Geraldton Senior College

Geraldton Senior College
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia
Australia
Coordinates 28°46′48″S 114°36′43″E / 28.78000°S 114.61194°E / -28.78000; 114.61194Coordinates: 28°46′48″S 114°36′43″E / 28.78000°S 114.61194°E / -28.78000; 114.61194
Information
Type Public School, co-educational, day school
Motto The Seeker Finds
Established 17 July 1939[1]
Principal Greg Kelly
Enrolment 777 (2017 Semester 2)[2]
Campus Geraldton
Colour(s) Maroon, Gold and Navy            
Website http://www.gsc.wa.edu.au/

Geraldton Senior College is a comprehensive public high school located in Geraldton, a regional centre 424 kilometres (263 mi) north west of Perth, Western Australia.

The school was established in 1939 as Geraldton High School and catered for students from Year 8 to 12.[1] The school became a senior college in 1997 and now caters for students from Year 10 to 12.

Students attend Year 8 to 9 at John Willcock College and then generally carry on to attend Geraldton Senior College.

Enrolments at the school were 1052 in 2007, 941 in 2008, 925 in 2009, 858 in 2010, 876 in 2011 and 758 in 2012.[3]

The school has produced one Rhodes scholar: Geoff Gallop (1972).[4]

A long-standing competitor in the Country Week sporting carnival, the school has won many A division titles including boys' basketball in 2006, boys' football in 2005, boys' hockey in 2005, girls' basketball from 2005 to 2007.[5]

The school is currently involved in the Solid Kids, Solid Schools, Solid Families program, which is designed to prevent bullying in Yamaji children.[6]

See also

List of schools in rural Western Australia

References

  1. 1 2 "New High School". Geraldton Guardian and Express. 18 July 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools" (pdf). Department of Education. Perth, WA: Government of Western Australia. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Department of Education Schools online". 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  4. ↑ "Western Australian Rhodes Scholars". Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "School Sport WA - Country Senior High Schools Carnival". 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Solid Kids, Solid Schools, Solid Families". 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
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