Hamilton Senior High School

Hamilton Senior High School was a public co-educational high day school, that was located on Purvis Street, Hamilton Hill, in the Perth suburb of Western Australia. The school was often referred to as Hamilton Hill Senior High School, and educated students in Year 7 to Year 12 from its establishment in 1962[1] until its closure on 15 December 2017 (2017-12-15).[2]

Hamilton Senior High School
Location
Hamilton Hill, Perth, Western Australia

Australia
Coordinates32°05′05″S 115°47′42″E
Information
Other nameHamilton Hill Senior High School
TypePublic co-educational high day school
MottoBe True
Established1962
StatusClosed
Closed15 December 2017 (2017-12-15)
PrincipalPaul Bottcher
Enrolment580 (2011)
Campus typeSuburban
Websitehamilton.wa.edu.au

Overview

The school enrolled 696 students in 2007, 675 in 2008, 711 in 2009, then fell to 622 in 2010 and to 580 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.

The school suffered an arson attack in 2010 when a metal shed was set alight, causing A$100,000 in damage.[3]

Plans to close the school and merge students with South Fremantle Senior High School as a new school were announced in December 2014. The larger number of students would allow for more opportunities and subjects for students.[4] The school was closed permanently at the end of the 2017 school year. From 2018, Hamilton SHS students joined students of the also-defunct South Fremantle SHS to form Fremantle College.

The buildings of the former Hamilton Senior High School were earmarked for demolition and the land designated for housing.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Department of Education Schools online". 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. "Landcorp Development Update". 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. "WA Today - Arson attack on public high school". 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  4. Perpitch, Nicolas (15 December 2014). "Fremantle high schools to merge to create new school on existing South Fremantle site". ABC News. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. Hiatt, Bethany (14 December 2017). "Final siren signals end of era for high school". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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