Como Secondary College

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Como Secondary College
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Como Secondary College
Como, Perth, Western Australia

Australia
Coordinates 32°00′11″S115°52′12″E / 32.002962°S 115.869964°E / -32.002962; 115.869964 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Type Independent public co-educational specialist high day school
MottoAchieving and celebrating our personal best[ citation needed ]
Established1969;56 years ago (1969)
Educational authority Department of Education of the Government of Western Australia
PrincipalDigby Mercer
Staff87 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Years 712
Enrolment818 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg  (31 December 2023)
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Navy blue and white   
Website www.como.wa.edu.au OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Entrance road Como Secondary College 12.jpg
Entrance road
Administration building Como Secondary College 15.jpg
Administration building

Como Secondary College is an independent public, specialist, co-educational and day, high school, located in Como , a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Established in 1969, the school caters for students from Year 7 to Year 12. It has an enrolment of 818 students as of 31 December 2023, and employs 87 staff as of 29 April 2024.

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History

The school is located on land that was part of the former Collier Pine Plantation, an area of approximately 364 hectares (900 acres) planted in 1925 by the Western Australian Forests Department. [1]

Constructed in 1968, the first classes commenced in February 1969. The school is open to students of ages 12 to 18 (Year 7 to Year 12). It often takes Rotary exchange students from overseas.

Local intake area

As defined by the School Education Act 1999, [2] the local intake area for Como Secondary College covers the entire suburbs of South Perth, Como, Manning, Salter Point, Karawara, Waterford and Wilson, [3] with the feeder primary schools of Como, Collier, Manning, Wilson and Curtin.

15% of the student enrolments are from beyond the local intake area, attending the school's specialist studies programs. The diversity of the student population is broadened by the contributions of an international students' program at the school and by students who come from all over the metropolitan area and regional Western Australia to be part of one of the specialist programs. Many regional students choose to board in the nearby Rotary House in Victoria Park.

Programs

The school offers international tours in hockey, golf, music, and the opportunity of travel to different international destinations with the World Challenge community service and humanitarian expedition every two years.

Golf

The Golf Academy is one of the most successful school programmes in Australia,[ citation needed ] earning local, state and national titles and achievements. Over 16 professional golfers including Matt Jager, Kristie Smith and Hannah Green have graduated from the program, and the academy holds five Australasian titles, five national teams' titles, [4] and thirteen state teams’ titles. [5] [6] The academy has also had a significant number of state and national representatives as well as state and world champions amongst its ranks.

Hockey

The hockey program is Australia's best school hockey program,[ citation needed ] with both boys' and girls' teams [7] [8] dominating competitions in Western Australia every year.[ citation needed ] The academy has won numerous state school championship titles.

On 18 August 2017, the academy set a Guinness World Record for the largest hockey lesson; [12] it included 618 participants. [13]

Notable alumni

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