Geraldton Senior High School is a comprehensive public co-educational high day school, located in Geraldton, a regional centre 424 kilometres (263 mi) north west of Perth, Western Australia.
| Geraldton Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
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| , Western Australia | |
| Coordinates | 28°46′48″S 114°36′43″E / 28.78000°S 114.61194°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public co-educational high day school |
| Motto | The Seeker Finds |
| Established | 17 July 1939[1] |
| Principal | Karena Shearing |
| Enrolment | 953[2] (2021) |
| Campus type | Regional |
| Colour(s) | Gold and navy |
| Website | www |
Overview
editThe 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 altered the name again to Geraldton Senior High School in 2019. It caters for students from Year 7 to 12.
The school was extensively vandalised in 2007 with several windows being smashed around the campus.[3]
Enrolments at the school were 1052 in 2007, 941 in 2008, 925 in 2009, 858 in 2010, 876 in 2011 and 758 in 2012.[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]
As of 2012[update] the school was involved in the Solid Kids, Solid Schools, Solid Families program, which is designed to prevent bullying in Yamaji children.[6]
Notable alumni
edit- Geoff Gallop AC (1972) – a Rhodes scholar and the Premier of Western Australia between 2001 and 2006[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "New High School". Geraldton Guardian and Express. 18 July 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools" (pdf). Department of Education. Perth, WA: Government of Western Australia. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "ABC News - College vandalism under investigation". 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ "Department of Education Schools online". 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "School Sport WA - Country Senior High Schools Carnival". 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Solid Kids, Solid Schools, Solid Families". 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ^ "Western Australian Rhodes Scholars". Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2014.