Denmark Senior High School Explained

Denmark Senior High School
Former Name:Denmark High School
Motto:Strive to Achieve
Established:2000
Type:Public co-educational high day school
Principal:Kath Ward
City:Denmark
State:Western Australia
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-34.9574°N 117.3654°W
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Educational Authority:WA Department of Education
Campus Type:Rural
Enrolment:427
Enrolment As Of:2020

Denmark Senior High School, previously Denmark High School, is a comprehensive public co-educational high school, located in Denmark, a regional centre 400km (200miles) south-southeast of Perth, Western Australia.

Overview

The school was established in 2000 and caters for students from Year 7 to Year 12.[1] It occupies an area of 19ha and is bordered to the west by the Denmark River and to the south by the South Coast Highway.

The school offers a specialist basketball program for students in Year 8 to 10 and the school won A-division in basketball for both the boys and girls team in 2011 countryweek tournament.[2]

Enrolments have been trending upward with the school having 229 students in 2007, 247 in 2008, 284 in 2009, 255 in 2010, 266 in 2011 and 280 in 2012.

In 2013 the school appeared in the top 50 schools for WACE results at position 25 making it the top school in the Great Southern region.[3]

In 2015 the school was renamed from Denmark High School to Denmark Senior High School.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools . WA Department of Education . 22 April 2021 . 2020.
  2. Web site: School Sport WA - Country Senior High Schools Carnival. 2010. 2011-10-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002144129/http://www.schoolsportwa.com.au/Sports/Country%20Week/SHS/SHS%20CW%20Info.htm. 2 October 2011. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Proud principal jumps for joy. Shannon Hampton. 20 January 2014. 20 January 2014. Albany Advertiser. Yahoo7.
  4. Web site: Annual report / Denmark Senior High School. – Version details. National Library of Australia. 11 March 2020.