Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Explained

Cyril Jackson Senior Campus
Address:53 Reid Street
Location:Bassendean, Western Australia
Country:Australia
Pushpin Map:Australia Perth
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Perth, Western Australia
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Type:Independent public co-educational day school
Campus Type:Suburban
Educational Authority:WA Department of Education
Grades:1112
Grades Label:Years
Principal:Milton Butcher
Enrolment:347
Enrolment As Of:2021

Cyril Jackson Senior Campus is an Independent Public senior secondary school in Bassendean, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It serves approximately 400 compulsory age and mature age students from Year 11 to Year 12.

Overview

The surrounding area saw a large growth in population in the 1950s with the creation of a public housing estate in Ashfield. The school was established in 1961 or 1962 as a standard public secondary school, but only officially opened in 1964. It was named Cyril Jackson Senior High School, after Cyril Jackson, the inspector-general of schools in Western Australia in the 1890s.[1] It was designed by Silver Fairbrother and Associates architects.[2] It was renamed to its current name in .[3]

Cyril Jackson Senior Campus has students from Year 11 to Year 12. It is one of two schools in Western Australia that offers secondary education to adult students, although it also has school-aged students. It accepts enrolments from all over Western Australia. It offers ATAR, General, Foundation, and Certificate level courses.[4] [5]

Cyril Jackson Senior Campus has a university-style environment, unique among Western Australian schools, with no uniform, no bell times, and teachers referred to by their first names. Among the types of students enrolled at Cyril Jackson are formerly homeschooled people who need a location to complete ATAR courses and VET certificates, or students who do not fit in at regular schools.[4]

In 2011 and 2012, Governor Stirling Senior High School Year 11 and 12 students were co-located at Cyril Jackson Senior Campus whilst that school was being redeveloped.[6] [7]

Student numbers

YearNumber[8]
2016420
2017464
2018481
2019458
2020453
2021347

Notable alumni

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birman . Wendy . Jackson, Sir Cyril (1863–1924) . Australian Dictionary of Biography . 14 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Town of Bassendean Municipal Heritage Inventory . Town of Bassendean . 14 August 2021 . 524.
  3. Web site: WA Schools Gazetteer . Geoproject Solutions . 30 August 2020.
  4. Web site: About Us . Cyril Jackson Senior Campus . 14 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Cyril Jackson Senior Campus – School Overview . Schools Online . 14 August 2021.
  6. Web site: New focus as Governor Stirling Senior High School marks 50 years . Media Statements . 14 August 2021 . 14 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210814132621/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2009/10/New-focus-as-Governor-Stirling-Senior-High-School-marks-50-years.aspx . dead .
  7. Web site: New dawn beckons for Governor Stirling SHS . Media Statements . 14 August 2021 . 14 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210814132621/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2013/02/New-dawn-beckons-for-Governor-Stirling-SHS.aspx . dead .
  8. Web site: Cyril Jackson Senior Campus – Student Numbers . Schools Online . 14 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Mr Ian Maxwell Britza . Parliament of Western Australia . 14 August 2021.