Applecross Senior High School is a public co-educational high school, located in Ardross, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
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| Coordinates | 32°01′46″S 115°50′05″E / 32.0295114°S 115.8348206°E |
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| Type | Public co-educational high school |
| Motto | Achieve |
| Established | 1958 |
| Educational authority | WA Department of Education |
| Principal | Paul Leech |
| Enrolment | 1,731[1] (Semester 1, 2021) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Black, green, red and white |
| Website | www |
Founded in 1958,[2] Applecross Senior High School has traditionally been one of the leading public high schools in Western Australia and consistently ranks academically within the top ten secondary schools in the state.[3][4][5] Applecross has produced two Rhodes Scholars.[6]
Applecross runs dedicated art, tennis and chess programs, and has traditionally been dominant in these areas.[7][8][9][10] It also runs Academic Extension classes, for those students talented in the areas of English, Maths, Science, Society and Environment, French and Japanese.
Like many Western Australian high schools, Applecross is a partially selective high school with out-of-area students accepted on a number of criteria.[11]
History
editThe school was opened in 1958 to service the rapidly growing south-of-the-river suburbs of the city of Perth. As of 2021[update], 1731 students from Years 7 to 12 attended the school.[1]
In 2009 the Government of Western Australia allocated A$56 million for the re-development of the school. A competitive tender process was completed in April 2010. The original school 'H' block, science block, swimming pool, and the 1970s gymnasium was retained. All other existing buildings were removed. A new south wing on the site of the existing tennis courts was designed to house a new administration area, library, resource centre, science, home economics and health and physical education wings. A new design, and technology centre was constructed to the east of the swimming pool and a new visual arts centre was located on the site of existing basketball courts. The gymnasium was converted into a performing arts centre, while the original 'H' block was refurbished for use by business/information technology, careers and vocational education, English, languages, mathematics, society and environment and student services.[12]
School crest
editThe school crest is a combination of a black swan holding a book, signifying proximity to the Swan River, with a hand holding a scimitar, emerging from a five-pointed crown ("issuant from an eastern crown or, a dexter hand holding a scimitar, in fess all proper"), the crest of the Chief of the Matheson clan. Sir Alexander Matheson Bt of Lochalsh, a property developer who in 1897 initiated the subdivision of the suburb of Applecross, became Chief of the Clan in 1920 on the death of his brother, the 2nd Baronet.[13][14]
Academic ranking
editThe Year-12 cohort at Applecross perform consistently well in the WACE school rankings, and the school ranks well when compared to other schools in Western Australia.
WA school ATAR ranking
| Year | Rank | Median ATAR |
Eligible students |
Students with ATAR |
% students with ATAR |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25 | 86.15 | 229 | 158 | 69.00 | [15] |
| 2016 | 24 | 85.10 | 237 | 175 | 74.76 | [16] |
Year 12 student achievement data
| Year | Rank[i] | % +75 in WACE[ii] | Rank | % +65 in WACE[iii] | % graduates[iv] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33 | 13.54 | 28 | 39.05 | 97.71 | [17] |
| 2014 | >50 | <10.03 | 40 | 34.94 | 100 | [18] |
| 2013 | 41 | 10.98 | 46 | 31.75 | 100 | [19] |
| 2012 | >50 | <9.88 | 45 | 35.64 | 100 | [20] |
| 2011 | 35 | 13.54 | 41 | 44.68 | 97.51 | [21] |
| 2010 | 33 | 13.22 | 48 | 43.61 | 98.47 | [22] |
| 2009 | 26 | 38.54 (>75% minimum of one subject) |
25 | 44.39 (64.6% or more) |
98.42 | [23] |
- ^ Ranking of school compared to other schools in the state
- ^ Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 75 or above was achieved
- ^ Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 65 or above was achieved
- ^ Percentage of Year 12 cohort that graduated with a WACE certificate
Beazley Medals
- 2014: Robert Rubery won the Beazley Medal for the top ranked Vocational Education & Training (VET) student.
- 1993: Bertrand Sze Yu Lee won the Beazley Medal for the top ranked TEE student.
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (June 2019) |
- Dean Alston – Walkley Award winning newspaper cartoonist[24]
- Tony Ayres – film director[25]
- Marcus Beilby – Realist painter, winner of Sir John Sulman Prize[26]
- Darren Bennett – former Australian Rules football player and American football punter in the NFL[27]
- Jenny Boult (1951–2005) – author and poet, won 1981 Anne Elder Award for first book of poetry[28]
- Jim Gill AO – Chancellor of Curtin University, Western Australia (2010–2012), former: CEO of WA Water Corporation; WA Commissioner of Railways[29]
- Jillian Green – artist whose work is held in many major Western Australian institutions
- Jeanette Hacket AM – Vice-Chancellor of Curtin University, Western Australia (2006–2013)[30][31]
- Adele Horin (1951–2015) – Walkley Award-winning columnist and reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald, previously international correspondent for the National Times.[32][33]
- Toby Hussey – Journalist and newsreader
- Peter Lewis AM – former Australian Consul-General and Senior Trade Commissioner in San Francisco[34]
- Bill Louden – Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (2009–2013) and Dean of Education (2006–2008) of University of Western Australia[35][36]
- Vince Lovegrove (1947–2012) – journalist, music manager, television producer, musician
- Raoul Marks – dual Emmy Award winner for main title design on True Detective and The Man in the High Castle[37]
- Tonya McCusker – classical dancer, wife of 31st Governor of Western Australia[38]
- Vinay Menon – Rhodes Scholar 2012,[6] John Monash Scholar[39]
- Steve Pennells – journalist, 5-time Walkley Award winner including Gold Walkley in 2012, 18 WA Media Awards[40]
- Graeme Robertson – Rhodes Scholar 1971, former: Director of Muresk Institute of Curtin University; Director-General of WA Department of Agriculture[6][41]
- Diane Stone – professor in Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, UK and Professor in Public Policy at Central European University in Budapest.[42][43]
- Lesley Vidovich – Winthrop Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Western Australia[44]
- Reece Waldock – Director General of WA Department of Transport, Commissioner for Main Roads, CEO of Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. Former WA Commissioner of Railways[45]
- Steve Ward – boat builder; built 1983 12-metre class America's Cup winner Australia II, and challengers Australia, Australia III, Australia IV, Challenger 12 & South Australia.[46]
- Bruce Williams – Commissioner of Fair Work Australia, former Commissioner of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, Perth[47][48]
See also
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References
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