Southern River College

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Southern River College
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Southern River College

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Coordinates 32°05′06″S115°58′53″E / 32.085038°S 115.981272°E / -32.085038; 115.981272 (Southern River College) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Type Independent public co-educational high day school
MottoInspire
Established1976;47 years ago (1976)
Educational authority WA Department of Education
PrincipalHeath Dullard
Years 712
Enrolment908 (2019)
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Teal and blue   
Website www.southernrivercollege.wa.edu.au OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Southern River College is an independent public co-educational high day school in the City of Gosnells, located on Southern River Road in Gosnells, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

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The school was established in 1976 as Gosnells Senior High School (renamed in 2003) [1] and has an attendance of approximately 900 students from Year 7 to Year 12. It became an Independent Public School in 2015. The catchment area for the school is Gosnells, Huntingdale and Southern River. [2] Feeder schools include Gosnells, Ashburton Drive, Seaforth, Huntingdale, Wirrabirra and Southern River Primary Schools.

Overview

Southern River College runs an academic and general education program: this includes Academic En-richment 7 to 12, ATAR and Vocational Education Pathways and STEM option programs in mechatronics and electronics. The college operates Inspire programs in Music, Netball and Soccer. Southern River College provide support programs via their Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC), Literacy and Numeracy Development Classes and Specialist Autism Extension Program (SALP).

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References

  1. "Department of Education Schools online". 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. "Southern River College: Local Intake Area". Schools Online. Department of Education, Government of Western Australia. 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

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