Melville Senior High School

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Melville Senior High School
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Melville Senior High School
16 Potts Street, Melville , Perth, Western Australia

Australia
Coordinates 32°02′48″S115°48′18″E / 32.04673°S 115.80494°E / -32.04673; 115.80494
Information
Former nameMelville High School
Type Public co-educational high school
MottoConfident, Innovative, Successful
EstablishedFebruary 1960;63 years ago (1960-02)
(as Melville High School)
Educational authority WA Department of Education
PrincipalKylie Bottcher
Years 7–12
Enrolment1,399 [1]  (2021)
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Bottle green, gold and white    
Website www.melville.wa.edu.au

Melville Senior High School is a public co-educational high school located in Melville, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Opened in 1960, as of 2021 the school had an enrolment of 1,399 students from Year 7 to Year 12, [1] with its catchment area covering most of the City of Melville. [2]

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History

The school was opened as Melville High School in February 1960, originally only with Years 8 and 9. Designed by architectural firm Parry, Parry and Rosenthal, and built by A. T. Brine and Sons Pty. Ltd., the school cost £324,493 to build, and was the first high school in Western Australia designed by a private architect. [3]

The school's Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) was established in March 1960, with a Student Council being formed in 1964. The school's name was altered to the present Melville Senior High School in 1964. [4] A fire on 21 April 1970 destroyed part of the Arts and Crafts section. A gymnasium and pool were completed in the 1970s. Another fire destroyed part of the Mathematics section in 1990. [4]

A $450,000 upgrade of the school's administrative facilities was completed in 1997 as part of the Court government's schools program. [5] A major redevelopment of the senior school, middle school and science quadrangles was completed in 2010. [6]

In 2015, Melville made the adjustment to add year 7s (aged 12–13) into the cohort.

In 2017, a renovation to the school's student services facilities was completed.

Catchment area

As defined by the School Education Act 1999, the catchment area for Melville Senior High School attempts to cover the entire suburbs of Attadale, Melville and Willagee, and parts of the suburbs of Alfred Cove, Myaree and Kardinya. [7]

The school also shares areas of the suburbs of Bicton, East Fremantle, Fremantle and Palmyra with South Fremantle Senior High School and John Curtin College of the Arts; the suburb of North Fremantle with South Fremantle Senior High School, John Curtin College of the Arts and Shenton College; areas of the suburbs of Murdoch and Winthrop with Applecross Senior High School; and areas of the suburb of North Lake with Hamilton Senior High School.

Programs

Melville operates specialist programs in the areas of netball, aviation, graphical design and media, and the government selected gifted and talented education. These programs are open to students outside of the catchment area.

The school also hosts an Intensive English Centre and international fee-paying student program, with 19% of students having a language background other than English. These programs are also open to students outside of the catchment area.

Notable alumni

Notable people who have attended Melville Senior High School include:

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools" (PDF). WA Department of Education . Perth, WA: Government of Western Australia. 25 November 2021. p. 22. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Melville Senior High School – MySchool. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "New £324,493 high school" – The Sunday Times . Published 3 July 1960. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. 1 2 2010 Yearbook: Celebrating 50 years 1960–2010 – Melville Senior High School. Accessed 18 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Administration upgrading – Melville Senior High School and Kardinya Primary School Archived 21 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine – wa.liberal.org.au. Published 23 November 1995. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  6. ↑ About us – melville.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "School Education Act 1999 - Declaration of local-intake areas for schools with secondary students" (PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 29 December 2006. p. 5861–5862.
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