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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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On Monday we had our final PBS Shop opening of the year where 88 students used their PBS points to choose personal prizes. Students will be able to roll over up to 200 points into next year to spend at the shop. We also celebrated reaching 90,000 PBS points with ice-cream for all students and staff. It’s fantastic to see our school community regularly displaying our school values of Respect, Achievement, Perseverance and Tolerance.
Such a great initiative for our students to earn their PBS points. Thanks for baking the yummy treats which they can also choose as prizes 😁
Last weekend, the Bush Ranger Cadets had their final camp to Albany. We swam at the beach, canoed on the King River, visited the Historic Whaling Station, Gap, Natural Bridge, and Blow Holes, and camped at Gilcreek Scout Camp. Thanks to all the students and staff who have made Bush Rangers a fun experience this year. We hope you have enjoyed learning new skills and exploring the outdoors. We look forward to welcoming new members and doing more great things next year. Miss Watson
A lot of everlasting memories made - well done everyone
Yesterday we had our last Book Club meeting of the term. We celebrated our study of the Hunger Games with a special feast displaying different delights from each district (and even the Capitol!). We also handed out prizes to our top readers of the term, Zavier and Amelia, who engaged fantastically with our reading challenges and dedicated themselves especially well to reading the novel. Well done to all our Book Club members for your commitment to reading and thank you to our amazing librarian Mrs Allen for hosting our gathering every week. Book Club will re-commence in Term 1 of 2026 and we will be reading Rick Riordan’s fantasy novel “Percy Jackson.” Happy reading, and we can’t wait to hear all about what you read over the break!
🎄Gingerbread Masterpieces 🎅
Over the past three lessons, our Year 9 Food & Fibre students have been busy planning, baking, assembling, and decorating their own Gingerbread Houses. This hands-on project allowed them to develop practical kitchen skills—such as precise measuring, dough handling, construction techniques, and creative decorating. Students worked with impressive patience and problem-solving as they built sturdy structures, experimented with icing ‘cement,’ and added detailed festive decorations. The results were colourful, imaginative, and delicious masterpieces, they were truly proud of.
Mrs Malik
Incredible Day of Culture & Creation!
What a successful day for our Follow the Dream students!
We were so honored to host Ash and Kelly from Kabartndesign for an amazing cultural workshop right here at the school. Our students got seriously hands-on:
• Painting the Seasons: They beautifully painted the SES poles for our new Indigenous bush tucker garden/yarning area, depicting the incredible six Noongar seasons.
• Boomerang Fun: We also had a blast learning how to throw boomerangs! Huge thanks to the students from Clontarf and Mr. Potts' class for joining in the fun.
• Artistic Masterpieces: Every student completed their own stunning sunset painting of ULURU.
A big thank you to Emu Lane for providing a delicious lunch to fuel our creativity!
This amazing day was made possible thanks to the full funding provided by the Poly Farmer Foundation Opportunities and Experiences Fund.
We can't wait to welcome Ash and Kelly back next year!
🎉 End of Year Assembly – Celebrating Excellence at KSHS 🎉
Yesterday, Katanning Senior High School proudly held our End of Year Assembly, a wonderful occasion to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students. This event showcased not only academic excellence but also perseverance, resilience, and commitment to learning throughout the year.
We were honoured to have Norm King, President of the Lions Club Katanning, as our special guest. Norm presented two prestigious awards:
🏅 Lions ATAR Scholarship – awarded to Namiyah Iszat Amalan for her exceptional academic performance and dedication to her studies.
🏅 Lions VET Scholarship – went to Patti Farmer (was absent - working hard at TAFE) for her outstanding achievements in vocational education and training.
We also celebrated students who received Academic Awards for their hard work and high achievement, as well as Perseverance Awards for those who demonstrated determination and persistence throughout the year. These awards reflect the incredible effort and commitment shown by our students in striving for success.
✨ 2026 Student Leaders Announced!
We are excited to see what our Student Leadership Team for will have planned for 2026.
Congratulations to these students for stepping up to take on leadership roles – we know you will do an amazing job!
🏆 House Cup Winner 2025
The competition was fierce all year, but one house rose to the top! Congratulations to Condeena for winning the House Cup for 2025. Your teamwork, spirit, and determination have been outstanding!
👏 Special Thanks
A huge thank you to the students who generously gave their time and effort to help with the Year 12 Valediction cooking and catering. Your hard work behind the scenes made the event a success and showed the true spirit of teamwork and community at KSHS.
This assembly was a fantastic way to finish the year on a high note, acknowledging the talent, effort, and growth of our students. We are so proud of each and every one of them.
Well done Bria.
Lisa Marie Wright
Year 10 Careers Camp 2026
So exciting! Thank you for creating these opportunities for our students ☺️
As the year wraps up, the process for selecting a new Student Leadership Group team for 2026 has been underway. Our Year 7-9 students got a taste of democracy this week as they entered the polling station (aka the good old KSHS library) to make their voice heard. Students lined up outside to read candidate statements to ensure they were fully informed voters, with our queue of eager citizens expertly crowd-controlled by Mr Burnett. Upon entering the polling station, they gave their name and answered the questions of the election officials Ms Duerr and Ms Palmer. We were sure to check voter eligibility! Upon receiving their ballot, students were guided to the ballot booths by Ms Tonga who clarified voting processes. Mrs Allen was also present to ensure ballots were submitted correctly into our ballot box.
It was awesome to see students taking our electoral process seriously and practicing the steps of voting. We can see that they will be pros by the time they turn 18 and go to vote in a “real-life” election! Perhaps next year we can even add a “democracy sausage”…
Voters who did not make it to the polling station on election day were tracked down by our electoral team. Here, they were offered a postal ballot and given “fines” for not voting. This was another awesome opportunity for a discussion about civic engagement.
Congratulations to all the successful candidates for student leaders who will be officially announced at our final end of year assembly. We all also congratulate all the students who ran even if they were not elected. You have all done a fantastic job of demonstrating our PBS values of Achievement and Perseverance.
Ms Tonga & Ms Duerr (Year Coordinators)
Definitely need the democracy sausage next year! Great to see the real processes being emulated.
This semester in STEM, Year 8 students had three choices of activities; designing, building, and racing carbon dioxide Dragsters; competing in First Lego League: Unearthed; or investigating problems that would need to be overcome for humans to live on Mars. Each project involved students defining the problem and constraints, brainstorming ideas, prototyping solutions, testing their ideas and refining their designs. Last week the students shared their journey with their peers and teachers, which was very interesting. Congratulations to all the students for developing their STEM skills.
Miss Watson
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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