Pinjarra Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Pinjarra

Pinjarra, Western Australia

Pinjarra is a town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, from the state capital, Perth and south-east of the coastal city of Mandurah. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray. At the 2006 census, Pinjarra had a population of 3,279.Pinjarra is an area...

, a regional centre 86 kilometres (53 mi) east of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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The school was established in 1921 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 636 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 19 (3%) of whom were Aboriginal

Indigenous Australians

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Students studying at the school come both from Pinjarra and surrounding areas such as Serpentine

Serpentine, Western Australia

Serpentine is a town located south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and 7 km south of Mundijong. Serpentine is located on the South Western Railway between Perth and Bunbury, and was one of the original stations when the line was opened in 1893...

, Dwellingup

Dwellingup, Western Australia

Dwellingup is a town in Western Australia, located in a timber and fruitgrowing area in the Darling Range east-south-east of Pinjarra. At the 2006 census, Dwellingup had a population of 346.-Name:...

, Warrona

Waroona, Western Australia

Waroona is a town located in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, between Pinjarra and Harvey. The town is the seat of the Shire of Waroona. At the 2006 census, Waroona had a population of 1,864.-History:...

 and Yunderup.

The school operated as a primary school until 1951, then as a junior high school until 1960, a high school until 1965 and as a senior high school since 1965.

The school opened a new $1.9 million Science

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Laboratory

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 area in 2011 that was built as part of the Building Education Revolution

Building the Education Revolution

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 scheme. Western Australia's Chief scientist Lyn Beazley visited the facility in June 2009.