| Wirreanda Secondary School | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Respect Responsibility Honesty Achievement |
| Established | 1977 |
| Chair | Colin Jevons |
| Principal | Karla Pobke |
| Enrolment | 1090[1] |
| Campus | Wirreanda Secondary School |
| Colour(s) | blue, white, grey, naval green |
| Website | http://www.wirreandasecondary.sa.edu.au/ |
Wirreanda Secondary School is a Government of South Australia public high school in Morphett Vale, Adelaide, South Australia. 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.[2]
The word Wirreanda is an Indigenous Australian name for Place where wallabies live under tall trees. Derived from the Aboriginal wirra – 'gum tree' and ando – 'rock wallaby'.[3]
- ^ "2021 annual report" (PDF). 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/sport/pages/sport/9678/?reFlag=1 [dead link]
- ^ "Poorinna - Witchelina".