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Learn MoreKatanning Senior High School serves a multicultural and linguistically diverse community including Afghani, African, Burmese, Chinese, Karen, Malay, Maori, Noongar and Thai. We celebrate and respect individual differences and work in harmony to ensure success for all students. We are the senior high school of choice for the great southern region.
A unique learning environment
Engaged Learning
At our school, your child will have the opportunity to engage in a challenging and comprehensive educational program within a caring and nurturing school.
Individual Approach
Your child’s individual academic and social needs will be met within a school that values achievement, respect, tolerance, and perseverance. Our professional and experienced teachers are committed to ensuring that all students strive to excel.
Community Partnerships
At Katanning Senior High School, the success of our students is demonstrated by direct entry into university, apprenticeships, traineeships or employment. Graduates from Katanning Senior High School achieve in many different areas including business, academia, trades, teaching and human services.
Rise to the challenge with Bush Ranger Cadets
The mission of the Bush Ranger Cadet program is to support young Western Australians to take an active and lead role in the conservation of the natural environment and to understand the mechanisms for its management.
Developing creativity and critical thinking through STEM
Lower school students have one lesson a week in the STEM room where they develop their capabilities in critical and creative thinking as they learn to: generate and evaluate knowledge, clarify concepts and ideas, seek possibilities, consider alternatives, and solve problems.
Get a head start with vocational pathways
With the Great Southern Trade Training Centre on site, KSHS Students get an early start towards a Vocational Pathway in the Automotive and Engineering Industries if they choose to. The facilities include vehicle hoists, CNC Plasma cutter, CNC Lathes, and Miling Machines, Hydraulic guillotine and Pan brake and a host of Welding Technologies.
Follow the dream
Katanning Senior High School offers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students the opportunity to participate in the Follow the Dream: Partnerships for Success program (FTD).
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Year 12 Career and Enterprise students stepped out of their comfort zones this term by completing mock panel interviews. After researching a chosen career and practising questions in class, they faced a panel of three interviewers. A big thank you to Follow the Dream Tutor Tahlia Atkinson, Clontarf Director Lindon Hunt, and Katanning Rotary members Peter Kerin, Andrew Pritchard, and Kevin Newman for volunteering their time!
The Bush Ranger Cadets recently spent an afternoon session pulling weeds at Piesse Lake to help provide space for the native plants to grow. Students carefully collected the weeds into bags to try and reduce the spread of the seeds. It was validating to see that the sections we had weeded last year had less weeds this year. Well done to our students for showing respect by caring for our environment.
Thank you to our students and staff who wore blue for Do It For Dolly Day last Friday. We raised $114 which will be given to the Dolly Dream foundation to run programs to support young people and families affected by bullying. The students also wrote pledges on butterflies stating how they can look out for others, and suggestions of activities to promote positive mental health.
From the Student Leadership Group.
#DoItForDollyDay25 #DoItForDollyDay #DoItForDolly
Today we showed our support for Do if for Dolly Day 2025. The Student Leadership Group gave every student a blue cupcake or biscuit made by our Bush Ranger Cadets and collected donations. If anyone would like to make a donation to Dolly’s Dream, they can do so here: www.dollysdream.org.au/fundraisers/katanningshs
#DoItForDollyDay25 #doitfordolly #doitfordollyday
Year 10 Uni Camp - Days 2 & 3
Day 2
Year 10 students visited ECU Joondalup to complete a campus and greenhouse tour, and a science activity. Students worked in the science lab to investigate ‘Aquatic Mini Beasts’ where they were required to examine samples from a lake and identify aquatic specimens in the style of ‘Guess Who?’ using dichotomous keys. Afterwards, students were taken on a guided tour of ECU’s green house and discussed study options and career paths linked to horticulture. In the evening students participated in archery and a ropes activity called Crate Climb, where in groups, students had to build towers using milk crates to climb up to reach an object and then descend to the ground. It was fantastic to see our students' using skills such as teamwork, problem solving and critical thinking to achieve a common goal.
Day 3
On the final day, Year 10 students departed Ern Haliday Recreation Camp and travelled to North Metro TAFE, Northbridge. Students completed a campus tour and learnt what it means to study at TAFE and the pathways and courses available for further study post Year 10. Our visit concluded with a specialised tour of the CUT Mine, a simulated underground mine experience which provided a snapshot of work conditions in an underground mine and career pathways in the mining industry.
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What a fabulous couple of days!
Thank you to the teachers for showing the kids an inspirational few days.
Do it for Dolly Day – this Friday 9 May
The KSHS Bush Rangers have made some blue cookies to share.
Dolly’s Dream is to have a kinder and safer world for Australia’s kids and community. Dolly was badly affected by bullying and we know that bullying continues to affect many young people, particularly at school or online. On ‘Do It For Dolly Day’ we think about how we can be kind to others, stand up to bullies, and reach out for help when we need it.
This Friday everyone is invited to wear blue (denim allowed) for a gold coin donation, and share in free cookies or cupcakes and facepainting at recess. Funds raised will go towards anti-bullying programs and supports for children. If anyone would like to make a donation to Dolly’s Dream, they can do so here: www.dollysdream.org.au/fundraisers/katanningshs
From the Student Leadership Group
#doitfordolly #DoItForDollyDay25
Year 10 Uni Camp
Day 1: Year 10 students visited Murdoch and Curtin Universities. 16 kms of walking completed!
Murdoch University - campus and accommodation tour, criminology workshop involving analysing the criminal profile of four suspects linked to a real life1969 cold case plane bombing.
Curtin University - campus and accommodation tour, lunch courtesy of Curtin University, and a STEM challenge involving remote operations of micro satellites from Earth.
Students concluded the evening by completing a challenge designed to develop teamwork, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Teams had to complete challenges in the dark, without torches and avoid detection by "Rangers" (teaching staff) armed with torches. The winning team successfully collected five objects hidden outside... in the dark!
Year 10 Uni Camp students left bright and early this morning. They will spend the next three days exploring further education and training opportunities available post Year 12
What a great experience! Whoever thought of this, it’s a terrific idea
Do it for Dolly Day – this Friday 9 May
Dolly’s Dream is to have a kinder and safer world for Australia’s kids and community. Dolly was badly affected by bullying and we know that bullying continues to affect many young people, particularly at school or online. On ‘Do It For Dolly Day’ we think about how we can be kind to others, stand up to bullies, and reach out for help when we need it.
On Friday everyone is invited to wear blue (denim allowed) for a gold coin donation and share in treats and facepainting at the canteen at recess. Funds raised go towards anti-bullying programs and supports for children. - Student Leadership Group
#doitfordollyday #DoItForDollyDay25 #doitfordolly
Congratulations to Jacinta Woods for highest attendance at FTD after school sessions. she was presented with a certificate, gift and gift voucher.
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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻well done
Jacinta Woods 🩷
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we live and work, the Goreng Noongar peoples and their Elders, past present and emerging.
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