St Mark's Anglican Community School Explained

St Mark's Anglican Community School
Motto:Seek truth and wisdom
Type:Independent co-educational primary and secondary day school
Denomination:Anglicanism
Affiliation:Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Oversight:Anglican Schools Commission
Educational Authority:WA Department of Education
Patron:Saint Mark, the Evangelist
Principal:Steven Davies
Location:St. Mark's Drive, Hillarys, Perth, Western Australia
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-31.7994°N 115.7432°W
Pushpin Map:Australia Perth
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in, Western Australia
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Enrolment:1,800
Enrolment As Of:2023
Grades:K–12
Grades Label:Years
Staff:200
Campus Type:Suburban
Area:11ha

St Mark's Anglican Community School is an independent Anglican co-educational primary and secondary day school, located on an 110NaN0 site on St. Mark's Drive, in the northern Perth, Western Australia suburb of Hillarys, Western Australia, on the former Red Cattle Ridge site.

The school was officially opened in 1986.[1] The School employs over 200 staff, including teachers, education assistants, music tutors and administrative, grounds and maintenance staff.[2]

Overview

The primary and secondary schools are divided into four houses: Challen, Moyes, Watkins, and Carnley. Each House was named after a person who had been instrumental in the foundation of the School: Peter Carnley was Archbishop of Perth from 1981 to 2005, Michael Challen was an assistant bishop of Perth, Peter Moyes was headmaster of Christ Church Grammar School, and Glynn Watkins was an educator and administrator for over 40 years.[3]

Principals

There have been four principals at St Mark's: Barbara Godwin, Tony Stopher, Cameron Herbert and Steven Davies.

Notable alumni

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our History. St Mark's Anglican Community. School. 10 June 2019. St Mark's Anglican Community School.
  2. Web site: 9 March 2023 . A Note from our Principal . St Mark's Anglican Community School.
  3. Web site: House System. unfit . Mar 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323015626/https://www.stmarks.wa.edu.au/school-life/house-groups . en . 9 August 2023 .