Carine Senior High School

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|caption = An internal view of Carine Senior High School, in 2007

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|established = {{start date and age|1973}}

|type = Public co-educational high day school

|campus_type = Suburban

|educational_authority = WA Department of Education

|principal = Damian Shuttleworth

|city = Carine, Perth, Western Australia

|country = Australia

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|enrolment = -2,015{{cite web|title=Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools|url=https://apps.det.wa.edu.au/publicreports/SchoolsList0880.pdf|website=Department of Education|publisher=Government of Western Australia|accessdate= 8 April 2021|location=Perth, WA|page=7|date= 8 April 2021}}

|enrolment_as_of = 2020

|grades = 7–12

|grades_label = Years

|colours = Blue, red and white {{colorbox|blue}}{{colorbox|red}}{{colorbox|white}}

|mascot = "Kwilena The Dolphin"

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|homepage = {{url|www.carinehs.wa.edu.au}}

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Carine Senior High School is a public co-educational high day school, located in the suburb of Carine, approximately {{convert|15|km}} north-west of Perth, Western Australia.

History

Carine Senior High School was established in 1973 and reached senior high school status three years later. It caters for around 2,000 students from Years 7 to 12, and offers a range of tertiary, non-tertiary and vocational education and training (VET) subjects in Years 11 and 12.

In 2017 Carine Senior High School was awarded WA Secondary School of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.education.wa.edu.au/web/our-organisation/wa-secondary-school-of-the-year/|title=WA Secondary School of the Year - the Department of Education|access-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206073555/https://www.education.wa.edu.au/web/our-organisation/wa-secondary-school-of-the-year/|archive-date=6 February 2018|url-status=dead}}

House system

In 2017 Carine SHS reinstated a house system with the following colours:

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!House

{{color box|#008F00|

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|{{color box|#0000CC}} Silica

|{{color box|#FFCC00}} Topaz

|{{color box|#FF0000||}} Zircon

Catchment area

The Carine Senior High School catchment area consists of students living in Carine, Stirling, Waterman's Bay, North Beach, Karrinyup, Gwelup, Trigg, Marmion, parts of Duncraig (south of Warwick Road) and small areas of Sorrento, Innaloo, Doubleview, Scarborough and Balcatta.{{cite web|url=https://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/local_intake.do?schoolID=4057&pageID=SP09|title=Local Intake Area Carine Senior High School|website=www.det.wa.edu.au|access-date=8 April 2018}}

The primary schools within the catchment area are Carine Primary School, Davallia Primary School, Poynter Primary School, Marmion Primary School, North Beach Primary School, Karrinyup Primary School, Lake Gwelup Primary School, Deanmore Primary School and Newborough Primary School.

Incidents

On 7 December 2023, a 16-year-old male student was stabbed by a 15-year-old female student before turning the knife on herself.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-07|title=Two Carine Senior High School students injured and taken to hospital after 'serious incident' on school grounds|newspaper=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-07/carine-senior-high-school-serious-incident-students-injured/103201972|access-date=7 December 2023|agency=ABC News}} The boy was stabbed at least twice in the back.{{cite news|date=7 December 2023|title=Police responding to incident at high school in Perth's northern suburbs|url=https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/police-responding-to-incident-at-high-school-in-perths-northern-suburbs/news-story/eddc3801f4d6725950a518ba104b70c0|last=Anderson|first=Anthony|access-date=18 November 2024|website=NEWS.com.au}} Police stated that “Both students are with police and currently receiving medical treatment in hospital" and that “There is no threat to the school or the wider community, the situation is contained.”{{cite news|last=Hickey|first=Phil|date=7 December 2023|title=Carine Senior High School stabbing: Police responding to violent assault at college in Perth's north|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/carine-senior-high-school-stabbing-police-responding-to-violent-assault-at-school-north-of-perth-c-12819483|access-date=18 November 2024|work=The West Australian}}

Notable alumni

Darren Glass – West Coast Eagles footballer
Jamie Harnwell – Perth Glory FC captain
Lisa McCune – Gold Logie-winning actress
Guy McKenna — West Coast Eagles footballer
Mark Nicoski – West Coast Eagles footballer
Jo Beth Taylor – former TV actor starring in multiple shows
Mitchell White – West Coast Eagles footballer

References

External links

[http://www.carinehs.wa.edu.au/ Carine Senior High School website]

Category:Educational institutions established in 1973

Category:Public high schools in Perth, Western Australia

Category:1973 establishments in Australia