Carine Senior High School Explained

Carine Senior High School
Motto:Service
Type:Public co-educational high day school
Campus Type:Suburban
Educational Authority:WA Department of Education
Principal:Damian Shuttleworth
City:Carine, Perth, Western Australia
Country:Australia
Pushpin Map:Australia Perth
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in, Western Australia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Enrolment:2,015[1]
Enrolment As Of:2020
Grades:712
Grades Label:Years
Colours:Blue, red and white
Mascot:"Squeaky The Dolphin"

Carine Senior High School is a public co-educational high day school, located in the suburb of Carine, approximately north-west of Perth, Western Australia.

History

Carine Senior High School was established in 1973 and reached senior high school status three years later. It caters for around 2,000 students from Years 7 to 12, and offers a range of tertiary, non-tertiary and vocational education and training (VET) subjects in Years 11 and 12.[1]

In 2017 Carine Senior High School was awarded WA Secondary School of the Year.[2]

House system

In 2017 Carine SHS reinstated a house system with the following colours:

House
Emerald
Silica
Topaz
Zircon

Catchment area

The Carine Senior High School catchment area consists of students living in Carine, Stirling, Waterman's Bay, North Beach, Karrinyup, Gwelup, Trigg, Marmion, parts of Duncraig (south of Warwick Road) and small areas of Sorrento, Innaloo, Doubleview, Scarborough and Balcatta.[3]

The primary schools within the catchment area are Carine Primary School, Davallia Primary School, Poynter Primary School, Marmion Primary School, North Beach Primary School, Karrinyup Primary School, Lake Gwelup Primary School, Deanmore Primary School and Newborough Primary School.

Incidents

On 7 December 2023, a 16-year-old male student was stabbed by a 15-year-old female student before turning the knife on herself.[4] The boy was stabbed at least twice in the back.[5] Police stated that “Both students are with police and currently receiving medical treatment in hospital" and that “There is no threat to the school or the wider community, the situation is contained.”[6]

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools. Department of Education. Government of Western Australia. 8 April 2021. Perth, WA. 7. 8 April 2021.
  2. Web site: WA Secondary School of the Year - the Department of Education . 5 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180206073555/https://www.education.wa.edu.au/web/our-organisation/wa-secondary-school-of-the-year/ . 6 February 2018 . dead .
  3. Web site: Local Intake Area Carine Senior High School. www.det.wa.edu.au. 2018-04-08.
  4. Web site: 2023-12-07 . Two Carine Senior High School students injured and taken to hospital after 'serious incident' on school grounds . 2023-12-07 . ABC News. en.
  5. Web site: 2023-12-07 . Police responding to incident at high school in Perth’s northern suburbs . 2023-12-07 . NEWS.com.au. en.
  6. Web site: 2023-12-07 . Carine Senior High School stabbing: Police responding to violent assault at college in Perth’s north . 2023-12-07 . The West Australian. en.