St Stephen's School, Western Australia
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St Stephen's School, is a K-12, co-educational independent
, day school
located on two campuses – one in Duncraig and the other in Carramar, two suburbs of Perth
, Western Australia
. The Carramar campus in Tapping
opened in 2001 because of the strong demand for places at the Duncraig campus. In 2011 the school opened the new Early Learning Centre (ELC) in Hepburn Heights due to the strong demand of younger children attending St Stephens Duncraig. The school teaches students from Kindergarten to Year 12 within the Australian education system. Current enrolment is over 2,000 students, a number that has been expanding each year.
In 2008 the school celebrated the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Duncraig Campus.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
, day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
located on two campuses – one in Duncraig and the other in Carramar, two suburbs 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 Carramar campus in Tapping
Tapping, Western Australia
Tapping is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. It came into being in the early 1990s as a subdivision of Wanneroo, originally as part of the Carramar estate....
opened in 2001 because of the strong demand for places at the Duncraig campus. In 2011 the school opened the new Early Learning Centre (ELC) in Hepburn Heights due to the strong demand of younger children attending St Stephens Duncraig. The school teaches students from Kindergarten to Year 12 within the Australian education system. Current enrolment is over 2,000 students, a number that has been expanding each year.
In 2008 the school celebrated the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Duncraig Campus.
History
- 1983 – Foundation of the Duncraig campus
- 1993 – Opening of the primary school at Duncraig
- 2000 – Completion of the performing arts center and new administration complex
- 2001 – The school opened a second campus in Carramar.
- 2007 – Construction Begins on new Technology and Enterprise Building at Duncraig
- 2008 – 25th Anniversary of Duncraig Campus
- 2008 - Opening of new Carramar gym, named the Sports & Learning Centre
- 2009 – Opening of new Technology and Enterprise Building at Duncraig, named the Lorraine Paul Center and the renaming of the Design and Technology building to the Glenda Parkin Learning Center.
- 2010 - The 10th anniversary of the Carramar Campus
- 2012 - Planned opening of the new Carramar Performing Arts Centre (TBA)
- 2012 - Planned extension to the Primary School oval (TBA)
Principal
- 1983 - 1988 John Alan Williams
- 1989– 2003 Gavin Collinson
- 2003–2007 Glenda Parkin
- 2007–2008 Desmond Mitchell
- 2009–2010 Caryl Roberts
- 2011- Tony George
Notable alumni
- Michelle Guy – Miss AustraliaMiss AustraliaMiss Australia is the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest/Awards, which ran from 1954 until 2000, when the last Miss Australia was named....
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