Cronulla High School
Location
Cronulla in Southern Sydney, New South Wales,

Australia
Coordinates34°02′21″S 151°09′29″E / 34.0390935°S 151.158126°E / -34.0390935; 151.158126
Information
TypeGovernment-funded mixed-sex school comprehensive education secondary day school
MottoCaritas Humilitas Dignitas
Established1961 (1961)
School districtSutherland; Metropolitan South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalTony Ibrahim
Staff~110
Years7–12
Enrolment~1,300 (2019)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Green and white   
Websitecronulla-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Cronulla High School (abbreviated as CHS) is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school that is located in Cronulla, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school was established in 1961, and has an enrolment of approximately 1,300 students from the grades year 7 through to year 12.[1]

Cronulla High School has a close proximity to the Tasman Sea and Botany Bay, located in a relatively large local catchment area with a large enrolment of roughly 1,300 students.[2] The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education; the current principal is Tony Ibrahim.

History

Establishment of Cronulla High School

The school was established and first built in 1961 under the name of Cronulla High School in the Southern Sydney suburb of Cronulla. The land was previously used as a sand mining ground, as it used to be sand dunes. After a while the land was put up for sale, which was later bought by the NSW Government after the site had finished mining and as the decision was made to build a secondary school. This decision was made to decrease the travel distance and time to other secondary schools, since some of the surrounding suburbs continued to expand and become more populated from an increasing rate of development and housing.

Talented programs

Cronulla High School offers programs including athletics, Aussie Rules Swan Shield, Australian rules football, rugby league, rugby union, soccer, triathlon, softball, water polo, volleyball, swimming, surfing, cricket, baseball, netball, music, drama, dance, computing, creative arts, mathematics, science, languages, technology and engineering.

The school features a developed Performing Arts Program and a Targeted Surfing Program.[3]

Campus facilities

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Australian School Dictionary - Cronulla High School overview". 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "NSW Local secondary school catchment areas". 27 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Highschool Australia - Cronulla High School curriculum". Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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