Churchlands Senior High School

Churchlands Senior High School is an independent public secondary school located in Churchlands, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately northwest from the Perth central business district. It is one of the largest schools in Western Australia, with enrolled students as of .

Background and history Churchlands Senior High School (Churchlands SHS) is a co-educational high school for Year 7 to Year 12. The school is located in Perth's western suburbs, from the Indian Ocean and from the city centre.

On 6 November 1991, a female student was murdered in class when she was stabbed 18 times by her ex-boyfriend.

On 26 May 1997 the majority of the school was burnt down in a failed attempt to destroy evidence of a break-in. The school was largely rebuilt after spending a few years using demountable classrooms.

On 14 August 2008 the administration block was badly damaged by fire as a result of arson, and demountable offices were brought in to the school.Churchlands SHS fire will not affect classes: Education Department ABC News The time taken for refurbishment from the time of the fire until completion was over 13 months.

In 2011 Churchlands SHS joined the Education Department's Independent Public Schools programme.

Churchland SHS is a music school and has both GATE and IMMS programs.

Academic status Churchlands Senior High School students have received many major awards including three Beazley Medals. For the 2009 TEE, Churchlands was the highest ranked public school, based on the number of students who scored 75% or more over four subjects. For the 2008 TEE, Churchlands was the second-highest ranked public school, based on the number of students who scored 75% or more over four subjects.Curriculum Council School Comparison Statistics

WA school ranking

Year Rank Median ATAR Eligible students Students with ATAR % students with ATAR Notes 2018 29 85.05 352250 71.02 2017 23 86.6 336226 67.26 2016 28 84.7 346271 78.32

Year 12 student achievement data

Year Rank % +75 in WACE Rank % +65 in WACE % graduates Notes 2015 28 14.48 31 38.06 0.00 2014 16 50.39 14 68.89 99.29 2013 14 17.61 17 43.48 96.85 2012 14 20.20 16 49.18 98.70 2011 11 22.87 15 56.86 100 2010 17 18.57 20 58.12 97.1 2009 10 50.99 6 63.36 97.88

Beazley Medal academic winners

Each year, a Beazley Medal is presented to the top ranked academic student in Western Australia. Churchlands Senior High School recipients have been: 2009: Hayley Anderson 1992: Jonathon Robert Leslie Paget 1989: Howard Ho-Wah Yip

Music Churchlands Senior High School's Gifted and Talented music program has run sincere 1972. Facilities include a 504-seat acoustically engineered concert hall, a music auditorium seating 254, a dedicated choral studio and with instrumental practice rooms. International recognition includes the attainment of honours at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales and at the World Music Festival in Geneva. Student musicians perform for audiences in Australia and overseas with three-yearly tours to Europe, Asia and North America.

Ensemble performance is an integral part of the Churchlands music experience, and the performing ensembles include choirs, concert bands, orchestras, chamber groups, and guitar ensembles. To enter any level of the music program students must complete tests and auditions. Those who win a place in the program undertake an intensive course that is both practical and theoretical.

Enrolment patterns Churchlands SHS is one of the largest school in Western Australia, with 2,215 students in 2026. Churchlands had 34 temporary transportable classrooms in 2018 to accommodate increasing student enrolment. The creation in 2020 of Bob Hawke College, away in Subiaco, was intended to decrease pressure on Churchlands and other schools in the western suburbs.

Enrolment patterns2001-2015Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Totals 2001 238 216 265 290 279 1,288 2002 249 256 235 301 284 1,325 2003 242 270 285 288 244 1,353 2004 305 253 291 299 255 1,403 2005 361 318 295 318 280 1,572 2006 346 389 338 295 282 1,650 2007 357 355 397 365 290 1,764 2008 319 370 366 422 320 1,797 2009 298 320 385 374 389 1,766 2011 294 128 312 356 361 1,45120123603021393243281,45320133483683121553011,48320143533603783301451,56620154214123643733903092,269

Notable alumni

Government Kerry Sanderson – Governor of Western Australia, CEO of Fremantle Ports (1991–2008) Eric Ripper – Deputy Premier and WA Treasurer 2001–2008, Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia 2008–2012

Academia and science Natashia Boland – Mathematician Aron Chakera – Rhodes Scholar Mike Fitzpatrick – Rhodes Scholar Andrew Poole – cave diver & explorer, co-discovered longest cave in Indonesia, and co-discovered the remipede species L. exleyi in a sink hole near Exmouth Ian Puddey – Emeritus Professor, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western AustraliaIan Puddey

Art, entertainment and media - Linda May Han Oh - Bassist, Grammy Award Winner Taryn Fiebig – soprano, Opera Australia Conor Barton – drummer, Mosquito Coast, Winner of Triple J Unearthed High 2015Conor Barton Sally Carbon – radio host, journalist, and children story-book writer Neil Eliot (1955–2007) – press photographer, Walkley Award 1991 and Press Photograph of the Year 1992Neil Eliot Sydney Morning Herald Neil Fisenden – flautist, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and West Australian Symphony Orchestra Christopher Malcolm – art curator, Director of the John Curtin GalleryChristopher Malcolm Allan Myers – clarinetist, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and West Australian Symphony OrchestraAllan Myers Michael Turkic – actor, director, and producer of musical theatreMichael Turkic Christine Turpin – timpanist, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Business Mike Fitzpatrick – Director, Rio Tinto John Gillam – Chairman Officeworks, CEO Bunnings, Director CSR Melanie Greensmith – fashion designer, co-founder Wheels and Doll Baby Peter Stirling – Corporate lawyer and Partner, King & Wood Mallesons

Sport Neil Brooks – swimming, Moscow Olympics 1980 gold medal 4 × 100 m medley relay, Los Angeles Olympics 1984 silver medal 4 × 100 m medley relay, bronze medal 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Calvin "C.J." Bruton – basketballer, Australian Boomers, Brisbane Bullets NBL Sharon Buchanan – hockey, Los Angeles Olympics 1984, Seoul Olympics 1988 gold medal, Barcelona Olympics 1992, Hockeyroos Captain Sally Carbon – hockey, Seoul Olympics 1988 gold medal Mike Fitzpatrick – VFL footballer, Carlton premiership captain 1981 & 1982, captained Victoria 1982, Chairman of the AFL Commission Richard Hardwick – rugby, Wallabies, Western Force Maddison Keeney – diving 3m synchronised springboard, bronze medal Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016 and silver medal Paris Olympics 2024 Richard Pengelley - water polo, Los Angeles Olympics 1984 and Seoul Olympics 1988 Shannon Reynolds – canoe sprint K4 500, Tokyo Olympics 2020 Tom Stachewicz – swimming, Los Angeles Olympics 1984, Seoul Olympics 1988, Barcelona Olympics 1992 – Swimming Western Australia Hall of Fame 2009 Christine Stanton – high jumper, Moscow Olympics 1980, Los Angeles Olympics 1984, Seoul Olympics 1988 Sidney Stephens – freestyle skier, 2026 Winter Olympics David Watts – rowing, Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016 Sam Welsford – cycling men's 4000m team pursuit, silver medal Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016

See also

List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area

References

External links

Music Department web site Department of Education and Training Gifted and Talented web site