Balcatta Senior High School
High school in Perth, Western Australia
Balcatta Senior High School is an independent public co-educational high day school, located on Poincaire Road in Balcatta, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Perth, Western Australia.
History
The school was established in 1967[2] and caters for students from Year 7 to Year 12.
In 2003 the school won the inaugural Institute of Chartered Accountants Award in Australia’s Great Student Debate.[3]
Catchment area
Balcatta's catchment area has been specified by the WA Department of Education to include all or parts of the following suburbs: Balcatta, Gwelup, Nollamara, Stirling and Westminster. Some areas are able to attend Carine Senior High School or the Western Suburbs Secondary Schools Cluster. Balcatta's feeder primary schools are Balcatta, Takari and West Balcatta. Lake Gwelup and Osborne primary students most feed to Balcatta but some are eligible to attend either Balcatta or Mirrabooka Senior High School.[4]
Notable alumni
- Johnny Ruffo – a singer-songwriter and dancer; contestant in the third Australian season of The X Factor; participated in the Australian 2012 season of Dancing with the Stars
- Shaun Tan – animator; 2011 Academy Award winner for The Lost Thing
See also
Schools portal
Western Australia portal
References
- ^ "Vision & Missio". Balcatta Senior High School. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Schools online". WA Department of Education. 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ "Annual Report 2002-2003" (PDF). WA Department of Education. 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "School Education Act 1999 - Declaration of local-intake areas for schools with secondary students" (PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 30 December 2005. p. 6891. Accessed 15 October 2011.
External links
- Balcatta Senior High School
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^* The Government of Western Australia manages the Indian Ocean Territories under the Territories Law Reform Act 1992
