Cape Naturaliste College

Cape Naturaliste College
Location
Vasse, Western Australia
Australia
Coordinates 33°40′37″S 115°14′40″E / 33.67707°S 115.24439°E / -33.67707; 115.24439Coordinates: 33°40′37″S 115°14′40″E / 33.67707°S 115.24439°E / -33.67707; 115.24439
Information
Type Public School
Established 2008
Principal Mark Gillett
Enrolment 446 (2012)
Campus Vasse
Website http://cnc.wa.edu.au/

Cape Naturaliste College is a comprehensive public high school located in Vasse, a regional centre 240 kilometres (149 mi) south of Perth, Western Australia.

The school was established in 2008 admitted 95 foundation Year 8 students in February of that year. The Minister of Education, Mark McGowan, announced later the same year that the school would become a senior high school and enroll students for Year 11 courses in 2011 and Year 12 in 2012.[1]

Enrolments at the school have increased from the initial 95 students in 2008 to 224 in 2009 when Year 9 commenced to 282 when Year 10 was introduced and to 355 in 2011 when the school introduced Year 11 classes.[2] In 2012 the Year 12 cohort was introduced and enrolments increased to 446 students. In 2015 the school introduced a cohort of Year 7 students.

The college is built on an 8 hectares (20 acres) site and is surrounded by natural bushland. It is of an award winning design.[3] and was constructed at an initial cost of $21 million.[4]

In 2011, CNC became the first school in the South West region to implement a 1:1 take home laptop program for its students from years 9 to 12.

The school boasts facilities such as a Multi-Media centre, a Performing arts centre, Visual Arts studios, State of the art Information Technology resources, a Music-Program and a large cafe.

See also

List of schools in rural Western Australia

References

  1. ↑ "Media Statements - Cape Naturaliste College to open its doors to senior students". 2008. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. ↑ "Department of Education Schools online". 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. ↑ "Vasse - Newtown - Schools". 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  4. ↑ "AMeadia Statements - Cape Naturaliste College to open its doors to senior students". 2008. Retrieved 2011-10-18.

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