location
Kiama, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	34°40′53″S 150°50′46″E
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	Latin: Ad Altiora (Towards higher things)
Established	1954; 70 years ago (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.schools.nsw.gov.au

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

1. "Principal's welcome". Kiama High School. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
2. "Kiama High School, Kiama, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
3. "Kiama High School". Kiama High School. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
4. "Councillor Matt Brown". kiama.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
5. Hall, David (19 December 2014). "Kiama High recognises high achievers". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
6. "On-field hardman Ashton Sims is giving back". The Singleton Argus. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
7. "Hockeyroos Squad Profiles: Grace Stewart". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016.

External links

• Kiama High School Website