Karabar High School
| Karabar High School | |
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 Karabar High School's logo (also known as the K-Man) | |
| Location | |
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Queanbeyan, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 35°21′55″S 149°13′30″E / 35.36528°S 149.22500°ECoordinates: 35°21′55″S 149°13′30″E / 35.36528°S 149.22500°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Partially Selective Coeducational Secondary School |
| Motto | Life is for living/Quality education - Quality future |
| Established | 1977 |
| Principal | Andrew Turvey, M. Ed |
| Teaching staff | 120+ |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrolment | 1200 (approx.) (2015[1]) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Website | www.karabarhigh.com.au |
Karabar High School is a public high school in Karabar, New South Wales, Australia. Since 2010, it has been a partially selective high school, with a selective class being run with each subsequent year group beginning at the school. The school caters for a range of academic and vocational demands, and has a full-time support unit.
The school has had a recent boost in popularity, with the on-campus student population growing by around 100 people each year. The New South Wales Government has announced that the distance education center will be moved to Queanbeyan High School in the coming years.[2]
Other extra-curricular activities
Karabar High School has been involved in many extra-curricular activities over the years. A school production is also put on every year by the school's group of performing arts students. Karabar has participated in the RoboCup on a number of occasions. The school regularly enters teams in a range of sports, including rugby league, cricket, soccer, AFL, basketball, netball and hockey. The school also runs debating and public speaking groups, depending on student demand.
School facilities
The school caters for a wide range of academic and vocational pursuits, with a number of upgrades and refurbishments having taken place over the past ten years. The school is divided into seven faculties: English; Human Societies and its Environment, or HSIE; Maths; Science; Technical and Applied Studies, or TAS; Creative and Performing Arts, or CAPA; and Personal Development, health and Physical Education, or PDHPE.
Library
The school's library serves as the primary research center.
In 2015, for the second year in a row, the library hosted the 'Write a Book in a Day' event. Students collaborated with one of the English teachers in the library for a period of twelve hours to raise awareness and money for charity.
Notable alumni
- Terry Campese, former rugby league player;
- Brad Haddin, former Australian cricketer
- Glenn Lazarus, independent senator and former rugby league player;
- Mia Wasikowska, actress
- Mark Webber, Formula 1 driver