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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.
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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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📢 Save the Date – KSHS P&C AGM
Attention KSHS families,
Please save the date for the 2026 Katanning Senior High School P&C Annual General Meeting, to be held on Wednesday 16 September at 5.30pm in the Dome Boardroom (near the lift).
The AGM will be followed by a short general meeting. All executive positions will become vacant, and nominations are invited from parents and community members interested in joining the committee.
Our school is incredibly fortunate to have an active and supportive P&C that contributes so much to our students and school community. We would love to see this continue into 2027 and beyond.
The 2027 Senior School Ball Subcommittee will also be formed on the evening. If you would like to be involved, please attend the meeting or express your interest by emailing kshspc@yahoo.com.
A sincere thank you to the current executive committee for their dedication and service throughout the year. We look forward to welcoming new and returning members who are passionate about supporting KSHS and its students.
We hope to see you there! 😊
Happy to attend but don’t Finnish work till 6:30. How long do meetings usually run?
Our Year 7 Food & Fibre students have settled in wonderfully, developing confidence and taking greater responsibility for managing themselves and working safely in their new environment.
Students have been learning how to convert ingredient measurements from grams and millilitres into teaspoons, tablespoons and cups. They are now becoming confident using stovetops and ovens and have been busy putting their skills into practice.
Through practical cooking experiences, students have refined their cutting, measuring, mixing and baking skills while designing and producing their own delicious scones. They have also enjoyed making and tasting Fresh fruit salad, Lemon myrtle damper scones and Apple crumble, Choc truffle and Cornflakes cookies.
To celebrate their developing skills, our Year 7 students took part in a spirited Scone Baking Competition. Students demonstrated creativity, teamwork, attention to detail and growing confidence in the kitchen while making 7 different types of Scones.
A huge thank you to our wonderful volunteer judges for generously giving their time and sharing their expert feedback with our students. Your involvement made the competition a truly meaningful and memorable learning experience. 💕
We are very proud of how far our Year 7 students have come and look forward to seeing their confidence and skills continue to grow! 🌟👩🍳
Mrs Malik
TIC Home Economics
🌸 Bloom Festival – Year 10 Food & Fibre Textiles Incursion 🌸
As part of the Bloom Festival, our Year 10 Food & Fibre Textiles students were fortunate to welcome local artists Mrs Newman and Mrs Van Niekerk to our classroom on 26 August.
Students had a wonderful opportunity to explore sun-dyeing techniques and discover how the effects of shade and sunlight can create beautiful variations in colour and patterns. ☀️🎨
The students thoroughly enjoyed experimenting with the technique and creating their own beautiful cushions. 🧵🪡 Each cushion reflects their creativity, newly developed textile skills and individual designs.
We are very proud that the students’ cushions will be displayed at a local artisan shop as part of the Bloom Festival celebrations. 🌺
It was a fantastic opportunity for our students to learn new skills, work alongside talented local artists and strengthen our school–community partnership.
A big thank you to Mrs Newman and Mrs Van Niekerk for sharing their knowledge, creativity and time with our students. We look forward to seeing the students’ beautiful work showcased in our community! 💕🌸
#katanningshs #BloomFestival
Was such a fun project to do with the students as part of The Artisan Shop.
⚽ Good Standing Soccer saw both of our teams compete in a full day of competition in Albany, proudly modelling our RAPT values on and off the field. A special thank you to our student coaches for their leadership and support as part of their Certificate II in Sport and Recreation. Well done to everyone involved for representing Katanning Senior High School with pride! 👏
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📚🌟 Year 9 History Excursion - National Anzac Centre, Albany 🌟📚
Our Year 9 HASS students recently travelled to the National Anzac Centre in Albany as part of their History studies. 🇦🇺
This valuable learning experience gave students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of Australia's involvement in the First World War through interactive exhibits and the personal stories of those who served. 🎖️
Students explored the historical significance of Albany as the departure point for the first ANZAC convoy in 1914, helping bring their classroom learning to life and developing a greater appreciation of the experiences and sacrifices made by Australian servicemen and women. ❤️🌺
A big thank you to our HASS staff for organising this meaningful excursion and supporting our students throughout the day.#📚🌟 Years#📚🌟 Year 9 Histel📚🌟 Yearo#LearningBeyondTheClassroomsroom 🇦🇺📚🌺✨
How memorable for the students
👖 Jeans for Genes Day 👖
📅 Friday 4 September
🪙 Gold coin donation
Wear your jeans, bring a gold coin, and help support an amazing cause! 💙
🌟 KSHS Assembly Celebration - Respect Awards! 🌟
Yesterday at our school assembly, we celebrated students who have been demonstrating Respect, one of our KSHS Values. 👏🎉
Congratulations to all students who received an award for showing Respect by treating people, places and property with courtesy and care. 🏫✨ These students consistently demonstrate this value in the classroom and around our school, setting a wonderful example for others. 🌟
We are incredibly proud of your positive attitude, kindness and commitment to making KSHS a great place to learn and grow! 😊
👏 Join us in celebrating these amazing students! 🎊🎉
#KSHS #Respect #KSHSValues #ProudToBeKSHS #StudentSuccess 🌟🏆🙌😊🎉
What a wonderful award to receive 🤩
Last week for Book Week dress up day, our KSHS Book Club did a group Harry Potter themed costume!
This was a great way to celebrate Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone as our Book Club book of the term.
You can see that even our staff members got into the full magical spirit with a variety of costumes. Together we represented Hogwarts students, Hogwarts staff like Professor McGonagall, Professor Trelawney, and Professor Sprout, and even the dark side of the wizarding world with Bellatrix Lestrange and a Dementor!
Thank you to the English department for putting on a fantastic Book Week and encouraging a love of reading.
– Ms Tonga and Ms Klingsporn
🏃♀️🏃♂️ Athletics Carnival Lead-Up Events 🏃♂️🏃♀️
The countdown is on to the Katanning SHS Athletics Carnival on 25 September! Students have the opportunity to earn valuable faction points in our lead-up distance events.
📅 1500m Events 🏃 Wednesday, 2 September
🏃 Friday, 4 September
📅 800m Events 🏃 Monday, 7 September
🏃 Tuesday, 8 September
🏃 Wednesday, 9 September
🏃 Thursday, 10 September
We encourage all students to get involved, challenge themselves, and represent their faction with pride. Every point counts as we build towards Carnival Day! 🏆
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Last Thursday KSHS competed in Tournament of Minds. This is a competition focusing on creativity, collaborative problem solving, and critical thinking. Judges travelled down from Perth to watch our students compete in the Social Sciences challenge. It was exciting to have Katanning enter TWO ToM teams this year!
Our students worked in teams to present their 10 minute dramatic performance responding to a deep issue. This year, our teams addressed the topic of fast fashion and reflected upon the nuances of production, profit, consumers, and the environment.
Our students took ownership of all elements in their response to the challenge from script-writing to costume creation to rehearsal. Ms Tonga was especially proud of the way the teams responded intelligently on the spot to tricky questions from the judges following the performance.
The KSHS ToM team would like to give a special thank you to the art team and Ms Atkinson for supporting us in the weeks leading up to the performance by opening the art room at lunch, supervising preparation, and providing an endless supply of cardboard to match our students’ artistic visions!
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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