International student program
There are approximately 56 international students currently enrolled at Kogarah High School in 2019. They are from China, Vietnam, Japan, The Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Mongolia and South Korea. Kogarah High School provides innovative and engaging learning opportunities across the academic, sporting, cultural and civic curriculum to all the international students.
International student meetings
At Kogarah High School, international students have regular meetings fortnightly. In the meetings, students are provided with additional support and informed about the important regulations and policies from DE international. They may also share and discuss any issues related to their study and homestay.
International student activities
At Kogarah High School, international students participate in various activities such as Chinese New Year celebrations, Harmony Week and swimming and athletic carnivals. They also visit places in Sydney such as Sydney Taronga Zoo, Sydney Indoor Rock Climbing Centre and Darling Harbour on excursions.
International student prefects
- Xin (Kitty) Gu
- Shibo (Davis) Jian
International student achievements
- Achievements include: International student awards to
- Qian (Alice) Wu who also achieved 95.65 ATAR 2017
- Roger Liang 2017
- Brian Wang 2017
International student award achievers
Brian Weihan Wang from China received the Leadership Award. In his role as school vice-captain, he was an outstanding role model for other students and assisted his school's international student coordinator in supporting other international students.
(As extracted from DE International Outstanding Contribution 2017)
Click here for a Youtube clip on Brian
Student testimonials
“Words alone cannot express my gratitude, but I hope you understand how privileged and proud I am, and all of us are, to be a student of Kogarah High School. To all the teachers, I would like to thank you for being with us and helping us throughout the year. Without you, our accomplishments would have been very different.”
THUY LINH CHU,
Vietnam