Lesmurdie Senior High School is a public co-educational high school in the Perth suburb of Lesmurdie, Western Australia.
| Lesmurdie Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 32°00′45″S 116°03′04″E / 32.01250°S 116.05111°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public co-educational high day school |
| Motto | Thriving in a nurturing environment. |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Educational authority | WA Department of Education |
| Principal | Kerry Chipchase |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Colour(s) | Teal, black, and white |
| Website | lesmurdie |
History
editThe school was established in 1981[1] and caters for students from Year 7 to Year 12.
Enrolments at the school have been relatively stable over the last five years with 869 students in 2007, 930 in 2008, 887 in 2009, 833 in 2010 and 866 in 2011. There are currently 1068 students as of 2020.[citation needed]
Catchment area
editLesmurdie's catchment area has been specified by the WA Department of Education to include the suburbs of Lesmurdie, Walliston, Carmel, Pickering Brook, Wattle Grove and Bickley. Lesmurdie's feeder primary schools are Falls Road, Lesmurdie, Pickering Brook, Walliston and Wattle Grove. Some students from Falls Road and Walliston catchment are able to attend Kelmscott Senior High School and some students from the Wattle Grove catchment can attend Darling Range Sports College.[2]
Its neighbour high schools are Kalamunda Senior High School to the north, Thornlie Senior High School to the south-west and Darling Range Sports College to the west.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Department of Education Schools online". 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "School Education Act 1999 – Declaration of local-intake areas for schools with secondary students" (PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 30 December 2005. p. 6899. Accessed 14 October 2011.