Craigie Senior High School
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Craigie Senior High School was a State high school located in Craigie
, a northern suburb of Perth
, Western Australia
.
Craigie SHS's main feeder schools when it opened were Craigie Primary School, Camberwarra Primary School, Padbury Primary School, Lymburner Primary School and Springfield Primary School.
Craigie SHS, opened in 1976, was considered to be surplus to the requirements of the Department of Education in 2002 following a decline in enrolments in previous years and was closed at the end of 2003 as part of the Local Area Education Plan. The buildings were demolished in 2004 and the land rezoned as urban in 2008. As of October 2011 the land has not been developed.
Students from Craigie SHS moved to nearby state high schools in the surrounding area - Duncraig Senior High School
, Belridge Senior High School
or Padbury Senior High School
. Many of the important historical items from the school are preserved at Padbury Senior High School
.
Notable Alumni from the school include the hip-hop group Downsyde
who attended the school during the 1990s.
Craigie, Western Australia
Craigie is located in the northern suburbs of the Perth metropolitan area. Craigie was chosen as a suburb name in 1970 and honours an early councillor of the City of Wanneroo who did much work in developing the City...
, a northern suburb 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...
.
Craigie SHS's main feeder schools when it opened were Craigie Primary School, Camberwarra Primary School, Padbury Primary School, Lymburner Primary School and Springfield Primary School.
Craigie SHS, opened in 1976, was considered to be surplus to the requirements of the Department of Education in 2002 following a decline in enrolments in previous years and was closed at the end of 2003 as part of the Local Area Education Plan. The buildings were demolished in 2004 and the land rezoned as urban in 2008. As of October 2011 the land has not been developed.
Students from Craigie SHS moved to nearby state high schools in the surrounding area - Duncraig Senior High School
Duncraig Senior High School
Duncraig Senior High School is an independent public high school located 18 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia in the suburb of Duncraig. The current principal is Graeme Smith.- History :...
, Belridge Senior High School
Belridge Senior High School
Belridge Senior High School is a comprehensive co-educational state high school located in Beldon, south of Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia...
or Padbury Senior High School
Padbury Senior High School
Padbury Senior High School is a government, co-educational, secondary day school located in Padbury, a suburb north of Perth, Western Australia....
. Many of the important historical items from the school are preserved at Padbury Senior High School
Padbury Senior High School
Padbury Senior High School is a government, co-educational, secondary day school located in Padbury, a suburb north of Perth, Western Australia....
.
Notable Alumni from the school include the hip-hop group Downsyde
Downsyde
Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.- History :...
who attended the school during the 1990s.