North Albany Senior High School

North Albany Senior High School
Location
Albany, Western Australia
Australia
Coordinates 34°59′26″S 117°51′46″E / 34.99055°S 117.8629°E / -34.99055; 117.8629Coordinates: 34°59′26″S 117°51′46″E / 34.99055°S 117.8629°E / -34.99055; 117.8629
Information
Type Independent Public School
Motto Care and Diligence
Established 1982
Chair Jodi Senn[1]
Principal Sharon Doohan[2]
Enrolment 777(2017)
Campus Albany
Colour(s)

Red, White, Grey

              
Website nashs.wa.edu.au

North Albany Senior High School is a comprehensive independent public high school located in the north west of Albany, Western Australia, a regional centre 420 kilometres (261 mi) south-southeast of Perth.

History

The school was established in 1982[3] and by 2016 the school had an enrolment of 749 students between Year 7 and Year 12, approximately 12% of whom were Indigenous.

The school was targeted by vandals in 2010 with dozens of windows around the school being smashed during a weekend leaving a damage bill of over $10,000.[4]

In 2013 the school appeared in the state's top 50 schools for WACE results for the first time in 10 years, ranked at 28. Sharyn O'Neill, director-general of WA's Department of Education, said the school had turned around after a negative expert review in 2009.[5]

Principals

PrincipalYears
David Booth
Ron Dorn
Sharon Doohan2001-

Enrolments

Enrolments at the school declined steadily over successive years, with 646 students enrolled in 2007, 643 in 2008, 616 in 2009, 506 in 2010, 436 in 2011 and 429 in 2012. With the introduction of Year 7 to Western Australian Public High Schools in 2015,[6] enrolments have improved to 749 in 2016.[7]2017 sees enrolments rise again to 777.[8]

Programs

Indigenous education

NASHS offers two key Aboriginal education programs - the Great Southern Clontarf Academy for young Aboriginal men and the Rising Albany Yorgas (RAY) Programme.

Clontarf Academy

The Great Southern Clontarf Academy was established in 2006, and is operated out of facilities at the school.[9]

Facilities

Trade Training Centre

In 2013, the school opened its Health Trade Training Centre, funded by the Rudd Government's Building the Education Revolution program. The $3.5 million facility is a simulated hospital and medical centre providing courses in nursing and allied health in collaboration with South Regional TAFE.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "School Board". Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "The West - Albany Facebook group threatens teachers". 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  3. ↑ "Department of Education Schools online". 2012. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  4. ↑ "ABC News - Forensic Police investigate school vandalism". 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  5. ↑ Shannon Hampton (20 January 2014). "Proud principal jumps for joy". Albany Advertiser. Yahoo7. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Shake-up puts Year 7s in high school". WA Today. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "North Albany Senior High School, Albany, WA". My School. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Recent Student Numbers North Albany Senior High School". www.det.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  9. ↑ "Great Southern Clontarf Academy". Clontarf Foundation. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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