Warilla High School

Warilla High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Barrack Heights, a suburb of the City of Shellharbour, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.[3]

Warilla High School
Location
Warilla High School Location in New South Wales
Barrack Heights, Illawarra region, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	34°33′53″S 150°51′27″E
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	Student Centred, Outcomes Driven.
Established	1965 (1965)[1]
School district	Wollongong; Regional South
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Principal	John Hambly
Teaching staff	91.1 FTE (2018)[2]
Years	7-12
Enrolment	1,255[2] (2018)
Campus	Suburban
Colour(s)	White and blue
Website	warilla-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
[1]

Established in 1965, the school caters for approximately 1,250 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom eight percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 16 percent were from a language background other than English.[2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is John Hambly.

Overview

The school is located in the suburb of Barrack Heights and there were suggestions of renaming the school to reflect the change in primary feeder schools (Flinders Public School, Warilla Public School, Shellharbour Public School, and Barrack Heights Public School). In early to late 2009 Warilla High underwent a major reconstruction with the funding of six new Science Labs. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015.

As of 2010 Warilla High School had an enrolment of over 1,200 students making it one of the largest high schools in the region.[4]

Principals

The following individuals has served as principal of Warilla High School:

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Gordon Dunbar Brown	1966	1972	5–6 years	[5]
2	William John Leyshon	1973	1978	4–5 years
3	Maxwel Matthew Weir Cooper	1979	1983	3–4 years
4	Desmond John Murphy	1984	1990	5–6 years
5	Alan John Petersen	1991	2003	11–12 years
6	John Hambly	2004	2008	3–4 years
7	Glen Isemonger	2009	2011	1–2 years
8	Jeff Jacobs	2012	2012	years
(6)	John Hambly	2012	incumbent	7–8 years

See also

• List of government schools in New South Wales
• List of schools in Illawarra and the South East (New South Wales)
• Education in Australia

References

1. "Annual Report 2018". Warilla High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
2. "Warilla High School, Barrack Heights, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
3. Pearson, Andrew (8 July 2015). "School refusal a 'one-finger salute' to electorate: Watson". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
4. "High Schools - Shellharbour Kids". shellharbourkids.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
5. "About our school". Warilla High School. New South Wales Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

External links

• Official website
• New South Wales Department of Education and Training: Warilla High School
• NSW Schools website