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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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What a fantastic session with Now Sounds presented by CAN at Katanning Senior High School!
Our Year 7 to Year 10 students with permission, had an amazing opportunity to explore a wide range of creative talents throughout the workshops, including:
• creating artwork and visual concepts
• photography activities
• recording lyrics and sounds
• continuing production work on their songs
• choreographing and practising dances to include in their performances
A huge thank you to the visiting artists for sharing their time, creativity and industry knowledge with our students.
Your encouragement and support helped students step outside their comfort zones and express themselves in new and exciting ways.
It has been amazing to see students building confidence, creativity and teamwork while developing their own unique projects. We are excited to see these ideas continue to grow over the coming sessions! 🎤📸🎨💃
#NowSounds #CAN #KSHS #Creativity #StudentVoice #MusicProduction #ArtsEducation
Great photos! Can’t wait to see/hear what they have created 😍
🏐 West Coast Fever – Great Southern High School Netball Cup
📅 14 May
✅ This event is a Student Services Good Standing Reward.
Eligible students and parents have now been notified
Limited numbers apply — first consents returned will make the team.
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#WestCoastFever #highschoolnetbal #GreatSouthern #schoolsports #katanningshs
🎉 Congratulations to Karen on your award!
We are so lucky to have you as part of our decicated team of educators. 👏🌟
#SouthRegionalTAFE #katanningtafe #katanningshs
Did you know that Drone Operations is one of the fastest-growing careers in aviation?
With pathways available from the age of 16 and training courses that can be completed in weeks, career opportunities now span multiple industries and locations worldwide.
Industry Insights and Networking
Gain real-world insights into today’s diverse aviation career pathways and network directly with industry leaders across a range of aviation careers including the CEO of Global Drone Solutions, Mahmood Hussein.
This immersive experience will equip you with:
• Knowledge of emerging aviation careers
• Practical tools to support student and client pathways
• Current insights into future-focused career opportunities
• Direct connections with industry leaders
Event Details
📅 27 August 2026
📍 Bentley Technology Park
⏰ 9:00am – 3:00pm
More dates and locations are available on our website.
Secure Your Space Today!
Scan the QR Code on the attached flyer or visit: skycareers.com.au/events/aviation-professional-development-day
#dronecareer #AviationCareers #futurejobs #STEMCareers#CareerPathways #AviationEducation #katanningshs
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Our Student Leadership Group is proud to be supporting Do It For Dolly Day on Friday, 8 May 💙
This important day is all about standing together, spreading kindness, and raising awareness to help put an end to bullying.
To get involved, there will be biscuits for sale at recess and lunch, a blue photo booth to show your support, and prizes up for grabs! We encourage everyone to wear blue and join us in choosing kindness.
#doitfordollyday #choosekindness #endbullying #StudentLeadership #katanningshs #bekind 💙
Our Year 8 STEM students have been hard at work designing their very own energy-efficient homes!
Using skills in drafting, mathematics, and digital design programs, students have created detailed house plans focused on sustainability and smart energy use. Their designs will soon come to life as they are precisely cut using our wooden laser cutter.
But it doesn’t stop there! Students will then construct their models and apply their knowledge of electrical circuits to install solar-powered lighting systems, bringing a real-world engineering element into the project.
This hands-on learning experience is a fantastic way for students to combine creativity, problem-solving, and practical STEM skills while exploring the importance of sustainable design. We can’t wait to see the finished homes!
I'm a bit of a fan of solar-passive houses!
Today in Year 11 and 12 Science in Practice, students engaged in a hands-on practical exploring how the combustion triangle can be applied to fire safety. Using this knowledge, students tested a range of fire safety tools, including fire blankets and fire extinguishers, to better understand how fires can be controlled and extinguished.
A big thank you to DFES Katanning Fire and Rescue Service and Mr Aron Burnett for their support and expertise in bringing real-world context to our learning.
#ScienceRocks #MrPearnsClass #SIP #KSHS #FireSafety #KatanningFireandRescue
Love it Mr Pearn!!
🧁 Bake Sale Tomorrow!
Tomorrow, Thursday 30 April, the Girls Country Week Netball Team will be holding a bake sale.
⏰ Selling at recess and lunch
💰 Prices start from $2
Come along and support the team!
#katanningshs #countryweek
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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