Kanahooka High School

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Kanahooka High School
Towards a Better World
Established	1974
School type	Public School
Principal/ Headmaster	Peter Jones
Location	Dapto, New South Wales, Australia
Campus	Dapto
Enrolment	616 (2007)
School colours	Green and white (Juniors) Red and white (Seniors)
Homepage	www.kanahooka-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Kanahooka High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Dapto, 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Opening in 1974, the school's catchment area covers the southwestern part of the City of Wollongong and, as at Semester 2, 2007, the school has an enrolment of 616 students between Year 7 and Year 12.

[edit] History

The school was named for a point at the western shore of Lake Illawarra, said to mean "burial place of Hooka". Hooka was an Aboriginal chief living in the Berkeley area around the time of European settlement.

The school first opened on 29 January 1974 under principal B. Everitt, with 400 students in years 7 and 8. Due to bad weather and material shortages, demountables at Dapto High School were used until the school was completed. On 18 October 1974 they moved to the new site at Robert and Thirroul Streets. The school first offered HSC subjects in 1978. The school's population peaked at 1,164 students in 1983. With changes to demographics and the opening of other schools in the area, the school population fell to a relatively stable 650 in the late 1990s.

The school now has about 80 staff, 44 of whom are teachers.