[2] The word Wirreanda is an Indigenous Australian name for Place where wallabies live under tall trees.

[3] The Specialist Sport Course at Wirreanda assists participants to develop skills, physical fitness, and knowledge in areas such as: Sports offered include:[4] Wirreanda Secondary School offers a comprehensive International Student Program that includes Study Tours and a High School Graduate Program.

[5] The Wirreanda Adaptive Vocational Education (WAVE) program assists students that wish to transition from school to employment.

Informal contact is maintained with students, and encouragement given for them to continue to use the SHIP room computers and facilities.

Wirreanda was formerly located slightly south of its current location, being bordered between Chappel Avenue, Blundel Street and Richards Drive,[8] however once the old Emu Winery was demolished, the new school was built in its current location between States Road, Richards Drive and McCartney Street.