Rockingham Senior High School

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Rockingham Senior High School
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Rockingham Senior High School

Australia
Coordinates 32°17′05″S115°44′07″E / 32.284805°S 115.735145°E / -32.284805; 115.735145
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Type Public co-educational high day school
MottoLearn to Live
Established1971;53 years ago (1971)
Educational authority WA Department of Education
PrincipalStan Koios
Years 712
Enrolment977 [1]  (2022)
Campus type Suburban
Website www.rockingham.wa.edu.au

Rockingham Senior High School is a public co-educational high day school, located on Read Street in Rockingham, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

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Overview

The school was established in 1971 [2] and caters for students from Year 7 to Year 12.

The school has offered a specialist maritime studies program at the Centre for Maritime Studies involving snorkelling, boating and first aid since 1991. [3] Specialist sporting programs involving netball and basketball, as well as a Rugby League Academy are also offered. A cricket program was also formerly in place at the school, its final year was 2015.

The number of student enrolments has declined over the last five years. The school enrolled 955 students in 2007, then 944 in 2008, to 894 in 2009, then fell to 783 in 2010, 787 in 2011, 781 in 2012 and to 743 in 2013. Since the introduction of Year 7's into the School in 2015 the numbers have grown to over 900 students.

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References

  1. "Alphabetical list of Western Australian schools" (PDF). apps.det.wa.edu.au. WA Department of Education . Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. "Department of Education Schools online" . Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. "Specialised Maritime Studies Program". Rockingham Senior High School. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.