St Mark's Anglican Community School

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St Mark's Anglican Community School
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St Mark's Anglican Community School

Australia
Coordinates 31°47′58″S115°44′36″E / 31.7994°S 115.7432°E / -31.7994; 115.7432
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Type Independent co-educational primary and secondary day school
MottoSeek truth and wisdom
Denomination Anglicanism
Patron saint(s) Saint Mark, the Evangelist
Established1986;38 years ago (1986)
Educational authority WA Department of Education
Oversight Anglican Schools Commission
PrincipalSteven Davies
Staff200
Years K–12
Enrolment1,800 (2023)
Area11 hectares (27 acres)
Campus type Suburban
Affiliation Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Website www.stmarks.wa.edu.au

St Mark's Anglican Community School is an independent Anglican co-educational primary and secondary day school, located on an 11-hectare (27-acre) site on St. Mark's Drive, in the northern Perth, Western Australia suburb of Hillarys, Western Australia, on the former Red Cattle Ridge site.

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The school was officially opened in 1986. [1] The School employs over 200 staff, including teachers, education assistants, music tutors and administrative, grounds and maintenance staff. [2]

Overview

The primary and secondary schools are divided into four houses: Challen, Moyes, Watkins, and Carnley. Each House was named after a person who had been instrumental in the foundation of the School: Peter Carnley was Archbishop of Perth from 1981 to 2005, Michael Challen was an assistant bishop of Perth, Peter Moyes was headmaster of Christ Church Grammar School, and Glynn Watkins was an educator and administrator for over 40 years. [3]

Principals

There have been four principals at St Mark's: Barbara Godwin, Tony Stopher, Cameron Herbert and Steven Davies.

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. School, St Mark's Anglican Community (10 June 2019). "Our History". St Mark's Anglican Community School.
  2. "A Note from our Principal". St Mark's Anglican Community School. 9 March 2023.
  3. "House System". Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)