Killarney Heights High School

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Killarney Heights High School
Address
Map
Starkey Street

Northern Beaches

Killarney Heights
,
New South Wales
,
2087

Australia
Information
TypePublic Coeducational Secondary Day School
MottoLatin: Sylle Aefter Faerelde
(To each according to his/her conduct)
Established1967
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalHayley Emmerton
Years7–12
Enrolment891[1] (2019)
Colour(s)Blue, white and green    
Feeder schoolsKillarney Heights Public School
Websitehttps://killarney-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Killarney Heights High School is a coeducational, comprehensive high school located on Starkey Street in Killarney Heights, a northern suburb of Sydney, near the Northern Beaches, Australia.[2]

Academically, Killarney Heights High School has performed better in 2018 and 2019 than previously, ranking in the top 100 schools both years, for the first time.[3]

History[edit]

The school was established in January 1967 to serve the new suburb of Killarney Heights which was built in the early 1960s. Some construction was still ongoing when the school opened and by the end of the year there were eight classrooms over four buildings. There were extensions to the school in 1968 and 1969. When the school opened there were 137 students but this rose rapidly with 998 students being enrolled by 1971 and 1281 by 1972.[4]

In 1972, the school was vandalised when the library was deliberately flooded.[4]

A gala event was held in 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of the school.[4]

Motto[edit]

The motto comes from an abbreviated quote from the writings of a late Old English abbot and Aelfric of Eynsham "a prolific writer of religious literature, including translations from the Bible, saints' lives and homilies. It reads as follows: Ic afandie manna heotan: & heora lendena. & aelcum sylle aefter his faerelde.& aefter his agenre afundennysse. This means: 'to each I will give according to his {life} journey and according to his own invention [or discovery]'".[5]

The school motto "sylle aefter faerelde" was translated as "To each according to his/her conduct" (translated as his/her due to the school being coeducational). The three words on their own can also be interpreted as "sylle" – foundation, "aefter" – after, "faerelde " — journey.

Academic results[edit]

HSC Results[6]
Year Rank Success Rate Total Credits Exams Sat Year 12 Students
2020 87 18.14% 115 634 124
2019 79 19% 117 615
2018 88 16.3% 105 644 256
2017 195 10% 74 739 145
2016 147 11.1% 70 632 125
2015 195 8.5% 65 764 145
2014 167 8.9% 135
2013 186 8.1% 65 803 148

Notable alumni and staff[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Killarney Heights High School Annual Report" (PDF). Killarney Heights High School.
  2. ^ "About our school – Killarney Heights High School". killarney-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ "HSC School Ranking – 2013". bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Killarney Heights schools turn 50". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Home - Killarney Heights High School". killarney-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. ^ "HSC 2020: How your school ranked". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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