Menai High School

Menai High School
Menai High School
Location
	Illawong, New South Wales; Australia
Coordinates	34.0029°S 151.0238°E
Information
Type	Public Coeducational
Motto	Care and Commitment
Established	1988
Principal	Barney Ellevsen
Grades	7 – 12
Enrolment	~1236
Colour(s)	White, red and green.
Website	http://www.menai-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Menai High School is a secondary school located in Illawong, a suburb in Sydney's Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

History

Menai High School was opened in February 1988. Don Harwin was the first principal; after he retired in 1997, Edith McNally took over. She retired in 2015, and was succeeded by Barney Ellevsen.[1]

Curriculum

Menai High school has a successful sporting background, with many teams participating in regional competitions. Other extracurricular activities supported by the school include an agricultural farm, debating, drama and music.

The school has also participated in cultural celebration events, such as in 2006, when the Beverly Hills Intensive English centre visited Menai High School.[2] As part of a cultural exchange program, the event, with performing arts exchanges and food stalls, ultimately aimed at addressing racism and tolerance.

Notable alumni

Steve Smith – Australian international cricketer and former captain of the Australian national cricket team.[3]
Amanda Harrison – award-winning musical theatre actress. She has performed across Australia and in the West End, and is currently playing Elphaba in the Australian production of the musical Wicked, a role that she originated.
Blake Powell – a footballer for Sydney FC
Erin Bell – netball player for the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
Robert Whittaker - UFC Middleweight World Champion
Tom Glover – goalkeeper for Melbourne City FC and Australia national under-23 soccer team
Zak Rowlands - reigning World Beer Pong Champion 2017-20. Winner of the Bob Hawke Award in 2018.

References

"History". web.archive.org. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
"Menai High & Beverly Hills IEC". Racism. No Way!. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
"Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

External links

Menai High School website

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[1] "History". web.archive.org. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[2] "Menai High & Beverly Hills IEC". Racism. No Way!. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[3] "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 28 September 2020.