Newton Moore Senior High School
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Newton Moore Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Bunbury
, a regional centre 175 kilometres (109 mi) south of Perth
, Western Australia
.
The school was established in 1966 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 823 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 115 (14%) of whom were Aboriginal
.
The school was opened in 1966 to cater for the rising population of Bunbury and the lack of available space around Bunbury Senior High School
. The school is named after the eighth Premier of Western Australia
, Sir Newton James Moore.
A longstanding competitor in the High School Country Week
tournament the school won the champion school award in 1991, 1992, 2005 and 2006.
Bunbury, Western Australia
The port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district...
, a regional centre 175 kilometres (109 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...
.
The school was established in 1966 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 823 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 115 (14%) 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....
.
The school was opened in 1966 to cater for the rising population of Bunbury and the lack of available space around Bunbury Senior High School
Bunbury Senior High School
Bunbury Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Bunbury, a regional centre south of Perth, Western Australia.The school was established in 1923 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 917 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 28 of whom were Aboriginal.The school is the fourth...
. The school is named after the eighth Premier of Western Australia
Premier of Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions...
, Sir Newton James Moore.
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 1991, 1992, 2005 and 2006.
External links
- http://www.newtonmooreshs.det.wa.edu.au/