Lake Illawarra High School is a high school

High school

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 offering a wide selection of courses.
Located on Reddall Parade, which follows the shores of Lake Illawarra

Lake Illawarra

Lake Illawarra is a large coastal lagoon located in the city of Wollongong about 100 km south of Sydney, New South Wales.The lake receives runoff from the Illawarra escarpment through Macquarie Rivulet and Mullet Creek, and has a narrow tidal entrance to the sea at Windang...

, the school is bordered by the suburbs of Mount Warrigal

Mount Warrigal, New South Wales

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, Warilla

Warilla, New South Wales

Warilla is a seaside suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the more established areas and is nestled between other suburbs of Mount Warrigal in the west, Barrack Heights and Barrack Point in the south and Lake Illawarra in the north....

 and Lake Illawarra

Lake Illawarra, New South Wales

Lake Illawarra is a southern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia located on the southern side of the Lake Illawarra entrance....

. It is in close proximity to Windang and Warilla beaches, Stockland Shellharbour

Stockland Shellharbour

Stockland Shellharbour is one of the largest shopping centres in the Illawarra area, located on Lake Entrance Road at Shellharbour City Centre, approximately 20 km south of Wollongong. It is owned and managed by Stockland, a property developer...

 and Warilla Grove shopping centres, Shellharbour TAFE College and Shellharbour Hospital

Shellharbour Hospital

Shellharbour Hospital is a major district hospital located in the Shellharbour area of New South Wales. It is part of the Southern network of the South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service, and receives students from the University of New South Wales and University of...

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The school offers a broad curriculum. In the junior years a special literacy class is available to students with learning difficulties. Extension opportunities are provided for talented students in a range of subject areas.
In the senior school traditional academic subjects such as Physics

Physics

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, Chemistry

Chemistry

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, Economics

Economics

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, Extension Mathematics

Mathematics

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 and English are offered. In addition vocational courses are offered in Hospitality

Hospitality

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 and Catering

Catering

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, Building

Building

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 and Construction

Construction

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, Furnishings and Metal

Metal

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s and Engineering

Engineering

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The school emphasises the intrinsic worth of art and music as valuable cultural influences in the formation of the cultivated mind. Visual Arts

Visual arts

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 and Graphics

Graphics

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 students have designed and painted murals and features in strategic parts of the school. Music

Music

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students have produced a number of CDs.

Many students are selected to represent Lake Illawarra High School in swimming, athletics and cross country carnivals, at zone, regional and state levels. Students are encouraged to enter state knock out competitions in a variety of sports.