Lake Illawarra High School is a government-funded

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, located on Reddall Parade, which follows the shores of

Lake Illawarra Lake Illawarra ( Aboriginal Tharawal language: various adaptions of ''Elouera'', ''Eloura'', or ''Allowrie''; ''Illa'', ''Wurra'', or ''Warra'' meaning pleasant place near the sea, or, high place near the sea, or, white clay mountain), is an ope ...

, in the

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region of

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, Australia. Established in 1972, the school enrolled approximately 519 students in 2018, from

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to Year 12, of whom 18 percent identified as

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and eight percent were from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the

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; the principal is Tony Hicks.

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The school is bordered by the suburbs of Mount Warrigal,

Warilla Warilla is a seaside suburb of the City of Shellharbour, Australia within the Wollongong urban area. It is one of the more established areas and is between the suburbs of Mount Warrigal in the west, Barrack Heights and Barrack Point in the s ...

and

; and is in close proximity to Windang and Warilla beaches, Stockland Shellharbour and Warilla Grove shopping centres,

Shellharbour TAFE College Shellharbour (also known as Shellharbour Village) is a suburb located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It also gives its name to the local government area, City of Shellharbour, and its central business district, Shellhar ...

and

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. The school offers a broad curriculum. In the junior years a special literacy class is available to students with learning difficulties. Extension opportunities are provided for talented students in a range of subject areas. In the senior school traditional academic subjects such as

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, Chemistry, Economics, Extension Mathematics and English are offered. In addition vocational courses are offered in

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and Catering, Building and Construction,

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and Metals and Engineering. The school emphasises the intrinsic worth of art and music as valuable cultural influences in the formation of the cultivated mind.

Visual arts The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile art ...

and Graphics students have designed and painted murals and features in strategic parts of the school. Music students have produced a number of CDs. Many students are selected to represent Lake Illawarra High School in swimming, athletics and cross country carnivals, at inter-school, regional and state levels. Students are encouraged to enter state knock out competitions in a variety of sports.

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* 1972 establishments in Australia Public high schools in New South Wales Schools in Wollongong Educational institutions established in 1972 City of Shellharbour {{NewSouthWales-school-stub

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