Geraldton Senior High School
School in Geraldton, Western Australia
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Geraldton Senior High School is a comprehensive public co-educational high school, located in Geraldton, a regional centre 424 kilometres (263 mi) north west of Perth, Western Australia.
| Geraldton Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
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| , Western Australia | |
| 28°46′48″S 114°36′43″E | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public co-educational high school |
| Motto | The Seeker Finds |
| Established | 17 July 1939[1] |
Principal | Karena Shearing |
| Enrolment | 953[2] (2021) |
Campus type | Regional |
| Colours | Gold and navy |
| Website | www |
Overview
The school was established in 1939 as Geraldton High School and catered for students from Year 8 to 12.[1] The school became a senior college in 1997, and altered the name again to Geraldton Senior High School in 2019. It caters for students from Year 7 to 12.
The school was extensively vandalised in 2007 with several windows being smashed around the campus.[3]
Enrolments at the school were 1052 in 2007, 941 in 2008, 925 in 2009, 858 in 2010, 876 in 2011 and 758 in 2012.[4]
A long-standing competitor in the Country Week sporting carnival, the school has won many A division titles including boys' basketball in 2006, boys' football in 2005, boys' hockey in 2005, girls' basketball from 2005 to 2007.[5]
As of 2012[update] the school was involved in the Solid Kids, Solid Schools, Solid Families program, which is designed to prevent bullying in Yamaji children.[6]
Notable alumni
- Jeff Carr (Australian politician) - Member of the WA Legislative Assembly
- Bert Crane - Member of the WA Legislative Assembly
- Ernie Dingo - Film and television actor
- Geoff Gallop AC – a Rhodes scholar (1972) and the Premier of Western Australia between 2001 and 2006[7]
- Judd McVee – AFL player[8]
- Albert Wolff - Chief Justice of the WA Supreme Court
