Australind Senior High School
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Australind Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Australind
, a regional centre 163 kilometres (101 mi) south of Perth
, Western Australia
.
The campus is made up of modern buildings that overlook the Brunswick River
.
The school was established in 1987 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 1120 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 34 (3%) of whom were Aboriginal
.
The school was not officially opened until 1994 after operating for 7 years.
A 14 year old student stabbed two classmates during lunchtime in 2006 and went to trial in 2007, the boy was acquitted following his giving evidence that he brought the knife to school in order to defend himself and that three other students had initially provoked the fight.
In 2007 the school received federal government
funding to implement the Success for Boys program.
Australind, Western Australia
Australind is a satellite town and outer northern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, and is located 12 km north-east of Bunbury's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Harvey. At the 2006 census, Australind had a population of 8,717. -History:Prior to European...
, a regional centre 163 kilometres (101 mi) south of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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The campus is made up of modern buildings that overlook the Brunswick River
Brunswick River (Western Australia)
Brunswick River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.The river rises in the Darling Range then flows south west discharging into the Collie River near Australind....
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The school was established in 1987 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 1120 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 34 (3%) of whom were Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
.
The school was not officially opened until 1994 after operating for 7 years.
A 14 year old student stabbed two classmates during lunchtime in 2006 and went to trial in 2007, the boy was acquitted following his giving evidence that he brought the knife to school in order to defend himself and that three other students had initially provoked the fight.
In 2007 the school received federal government
Government of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a federal constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 as a result of an agreement among six self-governing British colonies, which became the six states...
funding to implement the Success for Boys program.