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.
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 [Australia women's national Association football|soccer team|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