John Wollaston Anglican Community School

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John Wollaston Anglican Community School
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John Wollaston Anglican Community School
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Coordinates 32°06′14″S116°00′25″E / 32.1038°S 116.0070°E / -32.1038; 116.0070 Coordinates: 32°06′14″S116°00′25″E / 32.1038°S 116.0070°E / -32.1038; 116.0070
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Type Independent co-educational primary and secondary day school
MottoSeek Wisdom to Know the Truth
Denomination Anglicanism
Established1989;32 years ago (1989)
Oversight Anglican Schools Commission
PrincipalAnne Ford
Enrolment1,000
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Red, blue, white    
Website www.jwacs.wa.edu.au

John Wollaston Anglican Community School is an independent Anglican co-educational primary and secondary day school, located in Camillo, Perth, Western Australia. [1]

The school was founded in 1989 and offers K-12 education. The school contains over 1,000 students with four different house groups, Hale (blue), Charter (green), Scott (yellow), Ramsden (red). In 2014, a new technology centre was opened.

The current Head of School is Anne Ford. [2] The school is named in honour of John Ramsden Wollaston.

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References

  1. "John Wollaston Anglican Community School". City of Armadale. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. "John Wollaston Anglican Community School". IBO. Retrieved 6 January 2016.