Lesmurdie Senior High School

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Lesmurdie Senior High School
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Lesmurdie Senior High School

Australia
Coordinates 32°00′45″S116°03′04″E / 32.01250°S 116.05111°E / -32.01250; 116.05111 Coordinates: 32°00′45″S116°03′04″E / 32.01250°S 116.05111°E / -32.01250; 116.05111
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Type Public co-educational high day school
MottoThriving in a nurturing environment.
Founded1981;40 years ago (1981)
Educational authority WA Department of Education
PrincipalKerry Chipchase
Years 712
Colour(s)Teal, black, and white
Website lesmurdie.wa.edu.au
Lesmurdie Senior High School

Lesmurdie Senior High School is a public co-educational high school in the Perth suburb of Lesmurdie, Western Australia.

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History

The school was established in 1981 [1] and caters for students from Year 7 to Year 12.

Enrolments at the school have been relatively stable over the last five years with 869 students in 2007, 930 in 2008, 887 in 2009, 833 in 2010 and 866 in 2011. There are currently 1068 students as of 2020.[ citation needed ]

Catchment area

Lesmurdie's catchment area has been specified by the WA Department of Education to include the suburbs of Lesmurdie, Walliston, Carmel, Pickering Brook, Wattle Grove and Bickley. Lesmurdie's feeder primary schools are Falls Road, Lesmurdie, Pickering Brook, Walliston and Wattle Grove. Some students from Falls Road and Walliston catchment are able to attend Kelmscott Senior High School and some students from the Wattle Grove catchment can attend Darling Range Sports College. [2]

Its neighbour high schools are Kalamunda Senior High School to the north, Thornlie Senior High School to the south-west and Darling Range Sports College to the west.

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References

  1. "Department of Education Schools online". 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "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.