Girrawheen Senior High School

Girrawheen Senior High School
Girrawheen Senior High School
Address
	39 Calvert Way; Girrawheen, Western Australia ; Australia
Coordinates	31°50′13″S115°50′31″E / 31.83694°S 115.84194°E
Information
Type	Independent public co-educational day school
Opened	1974;50 years ago
Educational authority	WA Department of Education
Principal	Barbara Newton
Years	7–12
Enrolment	442 (2021)
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)
Website	www.girrawheenshs.wa.edu.au

Last updated June 15, 2024

Girrawheen Senior High School is an independent public co-educational high day school, located in the Perth suburb of Girrawheen, Western Australia.

Overview

Girrawheen Senior High School opened in 1974.

In 2008, Girrawheen Senior High School was selected as one of six schools in Western Australia to receive a trade training centre. The facility was constructed at a cost of A$2.98 million, and opened in 2010. Students from Balga Senior High School also use the facility.^[2]^[3]

In 2014, Girrawheen Senior High School was selected as a site for a Clontarf Academy. The Clontarf Academy uses Australian rules football to improve the education, employment prospects and life skills of Aboriginal boys.^[4]^[5]

Girrawheen Senior High School became an Independent Public School at the start of 2013. In 2015, the school started accepting year 7 students for the first time, alongside most other public high schools in the state.

In 2021, Girrawheen Senior High School teacher, Charan Pabla, was named as WA Premier’s Secondary Teacher of the Year in the WA Education Awards.

Academic results

Girrawheen Senior High School consistently performs above like-schools^{[ when defined as? ]} in ATAR results. In 2016, the school had a median ATAR of 76.8 from 12 students, whereas like-schools had a median ATAR of 60.7. In 2017, the school had a median ATAR of 73.2 from 16 students, whereas like-schools had a median ATAR of 64.1. In 2018, the school had a median ATAR of 72.0 from 12 students, whereas like-schools had a median ATAR of 56.4.^[3]

Local intake area

Girrawheen Senior High School's local intake area covers parts of Alexander Heights, parts of Balga, Girrawheen, parts of Koondoola and Marangaroo. Students living in the local intake area have a guaranteed place at the school if they apply. Students living outside the local intake area can apply, and they will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.^[6]

Student numbers

Girrawheen Senior High School has a high proportion of Aboriginal students, at 21% as of 2019^[update], as well as a high proportion of students with a language background other than English, at above 35% as of 2019^[update].^[7]

Year	Number^[1]^[3]
2012	457
2013	413
2014	424
2015	490
2016	483
2017	457
2018	433
2019	421
2020	436

Notable alumni

Tina Altieri - Newsreader and television presenter^[8]
Tammy MacIntosh – Actress
Damien Martyn – Cricket commentator and former cricketer
Duop Reath – Basketballer^[9]

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↑ "New trade training centres for WA schools". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
1 2 3 "Girrawheen Senior High School Annual Report". Trove. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
↑ "Girrawheen Clontarf Academy". Girrawheen Senior High School. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
↑ "Clontarf scoring goals and improving marks". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
↑ "Girrawheen Senior High School – Local Intake Area". Schools Online. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
↑ "Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen, WA". My School. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
↑ Tate, Lee (8 December 2017). "Communication is the key says veteran television reporter Tina Altieri". Have A Go News. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
↑ Butler, Steve (11 December 2016). "Mirrabooka's Duop Reath making his mark in US college system with Louisiana State University". Perth Now. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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[Student_numbers-1] 1 2 "Girrawheen Senior High School – Student Numbers". Schools Online. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[2] "New trade training centres for WA schools". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[Annual_report-3] 1 2 3 "Girrawheen Senior High School Annual Report". Trove. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[4] "Girrawheen Clontarf Academy". Girrawheen Senior High School. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[5] "Clontarf scoring goals and improving marks". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[6] "Girrawheen Senior High School – Local Intake Area". Schools Online. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[7] "Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen, WA". My School. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[8] Tate, Lee (8 December 2017). "Communication is the key says veteran television reporter Tina Altieri". Have A Go News. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[9] Butler, Steve (11 December 2016). "Mirrabooka's Duop Reath making his mark in US college system with Louisiana State University". Perth Now. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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