Margaret River Senior High School Explained

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Type:Public co-educational high day school
Educational Authority:WA Department of Education
Principal:Andrew Host[1]
City:Margaret River, Western Australia
Country:Australia
Campus Type:Regional
Grades:712
Grades Label:Years
Colours: Green and gold

Margaret River Senior High School is a comprehensive public co-educational high day school, located in Margaret River, a regional centre 277km (172miles) south of Perth, Western Australia.

The school was established in and in 2019 had an enrolment of 1,026 students between Year 7 and Year 12, approximately 1% of whom were Indigenous Australians.[2]

History

Opened by the Director General of Education Dr Robertson in, the school operated as a junior high school with 357 students. In 1962, the primary school split from the high school and the number of enrolments fell to 264 students from Year 8 to Year 10. The school farm commenced operation in 1956.[3] The school became a senior high school in 1995 offering a range or subjects to Year 11 and 12 students.[4]

Enrolments at the school have been reasonably steady with 632 students enrolled in 2007, 635 in 2008, 612 in 2009, 545 in 2010, 542 in 2011 and 576 in 2012. By 2019, enrolments had increased to 1,026 students.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Department of Education Schools online. 2012. 27 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Margaret River Senior High School . Public School Review . . February 2019 . 10 June 2019 .
  3. Web site: Margaret River Senior High School - About us. 2009. 6 January 2014.
  4. Web site: Margaret River Online - MRSHS. 2009. 4 April 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091002141913/http://www.mronline.com.au/schools/mrshs.htm. 2 October 2009. dmy-all.