Balcatta Senior High School is a public co-educational high school

High school

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 in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, Western Australia

Western Australia

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. The school is located on Poincaire Road in the Perth suburb of Balcatta

Balcatta, Western Australia

Balcatta is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling. It is a primarily middle-class suburb made up of mainly Italian Catholic, Greek and Macedonian Orthodox families, as well as many families from other European Orthodox religions. It is also one of...

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History

The school was established in 1967 and caters for students in Year 8 to 12.

In 2003 the school won the inaugural Institute of Chartered Accountants Award in Australia’s Great Student Debate.

Enrolments

The number of student enrolments has remained reasonably stable over the last five years. The school enrolled 496 students in 2007, then 523 in 2008, to 604 in 2009, then fell to 554 in 2010 and to 557 in 2011. The fall in student numbers from 2010 is a result of the enrolment age changing for students entering high school in Western Australia.

Catchment area

Balcatta's catchment area has been specified by the Department of Education and Training to include all or parts of the following suburbs: Balcatta

Balcatta, Western Australia

Balcatta is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling. It is a primarily middle-class suburb made up of mainly Italian Catholic, Greek and Macedonian Orthodox families, as well as many families from other European Orthodox religions. It is also one of...

, Gwelup

Gwelup, Western Australia

Gwelup is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 12 km north of Perth's central business district along the Mitchell Freeway. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History and Environment:...

, Nollamara

Nollamara, Western Australia

Nollamara is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.The name "Nollamara" is the Aboriginal word for the plant known as the Black Kangaroo Paw.-Transport:...

, Stirling

Stirling, Western Australia

The City of Stirling is a Local Government Area in the northern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about north of Perth's central business district...

 and Westminster

Westminster, Western Australia

Westminster is a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.Westminster was formerly the southern part of Balga but was renamed in 1994 at the request of residents. This was the name of the original estate that existed before residential subdivision...

. Some areas are able to attend Carine Senior High School

Carine Senior High School

Carine Senior High School is a co-educational state secondary school, located in the suburb of Carine, approximately 15 km north-west of Perth.-History:...

 or the Western Suburbs Secondary Schools Cluster. Balcatta's feeder primary schools are Balcatta, Takiri and West Balcatta. Lake Gwelup and Osbourne primary students most feed to Balcatta ut some are eligible to attend either Balcatta or Mirrabooka Senior High School

Mirrabooka Senior High School

Mirrabooka Senior High School is a co-educational state high school in Mirrabooka in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It teaches years 8 to 12 in the Australian education system, and has around 640 students.- References :**...

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