Lynwood Senior High School
| Lynwood Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Parkwood, W.A Australia | |
| Coordinates | 32°02′32″S 115°54′59″E / 32.04228°S 115.91645°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Co-educational |
| Motto | Sincerity |
| Established | 1974 |
| Principal | Gary Anderson |
| Enrolment | 900 Semester 1 2011 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | yellow, light blue and navy blue |
| Website | http://lynwood.wa.edu.au/ |
Lynwood Senior High School is a public co-educational high school in Perth, Western Australia. The school is located on Metcalfe Road in the Perth suburb of Parkwood.
History
The school was established in 1974[1] and caters for students in Year 8 to 12. The school began as a set of eight demountable classrooms located on the Cannington Senior High School campus in 1974 then opened its doors to Year 8 and 9 students at the current location in 1975. The inaugural principal was Bill Goulding.[2]
Throughout the 1970s the school colours were purple but was changed to blue and yellow in the 1980s. In 1981, the school's gymnasium was burnt down in an arson attack by a student causing $80,000 damage and making the gym unusable for 12 months. In 1986 the school produced its first Beazley medallist, Sherwant Singh Gill.
Throughout the 1980s, the school had a poor reputation due to widespread bullying, vandalism, truancy and low graduation rates. Much of the student population in the 1970s and 1980s came from low socio-economic backgrounds, including large numbers of new migrants from working class Britain. The school was considered amongst the worst in the state school system. This has now largely been rectified due to changing demographics of the surrounding areas.
$40,000 worth of damage occurred to the school in February 2011 when a fire broke out in a classroom. Leaves ignited in an air-conditioning unit but a fast response from 20 fire-fighters prevented any damage to adjoining classes.[3]
Enrolments
The number of student enrolments has remained reasonably stable over the last five years. The school enrolled 1030 students in 2007, then 1032 in 2008, to 1029 in 2009, then fell to 911 in 2010 and to 900 in 2011. The fall in student numbers from 2010 is a result of the enrolment age changing for students entering high school in Western Australia.
The school offers a specialty soccer program as part of their soccer academy, a specialist science and mathematics academy with many students being offered extension experiences.[4]
Catchment area
Lynwood's catchment area has been specified by the Department of Education and Training to include the suburbs of Lynwood, Ferndale, Parkwood and Langford. Lynwood's feeder primary schools are Brookman, Ferndale, Kinlock, Langford, Lynwood and Parkwood.[5]
Its neighbour high schools are Willetton Senior High School to the west, Canning Vale College to the south and Thornlie Senior High School to the east. The Canning River borders the school's catchment area to the north with Cannington Senior High School located beyond.
See also
References
- ↑ "Department of Education Schools online". 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ↑ "Lynwood SHS - History". 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ↑ "ABC News - Air conditioning unit sparks fire at high school". 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ↑ "Annual School Report 2009". 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ↑ "School Education Act 1999 - Declaration of local-intake areas for schools with secondary students" (PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 30 December 2005. p. 6899. Accessed 14 October 2011.