Busselton Senior High School
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Busselton Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Busselton
, a regional centre 220 kilometres (137 mi) south of Perth
, Western Australia
.
The school was established in 1958 and by 2011 had an enrolment of 699 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 41 (6%) of whom were Aboriginal
.
Parts of the school including the Administration area, Staffroom and Geographe Education Support Centre were vandalised and then set alight in September 2009 causing an estimated $150,000 in damage.
A longstanding competitor in the High School Country Week
tournament the school won the champion school award in 1986 and 1996.
Enrolments at the school have declined over the past five years with 980 students enrolled in 2007, 880 in 2008, 806 in 2009, 699 in 2010 and 585 in 2011.
Busselton, Western Australia
-Growth and development:According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the Shire had a permanent resident population of 25,950 in 2004 with the town of Busselton accounting for 67% or 17,400 of the total. The Shire's permanent population is expected to continue to increase significantly to...
, a regional centre 220 kilometres (137 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 school was established in 1958 and by 2011 had an enrolment of 699 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 41 (6%) 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....
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Parts of the school including the Administration area, Staffroom and Geographe Education Support Centre were vandalised and then set alight in September 2009 causing an estimated $150,000 in damage.
A longstanding competitor in the High School Country Week
Country Senior High Schools Carnival (Western Australia)
Country Week or Country Senior High Schools Carnival is an annual multi-sport event carnival held in Perth, Western Australia between rural high schools from Western Australia...
tournament the school won the champion school award in 1986 and 1996.
Enrolments at the school have declined over the past five years with 980 students enrolled in 2007, 880 in 2008, 806 in 2009, 699 in 2010 and 585 in 2011.