Butler College (Perth)

Butler College
Address
15 McCormack Boulevard Butler, Western Australia Australia
Coordinates	31°39′07″S115°42′32″E / 31.652°S 115.709°E / -31.652; 115.709
Information
Type	Independent public co-educational day school
Motto	Knowledge Integrity Respect
Opened	2013;12 years ago (2013)
Educational authority	WA Department of Education
Principal	Ryan Govan [1]
Years	7–12
Enrolment	1,517 [2]  (2021)
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Dark blue
Website	www.butlercollege.wa.edu.au

Butler College is an Independent public co-educational high day school located in Butler, a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Ryan Govan has been principal since August of 2022.

Background

Butler College opened at the beginning of 2013 as an Independent Public School. It is situated in one of the fastest growing areas of Perth, with student numbers rapidly increasing since it opened. Alkimos College opened to year 7 students in 2020 to take pressure off Butler College. ^[3] Another secondary school is planned to be built in Alkimos by 2024. ^{[4] [5]}

Academic results

Year	Rank	Median ATAR	Eligible students	Students with ATAR	% Students with ATAR	Ref
2021	—	77.40	157	24	15.29%	[6]
2020	39	83.70	170	36	21.18%	[7]
2019	123	67.75	182	33	18.13%	[8]
2018	128	67.65	200	72	36.00%	[9]
2017	142	57.25	214	71	33.18%	[10]

Student numbers

Year	Number [2]
2014	618
2015	1,277
2016	1,581
2017	1,840
2018	1,796
2019	1,711
2020	1,633
2021	1,517

List of principals of Butler College

No.	Principal	Term
1	Armando Giglia (who???)	2013–2017
2	My Glorious Opium King Carti	2018–2021
3	Buzz Lightyear	2022-Present

See also

• Western Australia portal
• Schools portal

• List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area

References

1. "Butler College (4191): Administration". Schools Online. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
2. "Butler College, Butler, WA". My School. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
3. "New multimillion dollar secondary college opens in Alkimos". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
4. Jarvis, Lucy (15 March 2019). "School planning review to meet population growth". North Coast Times. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
5. McInnes, Anita (7 October 2018). "North Butler high school for Year 7 in 2020". Yanchep News Online. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
6. "How Your School Rates liftout". The West Australian. 11 January 2022.
7. "WA School Ranking - 2020". Better Education. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
8. "WA School Ranking - 2019". Better Education. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
9. "WA School Ranking - 2018". Better Education. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
10. "WA School Ranking - 2017". Better Education. Retrieved 24 November 2019.