| All Saints' College | |
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God Gives The Will And The Power To Achieve
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| Location | |
| Bull Creek, Western Australia, Australia | |
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| Type | Co-educational, private |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1981 |
| Key people | Geoffrey Shaw (Principal) Peter Gow (Chair of the Board of Management)[1] |
| Enrolment | 1,200 |
| Colour(s) | navy blue, light blue & white |
| Website | www.allsaints.wa.edu.au |
All Saints' College is a private school situated on 18 hectares in Bull Creek, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It was the first coeducational Anglican school to be founded in the Perth metropolitan area and now caters for students from kindergarten to year 12/13.[2]
The college is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.[3]
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Planning for the college began in 1979, and the first enrolment was accepted in that year. Construction began in 1980 and the first classes were held in 1981. Initially the college had approximately 100 students, in years 7 and 8.
The college chapel was built in 1989, and the junior school in 1992. The swimming pool and learning centre were added in 2001.[4][5] A student gathering area named The Common was installed in 2008.[6]
In late 2009, the college adopted a new logo,[7] which was used from 2010 onwards.
A new indoor sports centre was completed in August 2010.[8][9] During 2010, the senior school library was expanded, re-opening at the start of the 2011 academic year.[10][11]
There are currently approximately 760 students in the senior school of All Saints' College. Students are allocated to one of six houses when they first join the college, and they (and their siblings) remain part of that house throughout their time at the school. Regular house activities, such as swimming, athletics, cross-country, chess, debating & quizzes encourage team spirit, friendship and inter-house rivalry.
The heads of house provide guidance to the students and are supported by the house tutors, who run the smaller tutor groups which operate within the house structure.
Year 8 students take part in a peer support programme which helps them to make the transition to senior school. Year 11 students are given training for a mentoring role in a peer support programme which has been operating for several years.
The year 12/13 learning centre was the first of its kind in Australia. The three-storey building comprises classrooms, laboratories and student amenities. Every room has air-conditioning, television and video and is online, with both wireless and wired network technology. The ground floor features an independent learning area with study carrels and computers, a quiet study room and a student common room.[12]
The junior school caters for students from kindergarten to year 6, after which they progress to the year 7/8 transition programme which has connections with both the junior and senior schools. Students are encouraged to participate in activities ranging from academic pursuits to cultural and sporting interests.
The junior school facilities include music rooms, an art complex, a library, computing facilities, an enrichment centre and a theatre.[12]
The houses are named after Western Australian historical figures.
The current house names were adopted in 1993. Before then, the names of the senior school houses were used. From 2012, the junior school will adopt the names of the senior school houses.
Forrest, Murdoch, O'Connor and Stirling were established with the college in 1981. Cowan and Durack were added in 1994 as the student numbers increased.