Murray High School, Lavington

Murray High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in , New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1976, the school enrolled approximately 650 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 9 per cent identify as Indigenous Australians and 10 per cent from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; and the current principal is Norman Johnson-Meader.

The inaugural principal of Murray High School was H. Lyle Ingram (1976–1981).

Facilities

Murray High school's facilities include:

• Five computer rooms
• Eight work rooms for the visual arts, woodwork, metalwork and technical drawing disciplines
• Six science laboratories with all necessary equipment
• Two industrial kitchens, fully equipped
• Music and drama faculties
• Twenty class rooms
• A computerised library with study areas and extensive resource collections
• A multipurpose gymnasium, basketball courts, cricket nets, hockey field and an oval
• All rooms except woodwork and metalwork are equipped with projectors

Notable alumni

• Angela Iannottaformer soccer player and now soccer coach; represented the Matildas
• Lauren Jackson former basketball player; represented Australia at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics; captained the Opals
• Lee Kernaghan country music singer, songwriter and guitarist
• Brett Kirkformer Australian rules footballer and now coach; played with and captained the Sydney Swans
• Carly FindlayAustralian writer and speaker; activist on disability issues
• Tony ArmstrongAustralian rules footballer

See also

• List of schools in the Riverina
• Education in Australia

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