Hampton Senior High School Explained

Hampton Senior High School
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-31.891°N 115.927°W
Pushpin Map:Australia Perth
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:right
Motto:[1]
Motto Translation:Hard work conquers all
Grades Label:Years
Principal:Tracy Griffiths[2]
Enrolment:821
Enrolment As Of:2022
Colours:Red & Gold

Hampton Senior High School is an Independent public co-educational high day school, located in the Perth suburb of Morley, Western Australia.

History

In August 1965, the Department of Education announced that a school would open in Hampton in 1966 to reduce overcrowding at Governor Stirling, Cyril Jackson and John Forrest Senior High Schools. Hampton Senior High School opened in February 1966, but the school had not been completed yet. Two classrooms at Middle Swan Primary School and five at Midland Technical School were used by the school for the first term of 1966. Students were transported by bus to other facilities to do home economics and design and technology.[3]

In term two, the school's buildings were complete and so the school moved in.

The school is named after John Hampton, the Governor of Western Australia from 1862 to 1868.[4]

In 1986, the school first started its dance program. In 1991, the school held its 25th year reunion. An aerial photo was taken of all the staff and students on the oval.

Hampton Senior High School became an Independent Public School in 2015.

Programs

Hampton Senior High Schools has Department of Education endorsed specialist programs in cheer dance, information and communication technology (ICT) and performing arts. Hampton Senior High School is also one of only two schools offering a Gifted and Talented Dance program in Western Australia.

Local intake area

Hampton Senior High School's local intake area covers parts of Bassendean, Bayswater, Eden Hill, Embleton, Kiara, Morley and Noranda. Students living in the local intake area have a guaranteed place at the school if they apply. Students applying from outside the local intake area will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.

Academic results

YearRankMedian ATAREligible studentsStudents with ATAR% Students with ATARRef
202159.25862933.72%[5]
202011767.15932425.81%[6]
201913661.901102926.36%[7]
201814060.651123733.04%[8]
201713660.351203630.00%[9]
201612167.75952526.32%[10]

Student numbers

In the school's first year, it had 266 students. Its peak student population was 1,534, in 1973.

YearNumber[11]
2014680
2015843
2016810
2017830
2018821
2019795

List of principals

NameYears
Eric Beckwith1966–1974
Eric Strauss1975–1983
Robert Chambers
Neil Ryan
Halina Szunejko
Karen Arnold
John Mortimer
Lindsay Pearse
Eleanor Hughes
Steve Beaton–2021
Tracy Griffiths2022–

Notable alumni

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Principal's Welcome . Hampton Senior High School . 30 July 2020 . 8 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808122205/https://www.hampton.wa.edu.au/principals-welcome/ . live .
  2. Web site: Hampton Senior High School (4022) . Schools Online . 13 February 2022.
  3. Web site: The Founding Of Hampton Senior High School . https://web.archive.org/web/20020214215802/http://hampton.wa.edu.au/Founding.html . 2002-02-14 . Hampton Senior High School.
  4. Web site: History . Hampton Senior High School . 30 July 2020 . 8 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808114403/https://www.hampton.wa.edu.au/history/ . live .
  5. News: How Your School Rates liftout . The West Australian . 11 January 2022.
  6. Web site: WA School Ranking - 2020 . Better Education . 12 January 2021 . 14 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210114112201/https://bettereducation.com.au/Results/WA/wace.aspx?yr=2020 . live .
  7. Web site: WA School Ranking - 2019 . Better Education . 30 July 2020 . 12 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200712024439/https://bettereducation.com.au/Results/WA/wace.aspx?yr=2019 . live .
  8. Web site: WA School Ranking - 2018 . Better Education . 30 July 2020 . 13 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200413014441/https://bettereducation.com.au/Results/WA/wace.aspx?yr=2018 . live .
  9. Web site: WA School Ranking - 2017 . Better Education . 30 July 2020 . 11 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811160436/https://bettereducation.com.au/results/WA/wace.aspx?yr=2017 . live .
  10. Web site: WA School Ranking - 2016 . Better Education . 30 July 2020 . 13 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200413014712/https://bettereducation.com.au/Results/WA/wace.aspx?yr=2016 . live .
  11. Web site: Hampton Senior High School, Morley, WA . . 30 July 2020 . 13 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220213111039/https://www.myschool.edu.au/ . live .
  12. Web site: Hampton Senior High School ALUMNI . Hampton Senior High School . 30 July 2020 . 29 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201029072946/https://www.hampton.wa.edu.au/alumni/ . live .
  13. Web site: $2million Hampton Senior High School upgrade for theatre, dance and sports facilities . Media Statements . 30 July 2020 . 13 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220213111040/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2011/03/$2million-Hampton-Senior-High-School-upgrade-for-theatre,-dance-and-sports-facilities.aspx . live .
  14. Web site: Lim finds professional balance. Sue. Yeap. The West Australian. 16 August 2012. 31 July 2020. 2 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302013616/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/14569228/lim-finds-professional-balance/. live.