Manjimup Senior High School
{{Short description|School in Manjimup, Western Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Manjimup Senior High School
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| motto = Aim High
| established = {{start date and age|1957}}
| type = Independent public co-educational high day school
| educational_authority = WA Department of Education
| principal = Ben Lagana{{cite web|url=http://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/main_page.do?displayURL=overview.do&schoolID=4032|title=Schools online |publisher=WA Department of Education |year=2012|access-date=2015-05-26}}
| location = Manjimup, South West region, Western Australia
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|-34.2341|116.1338|type:edu_region:AU-WA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Western Australia
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| campus_type = Regional
| enrolment_as_of = 2018
| colours = Red, blue and gold {{color box|red}}{{color box|blue}}{{color box|gold}}
| homepage = {{URL|www.manjimupshs.wa.edu.au}}
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Manjimup Senior High School is a comprehensive independent{{cite web |url=http://www.manjimupshs.wa.edu.au/ourschool.php?id=17 |title=Principal's welcome |publisher=Manjimup Senior High School |date=2019 |access-date=10 June 2019 }} public co-educational high day school, located in Manjimup, a regional centre in the South West region of Western Australia, {{convert|307|km|mi|0}} south of Perth.
The school was established in 1957 and in 2018 had an enrolment of 586 students between Year 7 and Year 12, approximately 6% of whom were Indigenous Australians.
Overview
The high school was ranked seventh in the TEE leader tables in 2006 and had performed strongly since 2002 where it was constantly placed in the top 20 schools in the state.{{cite news |author=Varischetti, Belinda |url=http://www.abc.net.au/site-archive/rural/telegraph/content/2006/s2078621.htm |title=Manjimup Senior High School one of WA's top performers |work=Bush Telegraph |publisher=ABC Radio National |date=1 November 2007|access-date=10 June 2019}}
The Principal of the school from 2005 to 2020 was Kerry Mather. A new Principal, Ben Lagana was appointed in 2021.
Enrolments at the school have been in decline over the past few years with 667 students at the school in 2007, 708 in 2008, 670 in 2009, 618 in 2010, 570 in 2011, and 574 in 2012. By 2018, enrolments had stabilised at approximately 580 students. In the 2021 school year, there were 600 students enrolled.
In 2010 two students were killed in a head-on collision.{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-05-14/crash-victims-named/827214|title=Crash Victims named |publisher=ABC News|location=Australia |date=14 May 2010 |access-date=2012-05-26}}
See also
{{Portal|Western Australia|Schools}}
References
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External links
- {{URL|www.manjimupshs.wa.edu.au|Official website}}
{{Public high schools in Western Australia|state=collapsed}}
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Category:Public high schools in Western Australia
Category:1957 establishments in Australia