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Kirrawee High School
Kirrawee High School is a comprehensive co-educational high school located in Kirrawee, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The school was opened in 1966[1] and now caters for around 1,200 students, most continuing their education from three local primary schools, Gymea Bay, Grays Point and Kirrawee. The school is a Languages High School which also offers a comprehensive education in sports and in the performing arts, with musician James Morrison, who plays a concert at the school every year,[2] a close mentor for the school's Jazz Orchestra. In the Sutherland Cronulla Education District, Kirrawee High School was second only to the academic selective high school Caringbah High School.[3] Kirrawee High School is also has produced the highest number of Olympic gold medallists in this district. Extra-curricular activities offered include debating and public speaking, musical and dramatic productions, the Student Council, community service, charitable collections and fund raising and many sports programs.[4] Brett McKay, the head science teacher, has been awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching.[5] See also
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