Balga Senior High School
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Balga Senior High School is a public co-educational high school
in Western Australia
. The school is located on Markham Way in the suburb of Balga
.
Established in 1970, the school caters for students in Year 8 to 12.
A fire
was delibrately lit at the school in 2002 causing $200,000 worth of damage.
Merv Hammond, the school principal from 1995 to 2006, was named Principal of the Year by the then education minister Alan Carpenter
in 2002.
Hammond later retired in 2006 following charges of 15 counts of corruption
of $400,000 of funds being embezzled in companies associated with the Balga works Program for disavantaged youths. These charges were later dropped in 2009.
Enrolments in the school have remained fairly stable with 444 in 2007, 476 in 2008, 445 in 2009, 453 in 2010and 475 in 2011. The majority of student numbers are found in the lower secondary part of the school.
In 2010, the school appeared at the bottom of the annual league tables, with only 55.17% of Year 12 students graduating
. This was the lowest proportion of any school in the state.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in 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...
. The school is located on Markham Way in the suburb of Balga
Balga, Western Australia
Balga is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district . Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling....
.
Established in 1970, the school caters for students in Year 8 to 12.
A fire
Arson
Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...
was delibrately lit at the school in 2002 causing $200,000 worth of damage.
Merv Hammond, the school principal from 1995 to 2006, was named Principal of the Year by the then education minister Alan Carpenter
Alan Carpenter
Alan John Carpenter is a former Australian politician. He was the 28th Premier of Western Australia, serving from 2006 to 2008. He took office following the resignation of Dr Geoff Gallop...
in 2002.
Hammond later retired in 2006 following charges of 15 counts of corruption
Corruption
Corruption usually refers to spiritual or moral impurity.Corruption may also refer to:* Corruption , an American crime film* Corruption , a British horror film...
of $400,000 of funds being embezzled in companies associated with the Balga works Program for disavantaged youths. These charges were later dropped in 2009.
Enrolments in the school have remained fairly stable with 444 in 2007, 476 in 2008, 445 in 2009, 453 in 2010and 475 in 2011. The majority of student numbers are found in the lower secondary part of the school.
In 2010, the school appeared at the bottom of the annual league tables, with only 55.17% of Year 12 students graduating
Graduate
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. This was the lowest proportion of any school in the state.