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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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Yesterday our Year 8 and Year 10 students got creative with Now Sounds, producing some fantastic rhymes inspired by their experiences in Katanning 🎤✨
From sharing local stories to learning how to scratch and build beats, students stepped into the world of music production with confidence and enthusiasm. It was great to see creativity, collaboration and plenty of laughs as they developed their own unique sounds.
We’re excited to see how their ideas continue to grow over the coming sessions!
#nowsounds #can #katanningshs #schoolrap
Today, our Year 7 and Year 9 students who returned their permission slips took part in the Now Sounds music and art incursion 🎶🎨
Students explored writing lyrics, creating beats, and sharing ideas through creative expression. The sessions were full of laughs, new experiences, and fantastic engagement throughout.
By the end of the workshops, students had already begun producing a collaborative song and even started creating a dance to go with it — an impressive effort!
Don’t forget to head down to the Katanning Rec Centre – Youth Zone on Tuesday 17 March from 4:00pm to 6:00pm to have a go yourself.
Everyone’s an artist in their own way.
#nowsounds #katanningshs #culture #music
We’re excited to be bring our youth together and make *Now Sounds* come alive in Katanning. 🎶✨ Looking forward to an unforgettable time of connection, energy, and music! #YouthLed #community #Katanning
A huge thank you to all our students who participated in the Synergy Solar Car Challenge in Albany! 🚗☀️
One of our Year 8 teams achieved an outstanding result, finishing 3rd in the Year 8 division. 🥉
Katanning Primary School also performed brilliantly, finishing 3rd in the Year 6 division - congratulations!
Students had an amazing time persisting through challenges, problem-solving, and working as a team throughout the day. We wrapped it all up with some well‑deserved fries and ice cream before the long trip home 🍟🍦
A big thank you as well to the parents and families for getting students to school bright and early and supporting them throughout the challenge - it truly makes a difference.
Miss Klingsporn
#synergysolarcarchallenge #STEMinAction #studentsuccess #Katanning #solarpower
Important information for Year 7 & 10 parents.
💉 School Vaccination Program – Year 7 & Year 10
WA Health will be visiting high schools this year to deliver routine, nationally recommended vaccinations for Year 7 and Year 10 students. These vaccines help protect students, their families, and the wider community from preventable diseases.
Vaccines offered:
• Year 7: dTpa (diphtheria, tetanus & whooping cough) + HPV (2 injections)
• Year 10: Meningococcal ACWY (1 injection)
Parents/carers are asked to complete the VaccinateWA intent form to consent or decline.
👉 Your child cannot be vaccinated without your consent.
👉 Forms can be completed anytime at: vaccinatewa.health.wa.gov.au
For more information, visit HealthyWA, or contact our School Health Nurse, Jessica Caldwell (Jessica.caldwell@health.wa.gov.au)
Thank you for supporting this important health initiative.
#katanningshs #VaccinateWA #WAhealth #SchoolHealth #CommunityHealth #ProtectOurKids
🔬 Year 8 Science Investigation – Bouncing Ball Efficiency!
Our Year 8 Science students have been busy investigating energy transfer and efficiency through a hands-on experiment with bouncing balls.
Students designed their own investigations by changing different variables, including the type of ball, the surface it was dropped on, and the drop height. By measuring how high each ball bounced, they were able to analyse how efficiently energy was transferred during each bounce.
It was fantastic to see students thinking like real scientists — planning fair tests, collecting data, and discussing why different materials and surfaces affect the results.
Great work Year 8! 👏
#katanningshs #Sciencekatanningshs #msduerrsclass
🏀🧠 Boys Basketball Team Quiz Night! 🎉
Our KSHS Boys Basketball Team is hosting a Quiz Night Fundraiser at the Sprigg Bar! Come along for a great night out, test your trivia skills, and help support our talented players.
📍 Sprigg Bar
📅 Date: 22 May
🎟 Tickets available from the Rec Centre, 🏀🧠 Boys Basketball ctice or KSHS Front Office
Bring your friends, enjoy the atmosphere, and support our boys on and off the co🏀🧠 Boysn🏀🧠 Boys Bl🏀🧠 Bn🏀🧠 Boa🏀🧠 Bg#katanningn🏀🧠 Boys Basp🏀🧠 Boysp#SupportOurStudentsdents
🧠🎤 KSHS Debating Team Quiz Night! 🎉
Our first Katanning Senior High School debating team in 10 years is hosting a Quiz Night Fundraiser at the Katanning Club on 18 April!
Grab your friends, test your knowledge, and support our incredible students as they step back into the world of competitive debating.
🎟 Tickets available now from the KSHS Front Office.
Come along for a fun night and help us support the team!
#katanningshs #DebatingTeam #quiznight #fundraiser #katanning #communitysupport #schoolspirit #SupportOurStudents
📢 Public School Review Report Now Available
We are pleased to share that our Public School Review report is now available on our school website.
🔗 Read it here: katanningshs.wa.edu.au/publications/
Our team at Katanning Senior High School was acknowledged for passionately embracing the challenge of school improvement with strong strategy, clear focus, and a commitment to collaboration and inclusivity.
With widespread community support, our dedicated staff continue to help students achieve success through genuine care, positivity and meaningful engagement.
We invite our school community to read the report and celebrate the collective effort that makes KSHS a supportive and thriving place to learn.
#katanningshs #publicschoolreview #SchoolCommunity #ExcellenceInEducation #ProudtobePublic #StudentSuccess
Keep up the good work.
Congratulations to our staff on a very positive review 👏 This report demonstrates to our community they can be confident in the quality of the education our students are receiving at KSHS. Thank you to all the staff involved in this rigorous review process.
Congratulations to Ian and the KSHS team on the overwhelmingly positive review. It is very evident from the accountability report that the school is on a strong, well-led, improvement trajectory.
So many positive changes at KSHS over the past year or so. The dedication and enthusiasm of the teaching staff was clear at the recent swimming carnival, such a great atmosphere for the students. Congratulations on the successful school review. It’s wonderful to see the school moving forward so positively for both students and the wider community.
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