Killara High School (enrolment 1684 students, including 50% students from a non-English speaking background) is a leading coeducational comprehensive high school with an outstanding reputation for providing opportunities where all students can excel in academic, sporting, cultural, leadership and community service endeavours.
The school is large, diverse, ambitious and innovative. There is a strong proactive focus on student learning and engagement to build critical and creative thinkers.
The school's wellbeing program focuses on developing the whole student and includes camps, workshops and the MindMatters program. The collaborative leadership team is highly engaged with students, parents and staff who form an articulate and confident community with high expectations.
The school has a strong focus on rigorous professional learning which targets the improvement of student learning outcomes. A BYOD program operates across Years 7-10 and will expand to all year groups, and the school is a flagship for the introduction of Compass Education, an online school and student management system in NSW.
The school values its strong links with its community. The Parents and Citizens Association has a close working relationship with the school. Parents are committed to ensuring that the school has high-quality facilities. The school operates within three partnerships: the Killara Schools Partnership, the City Country Alliance and the North Shore Five (NS5). The School Plan 2018-20, Annual School Report, Statement of Purpose and other relevant information can be found on the school's website http://www.killara-h.schools.nsw.edu.au.
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