Welcome to Kirrawee High School, a place of learning, of passion, and commitment to each other as a vibrant, optimistic and energetic community. Kirrawee has a purpose to provide our young women and men with the skills, grit and personal qualities that will equip them to grasp a world of endless opportunity; opportunity that is seen as something exceeding the limits we may at first identify within ourselves.
The relevance of Kirrawee is born of tradition and a culture that helps shape everything we do. In turn, this living culture is defined by central pillars that recognise knowledge without borders, a classroom that exists anywhere quality learning takes place, a global outlook that welcomes diversity and a single humanity, an artistic sensibility in which we are moved by the emotion of learning, and the timeless values that fuel a personal impulse of exerting ourselves to new physical limits.
This school has an enviable record in high levels of academic achievement, including the classroom, student leadership, social justice, the arts and sport. Kirrawee High is also a nationally recognised lighthouse school for languages. The authentic rigour brought to learning is augmented by exchange visits with Komae High School in Japan and College St Michelle in Reunion Island, relationships that have been fostered for over 25 years.
Measure by achievement is a motto that speaks to our students’ character and the qualities they develop as a graduate of this school. Resilience, compassion, courage, tenacity, integrity and vision define their achievements and the maturing of a capable generation. There is a high expectation that students remain determined to improve on their last best effort. These qualities are testimony to the abiding quality and spirit that embodies this school: nothing of value can be achieved without hard work.
There may be no better testimony to the power of Public Education at this school than the esteemed alumni that have made such significant contributions to our nation. Authors, Supreme Court Justices, professors, doctors, educators, CEOs, engineers, Olympians, composers and actors are just some of the fields in which the legacy of a Kirrawee High School education remains as the foundation of lifelong skills.
Kirrawee High is a dynamic school community in which its proactive and articulate students, passionate teachers, and invested parents/carers unfailingly work together to fulfil the promise of its young women and men.
It is for all these reasons that I believe Kirrawee High is an outstanding school and one in which every student will find their unique and valued place.
