Killara High School

In addition to our extensive book collection, our library also offers students the opportunity to engage in communal colouring and find-a-word activities, fostering a strong sense of unity and collaboration.

Check out the many new books on display in our library. Reading is a superpower.

Killara collaborative puzzles in the library are stronger than ever. Well done students. Many students contribute to each puzzle. Every piece makes a difference.

Today for Fun Friday Ms Saliba and the SJC held a bake sale to raise money for Lifeline. Students also got involved in the push-up challenge to win their choice of a delicious baked good. Thanks to all the students who got involved.

We had a Busking Competition on Fun Friday hosted by the Arts Council. There was a huge turnout on a gloomy day to watch our amazing talented performers. Thank you to the Arts Council, Light & Sound and Ms Berry.

An amazing experience for all students involved. Thank you Dr Sandra Krishnan for inspiring our students. Thank you for saving lives.

Our theatre was full with all students absorbing every inspiring story shared by Dr Sandra Krishnan. Dr Sandra’s key themes were about the art of failing and being courageous enough to believe, dream, plan, execute, fail, and then rinse and repeat. Students were also introduced to the work of a surgeon in removing skin cancer, and conducting laparoscopic surgery.

Associate Professor Dr Sandra Krishnan - “Today, as a surgeon, I get to operate using my hands and brain. It’s an incredible experience. Now that I’m also teaching surgery, I tell my students, I owe it to humanity to help make you the best doctor.”

Dr Krishnan will deliver an inspirational presentation in Killara Academy on Tuesday morning at 730am.

Dr Krishnan is an incredible inspiration to all and she has been a huge hit in the past with our students. You can read about Dr Krishnan’s personal journey here.

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Thank you parent volunteers for dedicating your efforts towards preparing and showcasing delicious food items for our community, during Killara High School’s Food Festival. Lots of families also purchased containers of food to take back home to the rest of the family. Many others enjoyed eating and socialising under our wonderful new covered outdoor learning area whilst enjoying the music. Many visitors stayed throughout the entire 3 hours, which was lovely to see. Thank you P&C for your vision in bringing this event to life. Our students will benefit from this event. Let’s do it all again in 2025.
Matt Cross MP - thanks for your support.

Thank you to our parent volunteers who operated food stalls, prefects who managed the service desk, student musicians who performed, staff who helped, families who brought amazing energy, and our broader community for your love and support. Tonight was very special for our community. Our second international food festival was a huge success. The positive energy was amazing. Tonight was about celebrating our community, and we did that with thousands in attendance. Thank you Matt Cross MP for your unwavering support of our school. Let’s do it all again next year. Thank you KHS P&C.

KHS Food Festival 2024. 15/6/24 from 5pm.
What’s for dinner?
Here’s a sneak peek of a few menus…

Get hungry!

KHS Food Festival - Tomorrow, Sat June 15 (5pm to 8pm).

Home-cooked cuisine from 15 different countries all under one roof!

Plus Entertainment Schedule:
- 510pm Welcome speech (with Robin Chand)
- 520pm Award winning KHS Jazz Band performance (20-30 mins)
- 555pm Guitar performance by Chaos in Control (10 mins)
- 620pm Award winning KHS Jazz Band performance (20-30 mins)

Along with playlist from International DJ Chris C at all other times!

KHS brand new merchandise will also be available for purchase.

Come and support our school and have a wonderful evening with us!
Great food, music and company. Only once a year. See you there.

KHS P&C Food Festival Team

Article by NSW Department of Education about Killara High School. Well done students and teachers. Students at Killara High are getting a taste of university study while still at school. Jim Griffiths reports.
“We want to emphasise that success is built on overcoming setbacks and that there are no shortcuts to success.”
This year, students will hear from 15 guest speakers, including Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley; NSW Senior Crown Prosecutor Mark Tedeschi; neurosurgeon Dr Gemma Olsson; heart and lung transplant surgeon Dr Emily Granger; and Qantas A380 pilot Wayne Daly. Students have also learnt from real estate agent Katheryn Purdy on how to buy property in NSW. “We're finding a lot of parents are choosing to enrol their children into Killara High School because they want their children to experience the Killara Academy program,” Mr Chand said. Thank you Mrs Dixon, Mrs Po***ck, Mrs Pitt and Mrs Urquhart.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/news/latest-news/academy-awards-microcredentials-at-school

'Killara Academy' awards microcredentials at school Students at Killara High are getting a taste of university study while still at school. Jim Griffiths reports.

Open to Years 10-12. On Monday afternoons we run our popular study program with Art of Smart Education professional tutors. Homework, assessments, revision and study skills - come along and have fun. No bookings and no cost. We have had over 450 participants across our first 14 sessions. It’s fun. It’s loud. It’s all about learning together. Let’s collectively strengthen our culture of positive learning at Killara High School. Thank you P&C for funding this program.

A big thank you to Mr David Segal, who has kindly donated this set of encyclopedias on 'The Australians'. Starting at pre 1788, this leather bound collection of eleven volumes, is taking pride of place in our Lion Library. Mr Segal's two children attended Killara High School between the years of 1973 and 1979. His five grandchildren also attended our school in the years between 2010 and 2019.

University micro-credential program. It was our honour to present this morning on our popular university micro-credential program to our friends from Castle Hills HS, Cherrybrook Technology HS, Asquith Girls HS, Northern Beaches Secondary College and Westfields Sports HS. Killara High School is the only school in Australia that has this program integrated into our extra-curricular offering. Please see Mrs Po***ck our Leader of University micro-credential programs in our school library for more information. Thank you Mrs Urquhart, Mrs Dixon and Mrs Po***ck for your leadership. Soon we will expand our offering to include:
🫀🫁🧠💊Public health approaches to infectious disease
🌏⭐️Speeches and speech-making
🦠🩺🧪Microbes – friend or foe?
👮⚖️🔎The technology of crime control

See Mrs Po***ck if you are interested in completing a university micro-credential. Open to all year groups.

The world of veterinary science. It was a full house for our Killara Academy learning experience this morning with Dr Martine Perkins taking our students on a journey through the world of veterinary science. Students learnt about the skills, study and dispositions associated with the wonderful world of being a vet. Dr Perkins owns and operates The Village Vet which is an amazing practice that cares for animals. Thank you Dr Perkins for inspiring our students. We also welcomed our friends from Castle Hill HS, Cherrybrook Technology HS, Asquith GHS, Northern Beaches Senior College and Westfields Sports HS.

Year 8 & Year 10 Course Information Sessions will take place Thursday, 20 June. See Compass for more details.

Week 6 was a very busy week for the Music Faculty. Our Orchestra, KSWE, Concert Band and Senior Strings Ensembles performed at the Sydney Eisteddfod at the Chatswood Concourse. Congratulations to all students on their excellent performances.

Dear Killara Families. To further assist our students and families prepare for assessments in high school, here is the webinar recording from our exclusive Killara High School study skills webinar with Art of Smart Education that happened earlier in the week. This is titled- How to Support Your Teenager Get Motivated and Into a Consistent Study Routine.

It’s suitable for all year groups and all parents. Lots of great study tips. A reminder that our after school tutoring program with the Art of Smart Education tutoring team for Years 10-12 happens every Monday 3:15pm-4:15pm in the library. No bookings. Just come along and have fun.

How to Support Your Teenager Get Motivated and Into a Consistent Study Routine

Celebrating the joy of sports and school community! Our fantastic Sports Council students, accompanied by Mr. Smith, organised a pizza stall and sports-themed m***i day, featuring uplifting music and an exciting large volleyball match in the main quad. The Sports Council raised funds for new KHS sports jerseys. Our new COLA ensured the event went ahead regardless of the weather.

Year 8 Japanese food culture experience.

Students studying Japanese in Year 8 had a memorable Teppanyaki lunch, where they witnessed the amazing skills of the talented chefs who prepared their food. It was an interactive private dining experience as they caught items thrown by the chefs. There was a lot of laughter throughout the experience. This excursion coincides with the unit of work on food that our students are currently learning in Japanese.

Empowering our students to envision limitless possibilities - today's Google Virtual Excursion connected Killara High School students with trailblazing software engineers at Google. Students learnt about careers at Google, the skills required for a career in software engineering and students toured the amazing Google headquarters in Sydney. Thank you Daniel, Courtney and Beverly for inspiring our students.

An amazing evening learning about criminal law and careers in the legal field with Mark Tedeschi KC. Our Killara Academy and Stage 6 Legal Studies students participated in this rare educational experience with a former Senior Crown Prosecutor. Thank you Mark Tedeschi for volunteering your time and energy to inspire our young people.

It is an honour for Killara High School, and particularly for our amazing teachers, to be selected to participate in a research workshop for a Department of Education funded project involving Sydney University and The University of Technology Sydney studying What’s the evidence - Developing indicators of teacher quality. This is a significant recognition of our work. Thank you Professor Alyson Simpson from Sydney University and George Harb, education academic from UTS.

An amazing evening of music. Killara Schools Partnership strings workshop and evening concert. It was spectacular to see primary school students collaborate with Killara High School students. Thank you Ms Dale, Ms Dixon, Conductor- Gabby Jung, LEPS teacher Rachel Melo and Killara Public School’s Jenny Whymark. Thank you parent volunteers.