Killara High School
| Killara High School | |
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Koola Avenue, East Killara, NSW Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°45′23″S 151°10′26″E / 33.75639°S 151.17389°ECoordinates: 33°45′23″S 151°10′26″E / 33.75639°S 151.17389°E |
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| Type | Public, Co-educational, Day school |
| Motto |
Latin: Conserva Progredere (The preservation of the best of the past and continued development into the future) |
| Established | 1970 |
| Principal | Jane Dennett |
| Teaching staff | ~110 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | ~1580 |
| Campus | Urban (Ku-ring-gai, Sydney) |
| Colour(s) | Bottle green and yellow |
| Slogan | "A great school close to home" |
| Website | www |
Killara High School is a coeducational public secondary school, located on Koola Avenue in East Killara, Sydney. Established in 1970, Killara High School is one of the highest performing comprehensive non-selective public schools in the state. The success of the school in the Higher School Certificate (HSC) and its reputation as a school with an extensive program of curriculum enrichment make the school highly desirable. Activities such as music, art, dance, drama, debating, sport and strong participation in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme are included in the co-curricular program. Enrolment rose 21% from 2002 to a population of 1400 students in 2009. It now has 1580 students (2016). Currently, accepted catchment areas include Roseville, West Lindfield, Lindfield, East Lindfield, West Killara, Killara, East Killara, West Gordon and East Gordon.
Killara High began construction in 1968 and was completed in 1970. The school facilitated the growing demands of the community in the newly created East Killara. Most of the students who went to Killara in the first years were the eldest in their family, as those with older siblings went to their school, rather than the newly built Killara.
In the 1980s, Killara High purchased a house occupying a corner of the school area, which later became the language centre and is now commonly referred to as "The House".
The name: "Killara, an Aboriginal word meaning permanent"
The castle: A permanent place, shelter and reassurance, a means of maintaining that which is worthy of preservation, a storehouse of knowledge
The key: It is a symbol of progression, which opens doors of learning. It is also an emblem of growth and development into adulthood
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