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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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🧁 Country Week Girls Volleyball Bake Sale 🏐
The Country Week Girls Volleyball Team will be holding a bake sale on Friday 15 May to help support their Country Week journey.
Come along and grab a treat to show your support — every purchase helps!
#katanningshs #countryweek #bakesale #SupportOurStudents
Our Year 8 Mathematics students have begun an exciting Statistics and Probability Investigation!
Students are conducting real probability experiments using coins, dice and cards to explore:
🎲 Experimental vs theoretical probability
📊 Two-way tables
⭕ Venn diagrams
📈 Data analysis and interpretation
Over four lessons, students will complete over 100 trials, analyse patterns and use mathematical language to explain their findings. It has been fantastic seeing students engaged in hands-on learning while developing important numeracy and problem-solving skills.
#KSHS #MathsInAction #StatisticsAndProbability #Year8Maths #HandsOnLearning #MsDuerrsClass
✨ Year 9 Careers Camp – Albany Experience ✨
Our Year 9 students recently returned from an inspiring Careers Camp to Albany, where they explored a wide range of future pathways through hands-on learning and local industry experiences.
During the camp, students toured SR TAFE Albany and UWA Albany, gaining valuable insight into post-school options and participating in Career Tasters including:
• Light Automotive
• Electrotechnology
• Floristry
• Horticulture & Landscaping
• Conservation & Land Management
• Indigenous Tourism – including a meaningful On Country experience
Students also visited an Australian Blue Gums plantation, where they learned about the diverse careers within the forestry industry. The tour highlighted pathways in seed collection, nursery operations, plantation management, harvesting and export, showcasing the many opportunities available in this vital regional sector.
A huge thank you to all our hosts and industry partners who made this experience both engaging and memorable. Camps like this help our students connect learning to real-world careers and imagine what their futures could look like.
#katanningshs #careerscamp #albanywa #FuturePathways #HandsOnLearning #VETPathways #RegionalCareers #StudentOpportunities
Our Year 8 Science students 🧪🌍 have been busy investigating different types of rock weathering and erosion 🪨✨.
Through a range of hands-on experiments and activities 🔬👐, students explored both physical 💥 and chemical 🧫 weathering, and examined how erosion 🌬️💧 shapes our environment over time ⏳.
A fantastic, engaging investigation that brought Earth science concepts to life in action! 🌏👏
🧵 Year 7 Food & Fibre – Sewing 🧵
Our Year 7 Food & Fibre students have been busy learning a variety of decorative stitches as part of their sewing unit. They have shown great creativity and enthusiasm while working on their first project — a handmade bookmark.
Students are excited to complete their bookmarks, which have been thoughtfully designed as Mother’s Day gifts. It’s wonderful to see their skills developing alongside the pride they take in creating something special for someone they love. 💐
#katanningshs
Premier’s Reading Challenge!
Look at these reading legends! We are so proud of the students already getting involved in the Premier’s Reading Challenge and building their love of reading. These students will be in the draw for next week's prizes 🌟
There’s still plenty of time to sign up and join the challenge! Students can log the books they read and work towards exciting goals while discovering new stories, authors, and adventures along the way. Click here to sign up: Premier's Reading Challenge - Premier's Reading Challenge
Why join?
📖 Build reading confidence
📖 Discover new books and genres
📖 Challenge yourself
📖 Celebrate your reading achievements
Students are also encouraged to come along to Book Club every Tuesday morning at 8:15am with Ms Klingsporn and Ms Tonga. It’s a fantastic opportunity to share book recommendations, enjoy reading activities and connect with other students who love books!
Happy reading, KSHS!
Jess Hogan Way to Go Annalyce !
Steve Deb Hogan She has done very well 🥳
Georgia Nicholas ❣️
The Student Leadership Group would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped make Do It For Dolly Day such a success today.
Thank you to Ms Tonga for busily organising gifts and prizes for our winners, and to Ms Duerr and Ms Malik for supporting the student leaders with baking.
A special thank you to Ms Watson and Nicholas for their excellent judging skills throughout the day. Well done on the following prize winners: Jrayden, Griffin, Claire, Jayelle, Tahleia and Rylee. Great effort!
Thank you also to Emma, Leah, Charlotte, Braydon, Addison and Hariz for helping sell baked goods and running the photo booth for gold coin donations. We appreciate Tahleia for completing all of the announcements throughout the day, and Leah, Tahleia and Hariz for collecting student donations.
Most importantly, thank you to all students and staff who dressed in blue, donated and supported the day. It was wonderful to come together as a school community to spread kindness and remember Dolly’s Dream.
Any last donations can be made here: support.dollysdream.org.au/fundraisers/katanningseniorhighschool/do-it-for-dolly-day
#DoitforDollyDay2026 #KSHS #Blue
Today Katanning Senior High School is proudly supporting Do It For Dolly Day by going blue to help end bullying. 💙
Every donation helps support Dolly’s Dream programs, providing education, support and resources for young people and families affected by bullying across Australia.
If you would like to support this important cause, donations can be made here or follow the QR code: support.dollysdream.org.au/fundraisers/katanningseniorhighschool/do-it-for-dolly-day
Together we can spread kindness, start conversations and remind others that they are never alone.
#DoItForDollyDay #GoBlueToEndBullying #KindnessMatters #KSHS #WiderCommunityConnection
📱 How to give consent for an event on the Compass App ✅
1️⃣ Download & open the Compass app on your phone
2️⃣ Log in using your parent/carer details
3️⃣ Tap the 🔔 Notifications or go to 📅 Events
4️⃣ Select the relevant school event
5️⃣ Tap ✅ Provide Consent / Accept
6️⃣ Complete the consent details and submit
✔️ That’s it — consent done!
Parents — sick of filling out permission notes?!
📱 Download the Compass app
With the click of a button you can:
✅ Give consent
✅ Submit attendance notes
✅ Pay for excursions and fees
✅ Update your details
Easy. Fast. Paper‑free. 🙌
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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