Fremantle College Explained

Fremantle College
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-32.068°N 115.768°W
Pushpin Map:Australia Perth
Pushpin Mapsize:250px
Motto:Strength, Respect, Success
Grades Label:Years
Principal:Myles Draper
Enrolment:1,325
Enrolment As Of:2023

Fremantle College is an Independent Public secondary school in Beaconsfield, Western Australia, 2km (01miles) south-east of the port city of Fremantle, and south-west of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It opened in 2018 following the closure of South Fremantle Senior High School and Hamilton Senior High School due to low enrolment numbers.

Overview

At the end of 2013, the Government of Western Australia announced that it was looking at reforming secondary education in the Fremantle area. The Department of Education opened a survey in April 2014 for local residents to give their opinion on secondary education in Fremantle.[1] Education minister Peter Collier hosted a meeting on 4 June at the Fremantle town hall to discuss options.[2]

In December 2014, the government announced that Fremantle would get a new secondary school to replace South Fremantle Senior High School (SFSHS) and Hamilton Senior High School (HSHS). In 2014, SFSHS had 300 students and a capacity of 800 students, and HSHS had 440 students and a capacity of 950 students. Those two schools had limited options for subjects for a university pathway, and the merger would make offering more of those subjects viable. The plan involved no changes to John Curtin College of the Arts. A parent's lobby group suggested that local intake for John Curtin be increased instead. At the time, that school mainly took students for its performing arts program, most of whom are outside the local area.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Fremantle College opened in February 2018, for the start of that school year. SFSHS and HSHS closed at the end of the previous year. It opened on the same site as SFSHS, but facilities were significantly renovated, at a cost of $30 million. Costs were offset by the sale of the land for HSHS.[3] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Student numbers

Fremantle College has a capacity of 1,200 students.[11] As of 2020, it had two demountable classrooms.[12]

YearNumber[13]
20181,012
20191,136
20201,205
20211,236
20221,274
20231,325

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Have your say on secondary schooling in Fremantle . Media Statements . 28 June 2021 . 28 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628090439/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/04/Have-your-say-on-secondary-schooling-in-Fremantle.aspx . live .
  2. Web site: Fremantle community meeting on school options . Media Statements . 28 June 2021 .
  3. Web site: Fremantle to get new secondary school . Media Statements . 28 June 2021 . 28 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628090440/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/12/Fremantle-to-get-new-secondary-school.aspx . live .
  4. Web site: Holland . Steve . Schools to merge as WA government confirms new Fremantle College . WAtoday . 28 June 2021 . 28 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628090425/https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/schools-to-merge-as-wa-government-confirms-new-fremantle-college-20141215-127fjv.html . live .
  5. Web site: Perpitch . Nicholas . Fremantle high schools to merge to create new school on existing South Fremantle site . ABC News . 28 June 2021 . 12 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030815/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-15/fremantle-high-schools-to-merge/5967692 . live .
  6. Web site: Fremantle high schools to merge . The West Australian . 28 June 2021 . 28 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628090426/https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/fremantle-high-schools-to-merge-ng-ya-237465 . live .
  7. Web site: New school officially opens in historic Fremantle . Media Statements . 28 June 2021 . 26 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180326031449/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2018/02/New-school-officially-opens-in-historic-Fremantle.aspx . live .
  8. Web site: Roberts . Leah . Fremantle College officially opens its doors . Perth Now . 28 June 2021 . 11 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200611072642/https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/fremantle-gazette/fremantle-college-officially-opens-its-doors-c-837708 . live .
  9. Web site: Fremantle College opens its gates . ABC News . 28 June 2021 . 6 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180206081032/http://www.abc.net.au/radio/perth/programs/drive/fremantle-school-principal/9384278 . live .
  10. Web site: Hiatt . Bethany . Fremantle College: more than 1000 students flow through gates of $30 million new school . The West Australian . 28 June 2021 . 11 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180911075131/https://thewest.com.au/news/education/fremantle-college-more-than-1000-students-flow-through-gates-of-30-million-new-school-ng-b88731191z . live .
  11. Web site: Project Update: Fremantle College . Site Architecture . 28 June 2021 . 19 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419201928/https://www.sitearchitecture.com.au/project-update-fremantle-college/ . live .
  12. Web site: Brookes . Sarah . WA public schools bursting at the seams, with more transportable classrooms in use . Perth Now . 28 June 2021 . 4 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210204112622/https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/comment-news/wa-public-schools-bursting-at-the-seams-with-more-transportable-classrooms-in-use-c-1006241 . live .
  13. Web site: Fremantle College – Student Numbers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315101558/https://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/student_trends.do?schoolID=4206&pageID=SP03 . 15 March 2024 . 15 March 2024 . Schools Online.

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