| Balcatta Senior High School | |
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| Balcatta, W.A, Australia Australia | |
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| Type | Public, Co-educational |
| Motto | Building the Future |
| Established | 1967 |
| Principal | Anna Kristancic |
| Enrolment | 557 Semester 1 2011 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Red and white |
| Website | http://www.balcattashs.wa.edu.au/ |
Balcatta Senior High School is a public co-educational high school in Perth, Western Australia. The school is located on Poincaire Road in the Perth suburb of Balcatta.
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The school was established in 1967[1] and caters for students in Year 8 to 12.
In 2003 the school won the inaugural Institute of Chartered Accountants Award in Australia’s Great Student Debate.[2]
The number of student enrolments has remained reasonably stable over the last five years. The school enrolled 496 students in 2007, then 523 in 2008, to 604 in 2009, then fell to 554 in 2010 and to 557 in 2011. The fall in student numbers from 2010 is a result of the enrolment age changing for students entering high school in Western Australia.
Balcatta's catchment area has been specified by the Department of Education and Training to include all or parts of the following suburbs: Balcatta, Gwelup, Nollamara, Stirling and Westminster. Some areas are able to attend Carine Senior High School or the Western Suburbs Secondary Schools Cluster. Balcatta's feeder primary schools are Balcatta, Takiri and West Balcatta. Lake Gwelup and Osbourne primary students most feed to Balcatta ut some are eligible to attend either Balcatta or Mirrabooka Senior High School.[3]
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