About Us

Education at Inaburra, however, is not about ensuring that our graduates, as a consequence of developing their capacity to learn, are empowered to accumulate more resources over the course of their lifetimes. Our desire for our students is that they might become people of generosity rather than accumulation, humility rather than arrogance and compassion rather than self-importance. We seek to encourage our students to be generous in the classroom, humble enough to admit when they don’t understand something and compassionately supporting their classmates who are struggling with a particular concept or idea. As a Christian school, our focus is on the development of learning character. Staff and students alike are encouraged to become people who are gracious, compassionate and self-controlled learners, ready, willing and able to be a blessing to those around them now and into the future.

You would be very welcome to come and experience for yourself the life and ethos of Inaburra School.

Dr James Pietsch became Principal of Inaburra School at the start of 2018. Prior to commencing at Inaburra, Dr Pietsch was the Dean of Professional Development and Learning at St Luke’s Grammar School in Dee Why where he had previously been Head of Mathematics. He has also held positions as the Dean of Residents at New College at the University of NSW, and as a lecturer and tutor in educational psychology at the University of Sydney. He holds a doctorate in educational psychology and brings a wealth of experience in education and leadership to his role as Principal.

Our Story

In the late 1970s, after surveying their local community, Sutherland Baptist Church saw a need to establish a Christian school in the local area. On 10 August 1980, the church accepted the recommendation of an education sub-committee that a high school should be established in the Menai district. So in pursuit of a dream, they sold their church property in Sutherland and crossed the Woronora River to establish Inaburra School and a new church now known as Menai Baptist Church.

Facing significant financial risk and overcoming many obstacles, a portable building was erected on the corner of Billa Road and Bangaroo Street for the use of the preschool and church in 1980.

Inaburra High School opened in 1982 in temporary accommodation at Gymea Baptist Church. The School comprised of 60 Year 7 students and 24 Year 8 students. Stage One of the Inaburra Complex was still being built and it wasn’t until Term 2 of that year that the School moved to the present site. On Monday, 24 May 1982 at 8:30am the staff and students of Inaburra High School began their first day in their newly built facility on the Billa Road site.

Over three decades later, the dream of the founders has now been realised with over 1000 students.

Our Future

2019-2021 Strategic Direction

In our three and a half decades, Inaburra School has built a strong reputation as a school of first choice in the Sutherland Shire and surrounding suburbs. Historically, the school’s strengths have been in Christian education, pastorally-caring relationships, creative and performing arts, and future-oriented innovation. In recent years these strengths have been broadened to include the quality of our facilities, the professionalism of our operations, the use of ICT for student learning and the holistic nature of our education. Inaburra is increasingly becoming an exemplar school in the independent sector in NSW.

Academic Results

2019 HSC Results

Congratulations to the HSC class of 2019 at Inaburra School. Having completed their thirteen years of formal schooling, they have achieved wonderful results which reflect their positive approach to learning at Inaburra. While there are some excellent results achieved by a number of students, there are also many students whose growth in learning and understanding is cause for celebration and we recognise and acknowledge the achievements of them all.

Studies of Religion – Over 93% of this cohort achieved a result in the top two bands; 53.3% of students achieved band 6 (compared with 10.91 across the State), 40% of students achieved band 5 (compared with 35.24 across the State).

The following subjects all recorded averages that exceeded the State average by more than 10%:
Drama, Industrial Technology – Multimedia and Textiles and Design.

The following subjects all recorded averages that exceeded the State average by more than 5%:
Ancient History, Biology, Community and Family Studies, Design and Technology, Earth and Environmental Science, Food Technology, Mathematics Standard 2, Mathematics Extension 1, Music 1, Science Extension and Studies of Religion.

The following subjects had 100% of students achieve a band 6 or band 5 result:
Drama, English Extension 2, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Music 1, Music 2, Music Extension, Science Extension, Textiles and Design.

Other notable aspects of the HSC results for 2019 include:

• 31% of Inaburra students achieved at least one result in the top band
• A total of 45 Band 6 results and 195 Band 5 results were recorded (49% of all results)
• A Drama group performance was nominated and selected for OnStage: Jordan Hood, Daniella Caruso, Leila Broughton, Madeleine James, Savannah Pullman and Ulani Behrens.
• Kaitlyn Russell was nominated and selected for inclusion in ART EXPRESS (Visual Arts)
• Eden Inglis and Bronte Phillips were selected for inclusion in ART RULES (Visual Arts)
• Danielle Caruso and Aaron Wilson were nominated for ENCORE (Music)
• Joshua Henley, Blake Hurford, Reece Owen & Lilli Waugh were nominated for InTech (Industrial Technology)
• Ulani Behrens, Breanna Doncovski, Harrison Jurd and William Salmon were nominated for SHAPE (Design and Technology)

NAPLAN results
The My School website profiles Inaburra School and includes details of its NAPLAN results. Click here for a direct link to the website.