Turramurra High School
{{Short description|Public secondary school in New South Wales, Australia}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = Turramurra High School
| image = File:Turramurra-HS-logo-2.png
| motto = Obedience to Conscience
| established = 1967
| type = Public, secondary, day school
| principal = Desley Pfefferhttps://turramurra-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/t/turramurra-h/staff-directory/2025/2025_Staff_Email_Directory_c.pdf Staff email directory on Turramurra High School Website. Accessed 4/21/25
| city = South Turramurra
| state = New South Wales
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|33|45|26|S|151|6|53|E|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:AU-NSW}}
| campus = Suburban
| enrolment = ~1177
| enrolment_as_of=
| gender = Co-educational
| colours = Teal blue, light blue, black, gold & white {{colorbox|#008080}}{{colorbox|black}}{{colorbox|gold}}{{colorbox|white}}
| homepage = [https://turramurra-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/ turramurra-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/]
}}
Turramurra High School is a large public comprehensive co-educational high school of approximately 1177 students, operated by the New South Wales Department of Education, located in South Turramurra, a residential area on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1967, although the current premises weren't occupied until 1968, it adjoins the Lane Cove National Park. The school has links with nearby Macquarie University and the Whitehouse Institute of Design as well as local business organisations. The current school principal is Desley Pfeffer.
Notable alumni
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- Shane Gould{{spaced endash}}swimmer; won gold medals for the 200m Individual Medley, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle. 1 silver medal for 800m freestyle and bronze medal for 100m freestyle at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games
- Tim Jackson{{spaced endash}}Sprinter; Represented Australia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and two Commonwealth Games in 100m sprint and 4x100 relay; attended Turramurra High School from 1981 to 1986
- Gail Neall{{spaced endash}}swimmer; won gold medal for the 400m Individual Medley at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games
- Travis Bazzana – College baseball player at Oregon State University (2022-2024). 1st draft pick of the Cleveland Guardians in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.
- Amy Ridley – goalball athlete
- Anne-Marie Schwirtlich{{spaced endash}}Director-General of the National Library of Australia (2011–2017)
- Dave Sharma{{spaced endash}} Senator for NSW, Former Member for Wentworth, former Australian Ambassador to Israel, School Dux, 1993{{cite news|title=Australia's youngest Ambassador is of Indian Heritage|url=http://indianherald.com.au/australian-news/australias-youngest-ambassador-is-of-indian-heritage/5471/|access-date=9 July 2013|newspaper=Indian Herald|date=29 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725201336/http://indianherald.com.au/australian-news/australias-youngest-ambassador-is-of-indian-heritage/5471|archive-date=25 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}
- Chris Tuatara-Morrison – rugby union player
- David Speers – Australian Journalist and Presenter
- Tim Ford - Australian swimmer. Won silver in 1500m freestyle at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Ianthe Astley-Boden – Rugby union player
- Michael Lira- Film score composer
See also
References
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External links
- [https://turramurra-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/ Turramurra High School website]
{{High Schools in North Sydney}}
{{Public high schools in Sydney|state=collapsed}}
Category:Educational institutions established in 1967