Wirreanda Secondary School is a

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. The school caters for students from Years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1977 and features a variety of special programs, including programmes to assist school leavers with entering the workforce. Wirreanda Secondary School is one of two Specialist Sports Schools in South Australia which offers a General sports course. The word ''Wirreanda'' is an

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name for ''Place where

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live under tall trees.'' Derived from the Aboriginal wirra - 'gum tree' and ando - 'rock wallaby'.

Special programs

Specialist Sport Course

The Specialist Sport Course at Wirreanda assists participants to develop skills, physical fitness, and knowledge in areas such as: *

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* coaching * officiating *

biomechanics Biomechanics is the study of the structure, function and motion of the mechanical aspects of biological systems, at any level from whole organisms to organs, cells and cell organelles, using the methods of mechanics. Biomechanics is a branch of ...

sports medicine Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the ...

sports psychology Sport psychology was defined by the European Federation of Sport in 1996, as the study of the psychological basis, processes, and effects of sport. Otherwise, sport is considered as any physical activity where the individuals engage for competi ...

Sports offered include: *

Australian Rules Football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

Netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

Dance Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

Surfing Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitabl ...

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

* and Outdoor Recreation.

International education

Wirreanda Secondary School offers a comprehensive International Student Program that includes Study Tours and a High School Graduate Program.

Flexible Learning Options and Transition to Employment

There are a number of programs at Wirreanda for students that are disengaged from learning, such as the Flexible Learning Options (FLO) or the Southern Collective Alternative Education Program (SCAEP). There are also programs available for students that wish to make the transition to

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. SCAEP is an off-campus education program for Year 9 and Year 10 students with strong links to the community through organisations such as

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and ICAN. The Wirreanda Adaptive Vocational Education (WAVE) program assists students that wish to transition from school to

Curriculum

Middle school

In Years 7, 8 and 9. Students must study: * PBL *

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and

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Students can study these subjects *

Arts The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both hi ...

(including

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and

Music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

) *

Home Economics Home economics, also called domestic science or family and consumer sciences, is a subject concerning human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and food preparation, as well as texti ...

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(

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) *

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(including

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and Technical Studies) In year 9 students do not study PBL must study something called ICS (Inquiry Centred Studies)

Senior school

In year 10 students must study these compulsory programs * ICS (Inquiry Centred Studies) *

and

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* HASS Students participate in the specialised studies they have chosen and work to complete their SACE. Informal contact is maintained with students, and encouragement given for them to continue to use the SHIP room computers and facilities.

Old location

Wirreanda was formerly located slightly south of its current location, being bordered between Chappel Avenue, Blundel Street and Richards Drive, however once the old Emu Winery was demolished, the new school was built in its current location between States Road, Richards Drive and McCartney Street.

Notable alumni

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- Former

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player, Big Brother participant and current radio host on Nova 91.9. *

Paul Paddick Paul Andrew Paddick (born 16 February 1967) is an Australian singer and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Captain Feathersword, "the friendly pirate", a character associated with the children's band the Wiggles, where he eventually cam ...

- Children's entertainer who plays

Captain Feathersword Paul Andrew Paddick (born 16 February 1967) is an Australian singer and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Captain Feathersword, "the friendly pirate", a character associated with the children's band the Wiggles, where he eventually ca ...

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. *

Megan Schutt Megan Schutt (born 15 January 1993) is an Australian cricketer who has played for the national team as a medium-fast bowler since 2012. Domestically, she plays for the South Australian Scorpions, for whom she debuted in 2009, and, since 2015, ...

- Australian international cricketer. * Jason Horne-Francis - Professional

player.

References

External links

Wirreanda Secondary School

Wirreanda High School (DECS Locations Directory)

Specialist Sports Schools in South Australia

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