Murray High School, Lavington

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| name = Murray High School

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| motto = Learn to Live

| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1976}}

| educational_authority = NSW Department of Education

| district = Riverina

| type = Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school

| principal = Norman Johnson-Meader

| location = Kaitlers Road, Lavington,
Albury, New South Wales

| country = Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|-36.033344|146.944835|display=inline,title|format=dms|region:AU-NSW_type:edu}}

| campus_type = Regional

| enrolment = ~650 students

| enrolment_as_of = 2018{{cite web |url=https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/42707 |title=Murray High School, Lavington, NSW: School profile |work=My School |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |date=2019 |access-date=20 July 2019}}

| teaching_staff = 54.9 FTE (2018)

| grades = 7 to 12

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| colours = Blue and yellow {{Color box|Blue|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|Yellow|border=darkgray}}

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Murray High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in {{NSWcity|Lavington}}, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1976, the school enrolled approximately 650 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 9 per cent identify as Indigenous Australians and 10 per cent from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; and the current principal is Norman Johnson-Meader.{{cite web |url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/doe-nsw-schools/annual-report/2018/8505/2018_Murray_High_School_Annual_Report.pdf |title=Annual Report 2018 |work=Murray High School |publisher=New South Wales Department of Education |date=30 May 2019 |access-date=20 July 2019 |page=2 }}

The inaugural principal of Murray High School was H. Lyle Ingram (1976–1981).

Facilities

Murray High school's facilities include:

  • Five computer rooms
  • Eight work rooms for the visual arts, woodwork, metalwork and technical drawing disciplines
  • Six science laboratories with all necessary equipment
  • Two industrial kitchens, fully equipped
  • Music and drama faculties
  • Twenty class rooms
  • A computerised library with study areas and extensive resource collections
  • A multipurpose gymnasium, basketball courts, cricket nets, hockey field and an oval
  • All rooms except woodwork and metalwork are equipped with projectors

Notable alumni

  • Angela Iannotta{{spaced endash}}former soccer player and now soccer coach; represented the Matildas{{cite web |url=https://murray-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/wall-of-honour/recipients.html |title=Wall of Honour: Recipients |work=Murray High School |publisher=New South Wales Department of Education |date=n.d. |access-date=20 July 2019 }}
  • Lauren Jackson {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}}{{spaced endash}}former basketball player; represented Australia at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics; captained the Opals
  • Lee Kernaghan {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}}{{spaced endash}}country music singer, songwriter and guitarist
  • Brett Kirk{{spaced endash}}former Australian rules footballer and now coach; played with and captained the Sydney Swans
  • Carly Findlay{{spaced endash}}Australian writer and speaker; activist on disability issues{{Cite news|url=http://carlyfindlay.com.au/2013/05/12/ichthyosis-awareness-month-my-dads-story-it-was-never-easy-being-the-father-of-a-girl-with-special-needs/|title=Ichthyosis Awareness Month: My Dad's story ~ "It was never easy being the father of a girl with special needs."|date=12 May 2013|work=Carly Findlay|access-date=24 October 2018}}{{self-published inline|date=July 2019}}{{self-published inline|date=July 2019}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.donthideitflauntit.com/i-never-want-to-blend-in-by-carly-findlay/|title=I Never Want to Blend in By Carly Findlay – Don't Hide It, Flaunt It|date=25 July 2015|work=Don't Hide It, Flaunt It|access-date=24 October 2018}}
  • Tony Armstrong{{spaced endash}}Australian rules footballer

See also

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