Carine Senior High School

Infobox Aust school
name = Carine Senior High School


motto = "Service"
established = 1973
type = Public, Co-educational
principal = Paul Ganderton
city = Carine
state = W.A
country = Australia flag|Australia
campus = Suburban
enrolment = ~1290
colours = Blue, red & white
homepage = [http://www.carinehs.wa.edu.au/ www.carinehs.wa.edu.au]

Carine Senior High School is a co-educational government secondary school, located in the suburb of Carine, approximately 15km north-west of Perth.coord|31|51|7|S|115|46|33|E|display=title

History

Carine Senior High School was established in 1973 and reached Senior High School status three years later. It now caters for roughly 1290 students from Years 8 to 12, and offers a range of Tertiary, Non-Tertiary and VET (Vocational Education and Training) subjects in Years 11 and 12. The new prefects now aspire to be like their predecessors; Brent Eales, Jasmin Angeliv, Shirley Thoo, Sam Down, Charlie Davis, Robert Reid, Mark Scott, Tommy Dempers, Alex Nell, Sophie Sharp, Chris Chesky and Courtney Rawlings. The school website has recently been reconstructed. The female toilets have recently been repainted into various colour schemes including the Ribena room, Sunset Room, Rainbow Room, Mandarine Room, Ocean Room and many others to cater for the wants of Carine girls.

Achievements

*Approximately 50% of graduating students gain university admission, exceeding the state average by 15%.Fact|date=February 2007
* Carine Senior High School students have performed strongly in state and national academic competitions such as the Australian Mathematics Competition, RACI Titration Stakes and APPEA program, and are also regular participants in the Sharemarket Game, Solar Car Challenge and Electric Vehicle Challenge to name but a few.Fact|date=February 2007
* The school typically excels in sporting competitions such as interschool athletics and swimming meets.Fact|date=February 2007
* Carine has also had success in dance, drama, debating, music and art events.Fact|date=February 2007
* In 2005 the school was awarded the custody of the Sandakan Memorial in Kings Park, Perth, in recognition of its long-standing participation in a flower-laying ceremony on the plaques sited on trees within Kings Park commemorating fallen servicemen and women. The school has conducted this remembrance on 24th April, the day before ANZAC Day, since 1986.

Notable Alumni

* Gold Logie-winning actress Lisa McCune
* West Coast Eagles stars Guy McKenna, Mitchell White, Mark Nicoski, and Darren Glass
* Former TV presenter and actress Jo Beth Taylor
* Perth Glory Captain Jamie Harnwell

External links

* [http://www.carinehs.wa.edu.au/ Carine Senior High School website]