Churchlands Senior High School
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Churchlands Senior High School is a state co-educational school in Churchlands
, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia
, approximately ten minutes from the central business district.
On 6 November 1991, a female student died after being stabbed 18 times by her former boyfriend.
On 26 May 1997 the majority of the school was burnt down in a failed attempt to destroy evidence of a break-in
. The school was largely rebuilt after spending a few years using demountable classrooms.
On 14 August 2008 the school's administration block was badly damaged by fire as a result of arson
, and demountable offices were brought in to the school.
The time taken for refurbishment from the time of the fire until completion was over 13 months.
Principal Neil Hunt was one of 4 finalists in the 2009 WA Education Principal of the Year Awards.
Extensive damage was caused to school property by a record breaking storm
on 22 March 2010. The school was closed for 2 days while sufficient repairs were carried out. Damage included flooded classrooms, roof collapse and damage to school supplies. Other schools such as Shenton College
also suffered damage and were closed until the term break.
The school was heavily vandalised
by it's own students during Muck Up Day celebrations in 2011 when the graduating Year 12 students poured fertiliser, dog food and eggs in the swimming pool, doors being glued shut and cooking oil
being sprayed around the school.
The students involved were sent home and many graduation activities were cancelled as a result.
For the 2009 TEE, Churchlands was the highest ranked public school, based on the number of students who scored 75% or more over four subjects.
For the 2008 TEE, Churchlands was the second-highest ranked public school, based on the number of students who scored 75% or more over four subjects.
. It teaches music at an elite level, encompassing many methods of teaching. Churchlands is renowned for its music, with all ensembles being well represented at their respective festivals. The students involved in the program perform regularly for school concerts and numerous extra curricular performances. Prospective students are auditioned early in their final year of Primary School with successful students being awarded a place in the Gifted and Talented Music Program. This entitles them to individual instrumental lessons. Students who are not successful may be offered places in either the Special Music Option or General Music courses where they are provided with group lessons.
The completion of the music department has been finally approved and construction is expected to be finished by 2011. The new elements will be directly connected to the existing music building. After construction the music facility will be twice as big as the existing music building. The construction was originally intended to start in the mid-1990s.
Churchlands, Western Australia
Churchlands is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia located approx. 8 km North-West from the CBD within the Local Government Area of the City of Stirling. Churchlands is an expensive suburb with most homes built after the 1980s. Most homes are very large and opulent with expensive locales such...
, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia
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....
, approximately ten minutes from the central business district.
History
Churchlands Senior High School was founded in 1962 and has since established a tradition of excellence built on the outstanding academic, musical, cultural and sporting achievements of its students. Since 1972 Churchlands has been one of the leading music schools in Western Australia and it's specialist music program has been highly sought after.On 6 November 1991, a female student died after being stabbed 18 times by her former boyfriend.
On 26 May 1997 the majority of the school was burnt down in a failed attempt to destroy evidence of a break-in
Burglary
Burglary is a crime, the essence of which is illicit entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offense. Usually that offense will be theft, but most jurisdictions specify others which fall within the ambit of burglary...
. The school was largely rebuilt after spending a few years using demountable classrooms.
On 14 August 2008 the school's administration block was badly damaged by fire as a result of arson
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...
, and demountable offices were brought in to the school.
The time taken for refurbishment from the time of the fire until completion was over 13 months.
Principal Neil Hunt was one of 4 finalists in the 2009 WA Education Principal of the Year Awards.
Extensive damage was caused to school property by a record breaking storm
2010 Western Australian storms
The 2010 Western Australian storms were a series of storms that travelled over south-western Western Australia on 21 and 22 March 2010. One of the more intense storm cells passed directly over the capital city of Perth between 3:30pm and 5:00pm on Monday 22 March 2010...
on 22 March 2010. The school was closed for 2 days while sufficient repairs were carried out. Damage included flooded classrooms, roof collapse and damage to school supplies. Other schools such as Shenton College
Shenton College
Shenton College is a co-educational Independent Public Secondary school located in Shenton Park, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.-History:...
also suffered damage and were closed until the term break.
The school was heavily vandalised
Vandalism
Vandalism is the behaviour attributed originally to the Vandals, by the Romans, in respect of culture: ruthless destruction or spoiling of anything beautiful or venerable...
by it's own students during Muck Up Day celebrations in 2011 when the graduating Year 12 students poured fertiliser, dog food and eggs in the swimming pool, doors being glued shut and cooking oil
Cooking oil
Cooking oil is purified fat of plant origin, which is usually liquid at room temperature ....
being sprayed around the school.
The students involved were sent home and many graduation activities were cancelled as a result.
Academic status
Churchlands Senior High School holds a very high standard of academic results, including receiving many major awards such as the Beazley Medal on a number of occasions. In 2004 Churchlands introduced the 'Gifted and Talented' and the Accelerated Learning Programmes to reinforce the current high standards.For the 2009 TEE, Churchlands was the highest ranked public school, based on the number of students who scored 75% or more over four subjects.
For the 2008 TEE, Churchlands was the second-highest ranked public school, based on the number of students who scored 75% or more over four subjects.
Music
Churchlands Senior High School is one of two schools in Perth to offer a selective entry music program, the other being John Curtin College of the ArtsJohn Curtin College of the Arts
John Curtin College of the Arts is a high school with student intake from the greater Fremantle area, in Western Australia. The school currently has over 1100 students attending....
. It teaches music at an elite level, encompassing many methods of teaching. Churchlands is renowned for its music, with all ensembles being well represented at their respective festivals. The students involved in the program perform regularly for school concerts and numerous extra curricular performances. Prospective students are auditioned early in their final year of Primary School with successful students being awarded a place in the Gifted and Talented Music Program. This entitles them to individual instrumental lessons. Students who are not successful may be offered places in either the Special Music Option or General Music courses where they are provided with group lessons.
The completion of the music department has been finally approved and construction is expected to be finished by 2011. The new elements will be directly connected to the existing music building. After construction the music facility will be twice as big as the existing music building. The construction was originally intended to start in the mid-1990s.
Music tour
Churchlands embarks on an international music tour every 3 years. The most recent was in 2009, the group of 169 music students travelled and performed at Long Island, New York (Manhattan), Potsdam/Canton(Crane School of music), Montreal, Quebec city, the Niagara district and Toronto, Canada.Enrolment patterns
| Enrolment Patterns 2001-2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 | Totals | |
| 2001 | 238 | 216 | 265 | 290 | 279 | 1,288 |
| 2002 | 249 | 256 | 235 | 301 | 284 | 1,325 |
| 2003 | 242 | 270 | 285 | 288 | 244 | 1,353 |
| 2004 | 305 | 253 | 291 | 299 | 255 | 1,403 |
| 2005 | 361 | 318 | 295 | 318 | 280 | 1,572 |
| 2006 | 346 | 389 | 338 | 295 | 282 | 1,650 |
| 2007 | 357 | 355 | 397 | 365 | 290 | 1,764 |
| 2008 | 319 | 370 | 366 | 422 | 320 | 1,797 |
| 2009 | 298 | 320 | 385 | 374 | 389 | 1,766 |
| 2011 | 294 | 128 | 312 | 356 | 361 | 1,451 |