Morley Senior High School

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Morley Senior High School, (also known as MSHS, Morley High School, Morley or MSHS'ers) is a co-educational government school in the suburb of Noranda, Western Australia. It teaches Year 8 to 12 in the Australian education system. The school is a multi-level school located within 20 minutes of Perth, and 5 minutes from the Morley Galleria shopping area.

The current principal of Morley Senior High School is Mrs Gay Fortune. She joined the school in 1998 and is the 5th principal in the school's history.

Established in 1971, the school is located on a 10 hectare campus and is built on a faculty school design. Morley Senior High school is equipped with a gymnasium, practical and creative arts area (including the new Art Centre, completed in 2002 for Art, Photography, Graphics and Media) IT centre and canteen. There is a separate upper school block with facilities for Science, Maths, English and Society & Environment. Also in the upper school block, is a common room for student recreation and relaxation. Internet access is also available in all learning areas.

Morley Senior High School has had a long involvement with exchange schools, and has established sister schools from Italy, China and Japan. Each year, the school hosts exchange students from these schools for short and long term exchange programmes.

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The school has a strong tradition of academic excellence and continues to achieve academic results in all areas. Curriculum guides explain subjects and courses of study, including special courses such as Music, Technology, Aeronautics, Dance, Theatre Arts, Drama, Japanese, Chinese and Italian. Upper school students who seek an alternative to academic studies, may enrol in Vocational Education and Training Programmes, which include studies in Visual Industry Design, or a general course of vocational studies.

The school motto is "Together We Achieve", which reminds students of "the rich and vibrant support network that bonds them".