Peter Carnley Anglican Community School

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Peter Carnley Anglican Community School
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Peter Carnley Anglican Community School
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W.A

Australia
Coordinates 32°15′25″S115°48′55″E / 32.2569°S 115.8152°E / -32.2569; 115.8152 Coordinates: 32°15′25″S115°48′55″E / 32.2569°S 115.8152°E / -32.2569; 115.8152
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Former namesWellard Anglican Community School
TypePrivate
MottoGrace and Truth
DenominationAnglican
Established2007
PrincipalFelicity House
Enrolment1000+
Colour(s)Maroon and blue   
Website www.pcacs.wa.edu.au
Peter Carnley Anglican Community School

Peter Carnley Anglican Community School is a private co-educational school located in Perth, Western Australia in the suburb of Wellard. It is located on 9 hectares of land adjacent to public open space of almost 6 hectares and an agreement exists that allows for the school to access the City of Kwinana's sporting facilities.

The school is named in honour of the 6th Archbishop of Perth, Peter Carnley, who served as Archbishop of Perth and Metropolitan of Western Australia from 1981 to 2005. He was also the Anglican Primate of Australia from 2000 to 2005. The school offers K-12 education. In January 2017 the school opened a second campus located in Calista for K-2 education, with year 3-12 education continuing on the Wellard campus.

Houses

The school is divided into four different houses: Laurence (red), Moody (white), Lindbeck (purple) and Murray (orange). The four houses compete in interhouse competitions including swimming, athletics, cross country and netball.

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