Balcatta Senior High School

Balcatta Senior High School
Location
Balcatta, W.A
Australia  Australia
Coordinates 31°52′32″S 115°48′46″E / 31.875458°S 115.812675°E / -31.875458; 115.812675Coordinates: 31°52′32″S 115°48′46″E / 31.875458°S 115.812675°E / -31.875458; 115.812675
Information
Type Independent Public School, Co-educational
Motto Building the Future
Established 1967
Principal Ms Lesley Street
Enrolment 611 Semester 2 2017
Campus Suburban
Colour(s) Navy, Red and white
              
Website http://www.balcattashs.wa.edu.au/

Balcatta Senior High School is a public co-educational high school in Perth, Western Australia. The school is located on Poincaire Road in the Perth suburb of Balcatta.

History

The school was established in 1967[1] and caters for students in Year 7[2] to 12.

In 2003 the school won the inaugural Institute of Chartered Accountants Award in Australia’s Great Student Debate.[3]

Singer-songwriter and dancer Johnny Ruffo completed his high school education at Balcatta Senior High School. He became known after being a contestant in the third season of The X Factor (Australia), he was the second runner-up. He also was a part of the 2012 season of Dancing with the Stars which he went on to win. He recently released his debut single 'On Top'.

Another graduate is animator Shaun Tan, who won an Academy Award for his short animation film at the 2011 Oscars. He was nominated with Andrew Ruhemann in the Animated Short Film category, for his work on The Lost Thing, which is narrated by fellow West Australian Tim Minchin.

Catchment area

Balcatta's catchment area has been specified by the Department of Education and Training to include all or parts of the following suburbs: Balcatta, Gwelup, Nollamara, Stirling and Westminster. Some areas are able to attend Carine Senior High School or the Western Suburbs Secondary Schools Cluster. Balcatta's feeder primary schools are Balcatta, Takari and West Balcatta. Lake Gwelup and Osborne primary students most feed to Balcatta but some are eligible to attend either Balcatta or Mirrabooka Senior High School.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Department of Education Schools online". 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  2. ↑ I go to this school
  3. ↑ "Department of Education and Training annual report 2002-2003" (PDF). 2003. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  4. ↑ "School Education Act 1999 - Declaration of local-intake areas for schools with secondary students" (PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 30 December 2005. p. 6891. Accessed 15 October 2011.
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