Rossmoyne Senior High School
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Rossmoyne Senior High School is an public high school
in Western Australia
. The school is located on Keith Road, Rossmoyne
, a southern riverside suburb of Perth
, the state capital city.
. It opened for students the following year (1968). The name Rossmoyne has no connection with the area but was thought to be suitable for marketing a subdivision in the area. Over the years the student catchment areas for Rossmoyne SHS were from Lynwood
, Willetton
, Riverton
, Shelley
, Bull Creek
, Ferndale
, southern end of Mount Pleasant
, Booragoon
and Brentwood
. Now Rossmoyne SHS has restricted its intake to students from Rossmoyne, parts of Bull Creek and Willetton, Riverton, Shelley, Brentwood and Bateman
, although it also has GATE (Gifted and Talented Education Program) for academically gifted students. Students from years eight to year ten in the gifted program are required to study a foreign language, with a choice of Chinese, German, French, and Japanese.
The School is also currently undergoing extensive reconstruction with plans to rebuild the school entirely in Four Stages. The School has just completed their new "Science Block" to provide more rooms for the core subject of sciences. This block, along with the recently constructed Performing Arts Centre (P.A.C. for short), is part of stage one of the Building Plan.
Since the end of 2010, Rossmoyne SHS has begun stage two of the building development after the state government allocated $14 million. At this stage, the exciting features of this stage will be:
Other than these new buildings, Current Visual Arts Classrooms (Room 50 and 53) will be converted to normal classrooms and there will be landscaping to the new courtyards. A Selection Panel consisting of parents, community and school representatives has selected an artist who has been commissioned to design and install art works for the new building: including an extensive feature screen on the proposed colonnade connecting the new buildings.
newspaper's School Of The Year, beating one of the country's most exclusive private schools - Methodist Ladies' College
in Melbourne
. The newspaper reported:
The school has produced three Rhodes scholars
: Grant Donaldson (1985), Ian Reid (1988) and Craig Wood (1999).
In the 2009 Western Australian Tertiary Entrance Examinations, Rossmoyne SHS had more students with a tertiary entrance rank of 99.95%, the highest possible rank, than any other school in the state.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. The school is located on Keith Road, Rossmoyne
Rossmoyne, Western Australia
Rossmoyne is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the City of Canning. Rossmoyne is located south of central Perth, and is bounded by Leach Highway to the south, the Bull Creek to the west, the Canning River to the north, and Shelley to the east....
, a southern riverside suburb of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, the state capital city.
History
Construction of Rossmoyne SHS commenced in 1967 on land that was owned by the Webb family who originally came from ScotlandScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It opened for students the following year (1968). The name Rossmoyne has no connection with the area but was thought to be suitable for marketing a subdivision in the area. Over the years the student catchment areas for Rossmoyne SHS were from Lynwood
Lynwood, Western Australia
Lynwood is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Canning.-History:Lynwood was first settled by Henry Willett of Willett & Co, who was granted Canning Location 21 on the Canning River and settled in the area in June 1832...
, Willetton
Willetton, Western Australia
Willetton is a large southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Canning.-History:Willetton's name derives from Henry Willett of Willett & Co, who was granted Canning Location 21 and settled in the area in June 1832...
, Riverton
Riverton, Western Australia
Riverton is a suburb of Perth in Western Australia.-Location:Riverton is situated about 14 km or 15 minutes from Perth. The Canning River makes some of its north eastern boundary. It is part of the City of Canning, situated south east of the Swan River...
, Shelley
Shelley, Western Australia
Shelley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Canning.-Education:Shelley has one primary school located within its borders. The first is Shelley Primary School which is off Monota Avenue...
, Bull Creek
Bull Creek, Western Australia
Bull Creek is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the local government area of City of Melville.-History:The name was adopted by the City of Melville Council in December 1968. The creek was named after an early settler, Lt Henry Bull to whom a grant of 1.20 km² of nearby land...
, Ferndale
Ferndale, Western Australia
Ferndale is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Canning and it is located approximately from Perth's central business district.-History:...
, southern end of Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, Western Australia
Mount Pleasant is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville on the Canning River.Mount Pleasant hosts the Head of the River Rowing event, as part of the Public Schools Association, an elite boys schools association in Perth....
, Booragoon
Booragoon, Western Australia
Booragoon is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia located within the City of Melville.Booragoon is the aboriginal name for the lower reaches of the Canning River....
and Brentwood
Brentwood, Western Australia
Brentwood is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville.It is named for Brentwood, an English town near London which was the birthplace of John Bateman, a pioneer settler in the area....
. Now Rossmoyne SHS has restricted its intake to students from Rossmoyne, parts of Bull Creek and Willetton, Riverton, Shelley, Brentwood and Bateman
Bateman, Western Australia
Bateman is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville.It is a mostly residential suburb with convenient road access to Perth City, Fremantle, the main industrial sites and airports. Bull Creek railway station is located at its north-eastern corner...
, although it also has GATE (Gifted and Talented Education Program) for academically gifted students. Students from years eight to year ten in the gifted program are required to study a foreign language, with a choice of Chinese, German, French, and Japanese.
Campus
The school is made up of several two storey buildings that together make an "H" shape. The administration block is located on the northern side. English, Mathematics and Society and the Environment are located on the blocks on the western side. Science, Home Economics, Woodwork, Metalwork and Arts are located on the eastern side. Coming in from Keith Road, there is an oval where students do their Physical Education. There is also the recently constructed Performing Arts Centre. At the southern side of the school there is a tennis courts with basketball hoops, gymnasium and swimming pool. Underneath the gymnasium is the relatively new dance studio which has female and male changerooms. In the centre lies the assembly hall, canteen and the library.The School is also currently undergoing extensive reconstruction with plans to rebuild the school entirely in Four Stages. The School has just completed their new "Science Block" to provide more rooms for the core subject of sciences. This block, along with the recently constructed Performing Arts Centre (P.A.C. for short), is part of stage one of the Building Plan.
Since the end of 2010, Rossmoyne SHS has begun stage two of the building development after the state government allocated $14 million. At this stage, the exciting features of this stage will be:
- The Completion of the PAC
- A new Student Café
- New School of English and Languages Block
- Tiered Amphitheater, and
- An International Sized Soccer Field
Other than these new buildings, Current Visual Arts Classrooms (Room 50 and 53) will be converted to normal classrooms and there will be landscaping to the new courtyards. A Selection Panel consisting of parents, community and school representatives has selected an artist who has been commissioned to design and install art works for the new building: including an extensive feature screen on the proposed colonnade connecting the new buildings.
Academic
In 2001, the school was named The AustralianThe Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
newspaper's School Of The Year, beating one of the country's most exclusive private schools - Methodist Ladies' College
Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne
Methodist Ladies' College is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. The newspaper reported:
- "The school has the strongest Tertiary Entrance ExamTertiary Entrance ExamFor the new examination and curriculum system that has replaced the Tertiary Entrance Exam , see WACE ....
ination result of any government school in Western Australia. It also boasts an outstanding reputation in music, and has trumped the state championships in athletics for the past 16 years. That high level of overall achievement was why Rossmoyne was selected by a panel of six education experts for inclusion in our series."
The school has produced three Rhodes scholars
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship, named after Cecil Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. It was the first large-scale programme of international scholarships, and is widely considered the "world's most prestigious scholarship" by many public sources such as...
: Grant Donaldson (1985), Ian Reid (1988) and Craig Wood (1999).
In the 2009 Western Australian Tertiary Entrance Examinations, Rossmoyne SHS had more students with a tertiary entrance rank of 99.95%, the highest possible rank, than any other school in the state.