Willetton Senior High School
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Willetton Senior High School (WSHS) is the largest government high school in Western Australia. The school first opened in February 1977. Today, WSHS enrols approximately 1800 students each year and employs nearly 150 staff. It is located near the Southlands Boulevard shopping centre. The student catchment area for WSHS encompasses all of the suburb of Willetton and part of the suburb of Bull Creek, which is shared by Leeming Senior High School.
School Fire of 2005
In late 2005, a fire broke out after hours in the building complex encompassing the Performing Arts Centre (PAC) and Gym. The PAC was heavily damaged and there was also extensive damage to the gymnasium. The total cost of the damage is estimated to be approximately $1 000 000 AUD. Faulty wiring in an air conditioning unit was blamed for the fire. The redevelopment of the facilities is now finished.
Campus
WSHS covers an area of approximately 4500m². There are seven main buildings along with numerous transportable buildings.
Special programs
WSHS is one of the many schools offering the Academic Talent Program (ATP) and the Talented And Gifted (TAG) program. It also offers computing, multimedia, basketball and art scholarships.
Academic
Willetton has always performed poorly in the TEE (Tertiary Entrance Exam). However, in recent years, several students have managed to raise the status of the school by achieving high marks. The school, due to teacher shortage, must use their current teachers for multiple subjects. Some students has made complaints about the quailty of their education because of this. The Government is now working to fix the problem of the teachers and are also trying to improve the student's learning enviornment.
Willetton has had the best TEE rankings of any other school in the past 5yrs. The quality of the teachers and an excellent school environment saw that 98% of the entire year 12 cohort graduate last year! The people of Western Australia need to band together to support our teachers they are educating the future of this state! They are doing a fantastic job with the facilities and funding that is available to them, but just imagine how much better they would be if the government gave public schools more funding.
See also
External links
- Willetton Senior High School website
- Map of Willetton Senior High School (PDF)
- Links to maps detailing Willetton Senior High Schools catchment area
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