Ulladulla High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in the town of Ulladulla on the south-east coast of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1974, the school enrolled approximately 1,200 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom seven percent identified as Indigenous Australians and seven percent were from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Denise Lofts.

Principals Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Time in office Notes Robin Cantrill 1989 1991 years Paul Connor 1992 2002 10 years Tracy Provest 2003 2012 years Denise Lofts 2013 incumbent 10 years

Controversies

In 2011 Ulladulla High School faced criticism over its management of Special Religious Education. The then principal, Tracy Provest, was criticised by some parents for requiring non-religious students to attend scripture lessons to acquire 'non-scripture' notes, and providing minimal supervision for those 'opting out'.South Coast public school kids unable to opt out of scripture classes, ABC Illawarra, 3 February 2011 Made to Listen in on God's Lessons, The Daily Telegraph, 3 February 2011 Students were bullied into scripture lessons parents claim, The Daily Telegraph, 17 February 2011

In 2009, Ulladulla High School was featured in the media for allowing the Christian-affiliated Organisation, Choices, Decisions, Outcomes to provide sex education classes to students.Today's lesson: condoms in the classroom cause controversy, Heath Gilmore, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 Dec 2009,

In 2006, the Principal, Tracy Provest, allowed students to be breathalysed at school socials, despite this being against Departmental guidelines.Breathalysed at high school, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 July 2006

Notable alumni

Turia Pitt – Australian athlete, Ironman Triathlon contestant, 2014 NSW Premier's Award for Woman of the Year recipient, Young Australian of the Year finalist 2014/2016, motivational speaker and author

Matt Best – drummer in the band Tonight Alive signed to both Fearless Records and Sony Music Entertainment Australia Luke O'Donnell – former professional rugby league footballer Gary Warburton – professional rugby league player with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Notable staff Jihad Dib – former teacher who later became a Labor minister in the Minns Government.

See also

List of government schools in New South Wales: G–P List of schools in Illawarra and the South East Education in Australia

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