Ocean Reef Senior High School
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Ocean Reef Senior High School is a co-educational state high school located in Ocean Reef
, 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Perth
, Western Australia
. Opening in 1983, the school's catchment area
covers the northwestern part of the City of Joondalup
and, as at Semester 1, 2011, the school has an enrolment of 1,217 students between Year 8 and Year 12.
, on 24 February 1984.
Over the years, the school has grown to around 10 blocks and a well equipped on-site library. The school now has a total of 92 teaching staff, 20 administration staff, 18 support staff and 1,217 students.
During a freak storm in March 2010 the school was extensively damaged by hail
and torrential rain. As a result the school was closed for a week for all students. Senior school students then returned but students from Year 8 to 10 were not allowed back until late April following the first term holiday break.
In 2011, Ocean Reef Senior High School became an "independent public school" under a Liberal government
initiative aimed at giving schools more flexibility in financial management, staff recruitment and other employment issues and school maintenance.
Ocean Reef Senior High School's catchment area has been specified by the Department of Education and Training to include the suburbs of Ocean Reef
, Connolly
, Currambine
, Iluka
and Mullaloo
, as well as the western part of Heathridge. Its feeder primary schools are Beaumaris, Connolly, Currambine, Mullaloo Beach, Mullaloo Heights, Ocean Reef and Poseidon.
Its neighbour high schools are Kinross College to the north, Belridge Senior High School
to the east and Padbury Senior High School
to the south. As many families in the area have above-average incomes compared with the Perth metropolitan region, private schools such as Mater Dei College, Prendiville College, Lake Joondalup Baptist College and St. Mark's Anglican Community School
compete for the same cohort.
Ocean Reef, Western Australia
Ocean Reef is a suburb in northern Perth, Western Australia. It is located within the City of Joondalup. The name was coined by developers in the 1970s from the line of a reef visible several kilometres offshore...
, 27 kilometres (17 mi) north 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...
. Opening in 1983, the school's catchment area
Catchment area (human geography)
In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school...
covers the northwestern part of the City of Joondalup
City of Joondalup
The City of Joondalup is a council and Local Government Area with City status in Perth, Western Australia. It covers the metropolitan Perth city of Joondalup in its entirety, as well as the town centres of Hillarys and Warwick....
and, as at Semester 1, 2011, the school has an enrolment of 1,217 students between Year 8 and Year 12.
History
The school first opened in 1983 with 200 students in a single teaching block (now used as the Social Studies block) with a small group of year 8 and 9 students and only 14 staff. It was formally opened by the then Education Minister, Bob PearceBob Pearce
Robert John Pearce was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1977 until 1993 representing the seats of Gosnells and Armadale.-Biography:...
, on 24 February 1984.
Over the years, the school has grown to around 10 blocks and a well equipped on-site library. The school now has a total of 92 teaching staff, 20 administration staff, 18 support staff and 1,217 students.
During a freak storm in March 2010 the school was extensively damaged by hail
Hail
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a hail stone. Hail stones on Earth consist mostly of water ice and measure between and in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms...
and torrential rain. As a result the school was closed for a week for all students. Senior school students then returned but students from Year 8 to 10 were not allowed back until late April following the first term holiday break.
In 2011, Ocean Reef Senior High School became an "independent public school" under a Liberal government
Barnett Ministry
The Barnett Ministry is the 35th and current Ministry of the Government of Western Australia. It includes 13 members of the Liberal Party, three members of the National Party of Western Australia and an independent. It is led by the Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, and Deputy Premier Dr...
initiative aimed at giving schools more flexibility in financial management, staff recruitment and other employment issues and school maintenance.
Catchment area
Ocean Reef, Western Australia
Ocean Reef is a suburb in northern Perth, Western Australia. It is located within the City of Joondalup. The name was coined by developers in the 1970s from the line of a reef visible several kilometres offshore...
, Connolly
Connolly, Western Australia
Connolly is a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup adjacent to Joondalup's central business district. It was built in the late 1980s as a golf course estate. Its eastern border backs onto the Mitchell Freeway road reserve...
, Currambine
Currambine, Western Australia
Currambine is a northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 30 km north of Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Joondalup. It contains the Currambine Market Place shopping centre and cinema complex.-History:Currambine...
, Iluka
Iluka, Western Australia
Iluka is a far northern, fast-developing beachside suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. The popular surfing spots in the region include Mullaloo Beach, Sorrento Beach and Hillarys Beach...
and Mullaloo
Mullaloo, Western Australia
Mullaloo is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup.-History:Mullaloo is named after an Aboriginal word, believed to mean "place of the rat kangaroo". It was first recorded in 1919 as Moolalloo Point, but the spelling was later changed to Mullaloo...
, as well as the western part of Heathridge. Its feeder primary schools are Beaumaris, Connolly, Currambine, Mullaloo Beach, Mullaloo Heights, Ocean Reef and Poseidon.
Its neighbour high schools are Kinross College to the north, 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...
to the east and 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....
to the south. As many families in the area have above-average incomes compared with the Perth metropolitan region, private schools such as Mater Dei College, Prendiville College, Lake Joondalup Baptist College and St. Mark's Anglican Community School
St. Mark's Anglican Community School
St. Mark's Anglican Community School is a school in Perth, Western Australia. It is located on St. Mark's Drive, on an 11 hectare site, in Perth's northern suburb of Hillarys. It is a co-educational day school and currently has 1530 students ranging from kindergarten to Year 12. The school was...
compete for the same cohort.