Applecross Senior High School

Applecross Senior High School
Location
Ardross, Western Australia
Australia
Information
Type Public, Co-educational, Day school
Motto Achieve
Established 1958
Principal Paul Leech
Enrolment 1,475 (15 March 2017)[1]
Campus Suburban
Colour(s) Black, Green, Red & White
                   
Website www.applecross.wa.edu.au

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

Founded in 1958,[2] it has traditionally been one of the top public high schools in the state of Western Australia, and consistently ranks academically within the top 10 non-selective secondary schools in the state.[3][4] Applecross has produced two Rhodes Scholars.[5]

Applecross runs dedicated art, tennis and chess programs, and has traditionally been dominant in these areas.[6][7][8][9] 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 south-of-the-river suburbs of the city of Perth, Western Australia. Today, around 1,500 students from Years 7 to 12 attend the school.[1]

From about 1999 to 2002 the school underwent renovations to improve its layout for Education Elizabeth Constable launched the construction of a new library, visual arts block, science laboratory, a tiered auditorium, cafeteria and administration block. The upgrade will take four years to complete at an estimated cost of A$56 million.[10]

School Crest

The school crest is a combination of a black swan, signifying the proximity to the Swan River, with a hand holding a scimitar, emerging from a five-pointed crown ("issuant from an eastern crown or, a dexter hand holding a scimitar, in fess all proper"), the family crest of Sir Alexander Matheson Bt of Lochalsh, founder of the suburb of Applecross.

Academic ranking, Western Australia

The Year-12 cohorts at Applecross perform consistently well in the WACE school rankings, and the school ranks well when compared to other schools in Western Australia.

WA school ATAR ranking

Year Rank Median ATAR Eligible students Students with ATAR % students with ATAR
2017[11]2586.1522915869.00
2016[12]2485.1023717574.76

    Year 12 student achievement data

    Year Rank[lower-roman 1] % +75 in WACE[lower-roman 2] Rank % +65 in WACE[lower-roman 3] % graduates[lower-roman 4]
    2015[13]3313.542839.0597.71
    2014[14]>50<10.034034.94100
    2013[15]4110.984631.75100
    2012[16]>50<9.884535.64100
    2011 [17]3513.544144.6897.51
    2010[18]3313.224843.6198.47
    2009 [19]2638.54 (>75% minimum of one subject)2544.39 (64.6% or more)98.42
    1. ↑ Ranking of school compared to other schools in the state
    2. ↑ Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 75 or above was achieved
    3. ↑ Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 65 or above was achieved
    4. ↑ Percentage of Year 12 cohort that graduated with a WACE certificate

    Beazley Medals

    • 2014: Robert Rubery won the Beazley Medal for the top ranked Vocational Education & Training (VET) student.
    • 1993: Bertrand Sze Yu Lee won the Beazley Medal for the top ranked TEE student.

    Notable alumni

    See also

    References

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