Sevenoaks Senior College is a comprehensive public senior high school located in Cannington

Cannington, Western Australia

Cannington is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Canning.-History:Cannington's name derives from the Canning River, which forms part of the southwestern boundary of the suburb...

, 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, Western Australia

Western Australia

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, immediately adjacent to the Cannington railway station

Cannington railway station, Perth

Cannington Station is a Transperth bus/train interchange located south-east of Perth railway station, Western Australia, on the Armadale / Thornlie Line...

. Opening in 2001, the school is a senior secondary campus which accepts students from the Perth metropolitan region.

History

The school is sited on the grounds of what was formerly Cannington Senior High School, which was built in 1965 and existed until 2000. The decision was made to close Cannington and open two new schools—Cannington Community College

Cannington Community College

Cannington Community College is an public, co-educational K-10 school in Western Australia. The school is located on Wharf Street in the suburb of Cannington....

 (K-10) and Sevenoaks Senior College (Years 11 and 12). Sevenoaks cost A$8.6 million to build, and was formally opened on 19 September 2001 by Minister for Education

Minister for Education (Western Australia)

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 Alan Carpenter

Alan Carpenter

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, although had been operating since the beginning of 2001. Students from Yule Brook College

Yule Brook College

Yule Brook College formerly Maddington Senior High School is an Public middle school in Western Australia. The school is located on Dellar Road in the suburb of Maddington....

 who continue to study after leaving Year 10 will attend Sevenoaks..
The inaugural principal of the school was David Wood who later headed up the Curriculum Council of Western Australia nd the school had 450 foundation students.

Teaching and Learning

The school is based upon adult learning principles and has a focus on industry and community partnerships. Unlike most schools in the Western Australian school system, it is self-managing with its own College Board, with the Principal being accountable to the Director-General of the Department of Education and Training for the operation of the College.