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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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📅 S.A.L.T. Workshop – 18 September
Our Year 9 students had an incredible day at the S.A.L.T. (Supporting and Linking Tradeswomen) Workshop, where they built their own utensil caddies using real carpentry tools! 🛠️
With expert guidance from experienced tradespeople, students learned how to safely and confidently use a range of power tools. It was a hands-on experience that sparked interest in trade careers and built practical skills.
We were thrilled to welcome students from Narrogin SHS and Kojonup DHS who joined us for the day—new friendships were formed, and teamwork was on full display! 🤝
A big thank you to the S.A.L.T. team for inspiring our students and showing them what’s possible in the world of trades. 👷♀️👷♂️
#KSHS #SALTSkills #TradesWorkshop #RegionalSchoolsConnect #HandsOnLearning
Sounds like a great day!
🎉 Follow the Dream NAIDOC Raffle Winners! 🎉
A huge congratulations to Michelle Berrigan for winning first prize and Wendy Allen for winning second prize in the raffle created by our very own Year 8 student, Gracie Berrigan.
Gracie launched her own line of handmade products to raise money for an Indigenous charity of her choice. Her beautiful collection included luxurious bath salts and a nourishing hair mask, all inspired by Indigenous wellness traditions.
Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket—your support is helping make a difference!
#followthedream #NAIDOC20255 #StudentInitiativee #indigenouswellness #katanningshs #YouthLeadership #makingadifference
🔥🎉SPIRIT DAY IS COMING TO KSHS! 🔥🎉
📅 THIS ~ Friday 19 September 2025
🕘 Free Entry | 📍 Katanning Senior High School
💃🕺 THEME: 2000s THROWBACK!
Get your denim, bandanas, frosted tips, and flip phones ready — we’re going full Y2K mode! Dress up in your best 2000s outfit and bring the vibes! 😎📼🎧
💥 ACTIVITIES GALORE!
✅ Facepainting
✅ Chill Zone
✅ VR Headsets
✅ Mini Golf
✅ Art Activities
✅ Music
✅ Volleyball
✅ Basketball Competition
✅ Rounders
✅ Board & Card Games
✅ Lamb Petting 🐑
✅ Sumo Wrestling
✅ Human Foosball
✅ Games, Games, Games!
🍕 CANTEEN SPECIALS
Pizza 🍕
Popcorn 🍿
Sausage Sizzle 🌭
💸 Extras for Purchase ($)
Donuts 🍩
Food Trucks 🚚
🎯 FUNDRAISERS
🧁 Cupcake Decorating – raising funds for Lions Cancer Institute
💦 Dunk Tank – supporting Country Week 2026!
🎉 SPIRIT + FUN = UNFORGETTABLE DAY!
Ms English and her superstar helpers have planned an EPIC day for KSHS students! 💙💛 Don't forget to bring in some cash!!
Cheesy Pasta Bolognaise was a Hit!
Today’s Tasty Tuesday was a huge success! Students were lining up for delicious Cheesy Pasta Bolognaise, lovingly prepared by the amazing Mrs Gibson and her wonderful team of helpers.
A big thank you to everyone involved for making lunchtime so enjoyable. 😀😃😄
Felicity Burling Tahlia Lavrick Chelsea Robinson Rylee Justins Regan Bairstow Lachlan Patterson Hayden White Bonnie Rae Beckingham Cassidy Upton Kodie Batchelor Matt Levitzke Mathew Rundle Tai Bell Hanisah Lennox Courtney Lesk Samuel Hobley
Kazim Khap Kylie Walker Brendon Bedson Chloe Noonan Kelly Perry Anglique Mccarthy Maggie Bell Ashleigh Nuttall Dael Parnell Caleb Wells Todd Hetherington
Ill be attending as the year the time capsule was buried i was in year 8
Wendy Webster
Bradley Walker
Megan, Nicole, Karen, Erin, Tony, Kallum, Jenna, Rebecca, Bec, Bec, Margie, anyone else?
Tahlia Parkinson want me to collect yours? 😜
🏐Last Friday, Students vs Teachers Volleyball!
Big thanks to Mr Whitelaw, our awesome PE teacher, for organising a fun and energetic match between students and staff!
👏 Commiserations to the teachers this time… but there’s always the next round!
It’s fantastic to see our teachers getting involved and having some fun competition with students. Even if the teachers lost! 🫣
📣 Tasty Tuesday Alert!
🍝 Cheesy Pasta Bolognese is on the menu tomorrow at lunchtime in the canteen!
Prepared with love by our very own Mrs Gibson ❤️
💰 $7 – Cash only
Don’t miss out on this delicious warm meal!
A number of our staff and students have starring and supporting roles in the production of ‘Clue’, which opens next weekend. The Katanning Dramatic Society is donating $5 from each ticket sale from the shows on the 19th and 20th September to the 2026 Country Week teams, so come along and support our staff and students on and off the stage.
Here’s the link to the booking site www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1454200?date=2025-09-26
💛 R U OK? Day – Conversation Café at Lunchtime! 💛
Today at Katanning SHS, we came together to support one another at our R U OK? Day Conversation Café in the Library during lunch. Students joined our friendly Student Services team for warm chats, connection, and encouragement — all in a safe and welcoming space 💬☕️
A huge thank you to Ms Tonga for organising this wonderful event and helping create such a caring and connected atmosphere 💛
Let’s keep the conversation going — asking “R U OK?” can make a real difference.
Here’s how:
1️⃣ Ask – Find a quiet moment and ask “R U OK?”
2️⃣ Listen – Really hear what they’re saying
3️⃣ Encourage action – Suggest someone they can talk to
4️⃣ Check in – Follow up in a few days
#RUOKDay #ConversationCafe #KatanningSHS #MentalHealthMatters #BeTheDifference #ThankYouMsTonga
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🌼 R U OK? Day at KSHS! 🌼
Today our students enjoyed some delicious yellow cupcakes lovingly made and decorated by our amazing students and staff 💛
At Katanning Senior High School, we want all our students to understand the importance of checking in with each other and celebrating the power of a simple question: "Are you OK?"
💬 Plus, at lunchtime, we’re hosting a special Conversations Café in the library — a welcoming space to chat, connect, and support one another.
It’s all about creating a culture of care, kindness, and connection. Well done to everyone who helped make the day bright and meaningful! 🧁✨
#RUOKDay #KSHSCares #CupcakesForConnection #MentalHealthMatters #ConversationsCafe
That is great but are all the students OK
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Well done KSHS 👏🥰🌼💛💛
🌼 R U OK? Day is today 🌼
Let’s show our support by wearing yellow and bringing a gold coin donation.
🧁 Cupcakes and Milo will be available for sale at recess – don’t forget to bring your money!
Let’s come together to support a great cause and check in with those around us 💛
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.
(08) 9891 1100
katanning.shs@education.wa.edu.au