- Shenton College
Infobox Aust school
name = Shenton College
motto = "Excellence, Self and Community"
established = 2001
type = Public, Secondary,Co-educational ,Day school
principal = Ms. Pauline Coghlan
city = Shenton Park
state = WA
country =Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|31|57|31|S|115|48|13|E|display=inline,title
campus = Suburban
enrolment = ~1,270cite web |url=http://www.shenton.wa.edu.au/people/annual_report_06.pdf |title= Shenton College Annual Report 2006|accessdate=2007-12-18 |format=PDF |work=Welcome to Shenton College|publisher=Shenton College]
colours = Navy Blue color box|#000080
homepage = [http://www.shenton.wa.edu.au www.shenton.wa.edu.au]Shenton College is a public,
co-educational secondary school located in Shenton Park, a suburb of Perth,Western Australia .Established in January 2001 through the amalgamation of Swanbourne and Hollywood Senior High Schools, the
College currently caters for approximately 1,270 students from Year 8 to Year 12. Itsmotto is "Excellence, Self and Community".Shenton College was the 5th best school in Western Australia in the 2006 TEE, and the highest score of a Western Australian public high school.
Campus
Shenton College is built on a 130,000 square metre site of historical and natural significance, bounded by Lemnos Street, Selby Street and Stubbs Terrace. It is directly across from the Shenton Park train station (of the Fremantle trainline).
The College buildings are curved, of a light limestone with colourful interior walls. There are plants and trees dotted about everywhere and several courtyards and grassed areas within the main building areas. There are pieces of local art (a requirement of the College's construction) in various places around the school grounds. There are also two main ovals, one in front (near the Senior School) and one near the Middle School. In a joint enterprise with the
University of Western Australia and other assorted agencies there is also a new artificial hockey turf near Gallipoli and Borneo houses.m.p and m.d yeooowww :)Shenton college is also a parttaker in the Department of Education and Training's ATP Program who's student are based in Borneo House.
Notable Alumni
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Mathew Chuk (inaugural Head Boy) - Australian politician
* Skye Stracke - International Model
*Tando Velaphi -A-League goalkeeper
*Gemma Ward - International Model and actress (also attendedPresbyterian Ladies' College, Perth )cite web |url=http://supermodels.nl/gemmaward |title= About Gemma Ward|accessdate=2007-12-18 |work=Gemma Ward homepage|publisher=Supermodels.nl]References
ee also
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List of schools in Western Australia External links
* [http://www.shenton.wa.edu.au/ Shenton College Website]
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