Lynwood Senior High School

Lynwood Senior High School
Location
Parkwood, W.A
Australia
Coordinates 32°02′32″S 115°54′59″E / 32.04228°S 115.91645°E / -32.04228; 115.91645
Information
Type Public, Co-educational, Secondary
Motto Sincerity
Established 1974
Principal Geraldine Hardy
Enrolment 1300 Semester 1 2018
Campus Suburban
Colour(s) yellow, light blue and navy blue
Website http://lynwood.wa.edu.au/

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

History

The school was established in 1974[1] and caters for students in Year 8 to 12. The school began as a set of eight demountable classrooms located on the Cannington Senior High School campus in 1974 then opened its doors to Year 8 and 9 students at the current location in 1975. The inaugural principal was Geraldine Hardy.[2]

Throughout the 1970s the school colours were purple but was changed to navy blue and yellow in the 2010s. In 1981, the school's gymnasium was burnt down in an arson attack by a student causing $80,000 damage and making the gym unusable for 12 months. In 1986 the school produced its first Beazley medallist, Sherwant Singh Gill.

Throughout the 1980s, the school had a poor reputation due to widespread bullying, vandalism, truancy and low graduation rates. Much of the student population in the 1970s and 1980s came from low socio-economic backgrounds, including large numbers of new migrants from working class Britain. The school was considered amongst the best in the state school system. This has now largely been rectified due to changing demographics of the surrounding areas.

$40,000 worth of damage occurred to the school in February 2011 when a fire broke out in a classroom. Leaves ignited in an air-conditioning unit but a fast response from 20 fire-fighters prevented any damage to adjoining classes.[3]

Catchment area

Lynwood's catchment area has been specified by the Department of Education and Training to include the suburbs of Lynwood, Ferndale, Parkwood and a small part of Riverton[4] and Langford. Lynwood's feeder primary schools are Brookman, Ferndale, Kinlock, Langford, Bannister and Parkwood.[5]

Its neighbour high schools are Willetton Senior High School to the west, Canning Vale College to the south and Thornlie Senior High School to the east. The Canning River borders the school's catchment area to the north with Cannington Senior High School located beyond.

Enrolments

The number of student enrolments has remained reasonably stable over the last five years. The school enrolled 1030 students in 2007, then 1032 in 2008, to 1029 in 2009, then fell to 911 in 2010 and to 900 in 2011. The fall in student numbers from 2010 is a result of the enrolment age changing for students entering high school in Western Australia.

Academic ranking, Western Australia

WA school ATAR ranking

Year Rank Median ATAR Eligible students Students with ATAR % students with ATAR
2017[6]2885.702254118.22
2016[7]8375.602555220.39

    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[8]>50<10.77>50<31.2496.47
    2014[9]>50<10.03>50<32.41100
    2013[10]>50<10.00>50<31.3999.49
    2012[11]>50<9.88>50<33.5599.40
    2011 [12]>50<11.88>50<40.00100
    2010[13]>50<10.69>50<43.40100
    2009 [14]>50<27.91 (>75% minimum of one subject)>50<31.25 (64.6% or more)97.67
    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 Medal

    In 1986, Sherwant Singh Gill won the Beazley Medal for the top ranked academic student in the TEE.

    Programs

    The school offers a specialty soccer program as part of their soccer academy since 2004, which was endorsed through Gifted and Talented Education by the Department of Education. The Academy is designed to provide opportunities for talented football students so that they can excel in areas of playing at an elite level, and also promoting leadership and civic responsibilities. The school also offers an approved academic specialist program, called Environmental and Life Sciences (EaLS) focusing on sustainability which is an area that Lynwood is heavily identified for. This selective program is designed for students who are academically high achievers, hence selection in this program is quite competitive. Students selected into the program are being offered extension experiences and exciting opportunities across the four core learning areas of English, Maths, Science and Humanities and Social Sciences.[15]

    The school also hosts an Intensive English Centre (IEC) for newly arrived students between the ages of 12-16 years, from various cultural backgrounds learning English as an additional language.

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Department of Education Schools online". 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
    2. ↑ "Lynwood SHS - History". 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
    3. ↑ "ABC News - Air conditioning unit sparks fire at high school". 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
    4. ↑ "Local Intake Area Lynwood Senior High School". www.det.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
    5. ↑ "School Education Act 1999 - Declaration of local-intake areas for schools with secondary students" (PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 30 December 2005. p. 6899. Accessed 14 October 2011.
    6. ↑ "WA School Ranking - 2017". Better Education. 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
    7. ↑ "WA School Ranking - 2016". Better Education. 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
    8. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
    9. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
    10. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
    11. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
    12. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
    13. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
    14. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
    15. ↑ "Annual School Report 2009". 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
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