- Newman Senior High School
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Newman Senior High School Location Newman, Western Australia, Australia Coordinates 23°21′42″S 119°44′02″E / 23.3617°S 119.7340°ECoordinates: 23°21′42″S 119°44′02″E / 23.3617°S 119.7340°E Information Type Public School Motto Determination Established 1971 Principal Alan Curtis[1] Enrolment 289 (2009) Campus Newman Colour(s) Red, Blue and Gold Website http://www.newmanshs.wa.edu.au/ Newman Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Newman, a regional centre 1,186 kilometres (737 mi) north of Perth, Western Australia.
The school was established in 1961 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 289 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 72 (25%) of whom were Aboriginal. The school initially opened as a junior high school in 1971 and continued to operate as one until becoming a high school in 1974. The campus buildings were constructed by the Mount Newman Mining Company in 1972 before being taken over by the Education Department in 1974.[2]
See Also
List of schools in rural Western Australia
References
- ^ "Education Department of Western Australia – Schools Online". 2009. http://www2.eddept.wa.edu.au/schoolprofile/main_page.do?displayURL=overview.do&schoolID=4114. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "State Records Office of WA". 2009. http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/Details/Agency_Detail.asp?Entity=Global&Search=&Op=Any&Page=12&Id=1155&SearchPage=Global. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
External links
Categories:- High schools in Western Australia
- Public schools in Western Australia
- Educational institutions established in 1971
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