Applecross Senior High School

Infobox Aust school
name = Applecross Senior High School


motto = "Achieve"
established = 1958
type = Public, Co-educational, Day school
principal = Maureen Lorimer
deputy = Alison Papas, Glenys Campbell, Rex Lillyman
city = Ardross
state = W.A
country = Australia flagicon|AUS
campus = Suburban
enrolment = ~1,314 (2007)Education Department of Western Australia, [http://www2.eddept.wa.edu.au/schoolprofile/main_page.do Student Numbers (Current) - Applecross Senior High School (4002)] ]
colours = Black, Green, Red & White color box|#000000color box|#008000color box|#FF0000color box|#FFFFFF
homepage = [http://www.axnet.wa.edu.au www.axnet.wa.edu.au ]

Applecross Senior High School is public, co-educational High School, located in Ardross, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

Founded in 1958, it is one of the top public high schools in the state of Western Australia. In recent years, it has routinely competed with other public schools, most commonly Willetton and Rossmoyne, for the position of the highest ranked public school in the state.Fact|date=September 2008 The school is well resourced with over 400 computers on campus.Fact|date=September 2008

Applecross runs dedicated art, tennis and chess programs, and has traditionally been dominant in these areas.Fact|date=September 2008 It also runs Academic Extension classes, for those students talented in the areas of English, Maths, Science, Society and Environment, French and Japanese.

History

The school was opened in 1958 to service the rapidly growing suburbs of the City of Western Australia. From about 1999 to 2002 the school underwent renovations to improve its structure. Today, around 1,400 students from Years 8 to 12 attend the school.

Notable alumni

*Darren Bennett - Former Australian rules football player and American football punter in the NFL, for the Amsterdam Admirals (1995), San Diego Chargers (1995-2003), and Minnesota Vikings (2004-2000)cite web| url = http://www.chargers-stats.com/97team/1163.html| title = Bennett, Darren Leslie| accessdate = 2007-12-06| work = Chargers Stats| publisher = San Diego Chargers]
*Jenny Boult - Author and Poetcite web| url = http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A%23F(| title = Boult, Jenny| accessdate = 2007-12-06| work = Agent Details| publisher = AustLit]
*Bill Fane Strange Cox - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Execom Group Pty Ltdcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = COX Bill Fane Strange| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*James Ian Gill - Chief Executive Officer of Water Corporation, Western Australiacite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = GILL (Jim) James Ian| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Susan Jane McCarrey - Executive Director of Safety & Strategy, Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (also attended Penrhos College, Perth)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = McCARREY (Sue) Susan Jane| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* Diane Stone, Professor at the University of Warwick, UK and Marie Curie Chair at Central European University in Budapest. [Diane Stone "Capturing the Political Imagination: Think Tanks and the Policy Process", Frank Cass, 1996]
*Bruce Williams - Commissioner of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, Perthcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = WILLIAMS Bruce D| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

References

ee also

* List of schools in Western Australia

External links

* [http://www.axnet.wa.edu.au Applecross Senior High School Website]