Australind Senior High School
| Australind Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Australind, Western Australia Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°16′42″S 115°43′45″E / 33.2782°S 115.7292°ECoordinates: 33°16′42″S 115°43′45″E / 33.2782°S 115.7292°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public School |
| Motto | Through Endeavour, Success |
| Established | 1987 |
| Principal | Gregory Slavin[1] |
| Enrolment | 982 (2012) |
| Campus | Australind |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/rolymo99 |
Australind Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Australind, a regional centre 163 kilometres (101 mi) south of Perth, Western Australia.
The campus is made up of modern buildings that overlook the Brunswick River.
The school was established in 1987 and by 2012 had an enrolment of 982 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 34 (3%) of whom were Aboriginal.
The school was not officially opened until 1994 after operating for 7 years.
A 14 year old student stabbed two classmates during lunchtime in 2006 and went to trial in 2007,[2] the boy was acquitted following his giving evidence that he brought the knife to school in order to defend himself and that three other students had initially provoked the fight.[3]
In 2007 the school received federal government funding to implement the Success for Boys program.[4]
Enrolments at the school have fluctuated over the last six years. Enrolments have been 983 students in 2007, 1216 in 2008, 1157 in 2009, 1010 in 2010, 982 in 2011, 982 in 2012, 977 in 2013 and 1007 in 2014. It is projected that with Year 7 cohort moving to high school in 2015 and the half cohort departing enrolments will be around 1350 in 2015
The school came third overall in the 2012 and 2013 Country Week carnival behind cross-town rivals Bunbury Senior High School who won and Albany Senior High School who came second.[5]
See also
List of schools in rural Western Australia
References
- ↑ "Department of Education Schools online". 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ↑ "ABC News - Teen to face trial accused of school stabbing". 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ↑ "ABC News - Boy acquitted over schoolyard stabbing". 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ↑ "ABC News - High School scheme to motivate male students". 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ↑ "Bunbury Mail - Bunbury Senior High crowned Country Week Champions". 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-23.