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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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Wednesday Winter Warmers this week! ❄️🥣
Join us this Wednesday for a cosy lunch of chicken soup and savoury muffins — only $5!
Last week of term – don’t miss out! 💛
#katanningshs
Country Week is officially underway! 🎉
Opening ceremony completed and spirits are high!
#CountryWeek #KatanningSHS #SchoolPride #schoolsportwa
Happy 17th birthdays to Charlie and Kaydance 🎈
Good luck everyone
Good luck to all the KSHS teams. 💙❤️
Have a great week Team KSHS ❤️💙💪
good luck enjoy have fun
⚖️ Court is in session!
On Friday, Ms Tonga’s Year 10 HASS class brought the Australian legal system to life with a mock criminal trial. 👩⚖️👨⚖️
Our prosecution team came exceptionally prepared, delivering detailed speeches and presenting a range of exhibits—from a Chicken Treat receipt and CCTV footage to medical documents and even the alleged murder weapon! Meanwhile, the defence team impressed with sharp thinking, witty rebuttals, and their own compelling evidence, ultimately arguing a unique plea of not guilty due to insanity.
Expert witnesses, including doctors and psychologists, took the stand, and the courtroom quickly heated up during intense examinations and cross-examinations. In a dramatic twist, the defendant even attempted an escape mid-deliberation before being returned for the verdict!
The jury found the defendant guilty of murder—but the question remained: prison or psychological care? Our calm and composed judge ultimately ruled that further medical assessment was required before sentencing.
A big thank you to Ms Rowe’s class for their outstanding work as the jury—carefully considering the evidence and treating the trial with professionalism and seriousness throughout. 👏
#katanningshs #HASS #MockTrial #LearningInAction #FutureLawyers #StudentVoice #CourtroomDrama #katanningshs
Kirsty Flugge - here's your kids 🙂
Our Book Club students had a wonderful visit to the Katanning Public Library, where they became reading role models for the community.
Students read nursery rhymes to children during Story Time, helped with games and activities during mat time, then enjoyed a library tour. They also completed a fun challenge that taught them about the types of questions librarians answer, how to locate books, and how to return them to the correct shelves.
Congratulations to Trishia and Willow, who were our activity winners!
A huge thank you to Sophie and Emily for your warm hospitality and for making the visit such an enjoyable and engaging experience for our students. We appreciate everything you do and look forward to visiting again.
Miss Klingsporn
🏀 Country Week 2026 🏀
Best of luck to our Country Week squad as they head off to compete! We’re proud of your hard work and commitment—play your best, support each other, and enjoy the experience.
Fixtures can be found here: www.schoolsportwa.com.au/senior-high-schools/
#katanningshs #schoolsportwa
Best of luck to all players & attenders! A big thank you to staff involved in organising and attending Country Week for our students.👍🎉
So proud of you all
🎉🏐 COUNTRY WEEK 🏀🎤
We’ve just wrapped up our Country Week Assembly and are so excited to send off all our amazing KSHS teams! 🙌💙
A big shoutout to our teams and coaches:
🏐 Boys Volleyball – Coach Mr Gaudin
🏐 Girls Volleyball – Mrs Whitehouse
🎤 Speech & Debating – Ms Tonga
🏐 Netball Teams – Ms Sandwell & Ms Powell
🏀 Basketball Team – Ms English
👏 We wish all our students the very BEST of luck as they head off to compete, make memories, and proudly represent KSHS!
🚍 Departure Info:
All Country Week students will be departing on Sunday.
Please make sure students arrive at the front of the school by 2:30pm.
📱✨ Don’t forget to keep an eye on our socials — we’ll be posting updates and results throughout the week so you can follow along and cheer them on from home!
💙💛 Good luck everyone — have an amazing week!
#KSHS #CountryWeek #GoTeam 🎉
Great good luck from WACoA Narrogin!!!
Good luck everyone, go enjoy & make your teams proud 👍💕
Our Year 7 Science students have been exploring the fascinating world of simple machines by investigating pulleys and counterweights.
Through hands-on activities, students tested how counterweights can be used to balance loads and make lifting objects easier.
By experimenting, observing, and making adjustments, students developed their understanding of forces, motion, and mechanical advantage while putting scientific concepts into practice.
It was great to see their problem-solving skills and teamwork as they worked to achieve the perfect balance!
Ms Klingsporn
Today, our Year 8 Humanities students had a visit from two Katanning Police Officers 🚓👮♂️👮♀️. They spoke about students’ rights and responsibilities when interacting with law enforcement and answered some great questions from the class 💬.
Students were particularly interested in topics such as the Police Academy 🎓, the different roles within the police force, and even the strangest places officers have found people hiding 🤭.
Thank you to our local officers for sharing their time and experiences with us 🙌.
#katanningshs #wapolice
Sally Brooks
Students from the Follow the Dream and Bushranger programs enjoyed an after-school Now Sounds Photo Walk, learning the fundamentals of portrait photography while exploring Katanning.
The session challenged students to step outside their comfort zones, whether behind the camera or in front of it, while developing new photography skills and confidence.
We look forward to seeing the finished portraits!
#katanningshs #nowsounds #countryartswa #followthedream #bushrangers #photography #CreativeLearning #RegionalArtsWA
Great photos!
Wow, I wish I could take photos that are even half as amazing as these all are. Well done.
Wow!
Our fourth Now Sounds Residency at Katanning Senior High School was another fantastic day of creativity and collaboration!
Students took the next exciting step in their music journey by recording their own lyrics, building their confidence in the recording studio, learning music production techniques, and creating original merchandise artwork to accompany their music.
A special highlight of the day was welcoming back former KSHS student Shah, who returned to share his artistic skills and creative journey with our students. It was inspiring for students to learn from someone who once walked the same halls and is now giving back to the school community through his passion for art.
A huge thank you to the Now Sounds team and all of the artists involved for continuing to provide our students with authentic creative experiences. These residencies are helping our young people develop confidence, creativity and practical skills while exploring future pathways in the arts.
#katanningshs #nowsounds #countryartswa #CreativeLearning #RegionalArtsWA #artseducation #StudentCreativity #ProudAlumni
Our Year 8.3 Science students have been exploring the fascinating world of volcanoes! 🌋
This week, students investigated how the viscosity of magma affects volcanic eruptions by testing different liquid mixtures. They observed how thicker and thinner "lava" behaves, helping them understand why some volcanoes erupt explosively while others produce slow-moving lava flows.
To finish the lesson, students designed and built their own model volcanoes, ready to apply what they've learned about volcanic processes.
Hands-on science is a fantastic way to bring classroom learning to life and develop curiosity through investigation.
#MsDuerrsClass #ScienceAtKSHS #Year8Science #Volcanoes #HandsOnLearning #STEM
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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