Turramurra High School
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| Turramurra High School | |
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| Colour(s) | Teal blue, Light blue, black, gold & white |
| Website | turramurra-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/ |
Turramurra High School is a large public comprehensive co-educational high school of approximately 1177 students, operated by the New South Wales Department of Education, located in
Sports
Turramurra High School holds annual athletics, swimming and cross country carnivals.
Sporting facilities at the school include two ovals, one indoor basketball court, and two outdoor basketball courts. The school is centrally placed to a number of sporting facilities such as 'The Field of Dreams' baseball diamond, Auluba Oval, West Pymble Pool, Canoon Tennis Courts & Netball Courts, West Pymble & Hornsby Gyms, Thornleigh Brickpit, Macquarie Centre Ice Rink and many dedicated ovals inside the area. The school also has convenient access to sports facilities at Macquarie University.
Notable alumni
- Ianthe Astley-Boden – rugby union player
- Shane Gould – swimmer; won gold medals for the 200m Individual Medley, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle. 1 silver medal for 800m freestyle and bronze medal for 100m freestyle at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games
- Tim Jackson– Sprinter; Represented Australia in the 1996 Olympics and two Commonwealth Games in 100m sprint and 4x100 relay; attended Turramurra High School from 1981 to 1986
- Gail Neall – swimmer; won gold medal for the 400m Individual Medley at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games
- Amy Ridley – goalball athlete
- Anne-Marie Schwirtlich – Director-General of the National Library of Australia (2011–2017)
- Dave Sharma – Senator for NSW, Former Member for Wentworth, former Australian Ambassador to Israel, School Dux, 1993[1]
- Chris Tuatara-Morrison – rugby union player
- David Speers – Australian Journalist and Presenter
- Travis Bazzana - College baseball player at Oregon State University and top prospect in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.
See also
References
- ^ "Australia's youngest Ambassador is of Indian Heritage". Indian Herald. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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