Kelmscott Senior High School
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Kelmscott Senior High School is a public co-educational high school
in Western Australia
. The school is located on Cammillo Road in the suburb of Kelmscott
.
The school was established in 1973 and caters for students in Year 8 to 12.
The number of student enrolments have remained relatively stable over the last five years. The school enrolled 1560 students in 2007, then 1562 in 2008, to 1573 in 2009, then fell to 1379 in 2010 and to 1439 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.
The school won the Kim Hughes
shield for the secondary school champion cricket
team in Western Australia in 1987. The girls cricket team also won the Super 8 competition in 2002, 2003 and from 2005 to 2008.
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 Cammillo Road in the suburb of Kelmscott
Kelmscott, Western Australia
Kelmscott is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Armadale, and it is located southeast of Perth along Albany Highway....
.
The school was established in 1973 and caters for students in Year 8 to 12.
The number of student enrolments have remained relatively stable over the last five years. The school enrolled 1560 students in 2007, then 1562 in 2008, to 1573 in 2009, then fell to 1379 in 2010 and to 1439 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.
The school won the Kim Hughes
Kim Hughes
Kimberley John Hughes is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia, Natal and Australia. He captained Australia in 28 Tests between 1979 and 1984 before captaining a "rebel" Australian team in a tour of South Africa, who at the time were subject to a sporting boycott.A right-handed...
shield for the secondary school champion cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team in Western Australia in 1987. The girls cricket team also won the Super 8 competition in 2002, 2003 and from 2005 to 2008.