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Churchlands Senior High School 
Aim High & AchieveLocation Perth, W.A, Australia Information Type Public School Established 1962 Principal Neil Hunt Deputy Principals Stephen Spice
& Bernie DunnEnrolment 1797 students (2008) Campus Churchlands Colour(s) Teal, navy blue, gold and red
Website Churchlands SHS Churchlands Senior High School is a state co-educational school in Churchlands, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately ten minutes from the central business district.[1]
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History
Churchlands Senior High School was founded in 1962 and has since established a tradition of excellence built on the outstanding academic, musical, cultural and sporting achievements of its students. Since 1972 Churchlands has been one of the leading music schools in Western Australia and it's specialist music program has been highly sought after.
On 6 November 1991, a female student died after being stabbed 18 times by her former boyfriend.[2][3]
On 26 May 1997 the majority of the school was burnt down in a failed attempt to destroy evidence of a break-in. The school was largely rebuilt after spending a few years using demountable classrooms.
On 14 August 2008 the school's administration block was badly damaged by fire as a result of arson, and demountable offices were brought in to the school.[4] The time taken for refurbishment from the time of the fire until completion was over 13 months.
Principal Neil Hunt was one of 4 finalists in the 2009 WA Education Principal of the Year Awards.[5]
Extensive damage was caused to school property by a record breaking storm on 22 March 2010. The school was closed for 2 days while sufficient repairs were carried out. Damage included flooded classrooms, roof collapse and damage to school supplies. Other schools such as Shenton College also suffered damage and were closed until the term break.
The school was heavily vandalised by it's own students during Muck Up Day celebrations in 2011 when the graduating Year 12 students poured fertiliser, dog food and eggs in the swimming pool, doors being glued shut and cooking oil being sprayed around the school.[6] The students involved were sent home and many graduation activities were cancelled as a result.[7]
Academic status
Churchlands Senior High School holds a very high standard of academic results, including receiving many major awards such as the Beazley Medal on a number of occasions. In 2004 Churchlands introduced the 'Gifted and Talented' and the Accelerated Learning Programmes to reinforce the current high standards.
For the 2009 TEE, Churchlands was the highest ranked public school, based on the number of students who scored 75% or more over four subjects. For the 2008 TEE, Churchlands was the second-highest ranked public school, based on the number of students who scored 75% or more over four subjects.[8]
Music
Churchlands Senior High School is one of two schools in Perth to offer a selective entry music program, the other being John Curtin College of the Arts. It teaches music at an elite level, encompassing many methods of teaching. Churchlands is renowned for its music, with all ensembles being well represented at their respective festivals. The students involved in the program perform regularly for school concerts and numerous extra curricular performances. Prospective students are auditioned early in their final year of Primary School with successful students being awarded a place in the Gifted and Talented Music Program. This entitles them to individual instrumental lessons. Students who are not successful may be offered places in either the Special Music Option or General Music courses where they are provided with group lessons.
The completion of the music department has been finally approved and construction is expected to be finished by 2011. The new elements will be directly connected to the existing music building. After construction the music facility will be twice as big as the existing music building. The construction was originally intended to start in the mid-1990s.
Music tour
Churchlands embarks on an international music tour every 3 years. The most recent was in 2009, the group of 169 music students travelled and performed at Long Island, New York (Manhattan), Potsdam/Canton(Crane School of music), Montreal, Quebec city, the Niagara district and Toronto, Canada.
Notable former students
- C.J. Bruton, Australian Boomer and Brisbane Bullet of the NBL
Enrolment patterns
Enrolment Patterns
2001-2011Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Totals 2001 238 216 265 290 279 1,288 2002 249 256 235 301 284 1,325 2003 242 270 285 288 244 1,353 2004 305 253 291 299 255 1,403 2005 361 318 295 318 280 1,572 2006 346 389 338 295 282 1,650 2007 357 355 397 365 290 1,764 2008 319 370 366 422 320 1,797 2009 298 320 385 374 389 1,766 2011 294 128 312 356 361 1,451 References
- ^ "Churchlands Senior High School News" (pdf). August 2010. http://www.churchlands.wa.edu.au/news/2010/august10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ "WA Govt to examine parole of Perth High School killer". ABC online. 16 November 2002. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200211/s728382.htm.
- ^ "Teacher haunted by murder". PerthNow. 8 September 2010. http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/teacher-haunted-by-murder/story-e6frg13u-1111112622244.
- ^ Churchlands SHS fire will not affect classes: Education Department
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- ^ "School vandalised as Year 12s run amok". PerthNow. 21 October 2011. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/school-vandalised-as-year-12s-run-amuck/story-fn3dxity-1226172491826.
- ^ "Muck-up day disgrace for Churchlands". PThe West Australian. 21 October 2011. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/10573545/muck-up-day-disgrace-for-churchlands/.
- ^ Curriculum Council School Comparison Statistics
External links
Categories:- Public schools in Western Australia
- High schools in Western Australia
- Educational institutions established in 1962
- Schools in Perth, Western Australia
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