- Keira High School
Infobox Aust school
name = Keira High School
motto = "Excelsior"
established = 1917
type = Public, Co-educational
principal = M.Mulheron
coordinates = coord|34|24|23|S|150|52|17|E|display=inline,title
city = Wollongong
state = N.S.W
country =Australia flag|Australia
campus = Suburban
enrolment = 757
colours = Light and Navy Blue
homepage = [http://www.keira-h.schools.nsw.edu.au www.keira-h.schools.nsw.edu.au]Keira High School, a high school in
Wollongong, New South Wales , has existed as an institution under several names since1945 . Originally a collection of boys' technical schools on several sites throughoutWollongong , the school was amalgamated in1954 at its current site in Lysaght Street.The school then became known as Keira Boys High School and remained as such until 1984. Since that time the school has become co-educational and pioneered the integration of technology and design into the curriculum.
The KHS campus is at the heart of Wollongong's education district. It is bordered on the west by the [http://www.illawarra.tafensw.edu.au/ TAFE-Illawarra Institute] , on the east by
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts and is a three-minute walk from TheUniversity of Wollongong .With an enrollment of approximately 800 students across Year 7 to Year 12 and 100
teacher s, the school is currently investigating the use of single-sex classes.Football (Soccer)
Keira High School has a reputation around both the local Illawarra area and the state of New South Wales as a school of football (soccer) excellence. To date, eleven Socceroos (members of the
Australian national football team ) have attended the school. The football program is currently headed by Mr. John Cropper, member of the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) faculty.Keira High School is the only Australian school of any type to have had an ex-student in each of
Australia 's twoFIFA World Cup appearances,Max Tolson in1974 andMile Sterjovski in2006 .Former names
* Wollongong Junior Secondary Technical school (1917 - 1945)
* Wollongong Technical College (1945 - 1954)
* Keira Boys High School (1954 - 1987)
* Keira Technology High School (1987 - 2004)
* Keira High School (2004 - present)See also
*
List of Government schools in New South Wales
*List of technology high schools in New South Wales External links
* [http://www.keira-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Keira High School website]
* [http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/summaryschool.php?selectOption=8541 NSW Department of Education and Training: Keira High School]
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