Belridge Senior High School
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Belridge Senior High School is a comprehensive co-educational state high school located in Beldon
, 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) south of Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth
, Western Australia
. Opening in 1990, the school's catchment area
covers much of the northern part of the City of Joondalup
and, as at Semester 1, 2011, the school has an enrolment of 670 students between Year 8 and Year 12.
and Heathridge, first opened in 1990 for Year 8 students, and progressively expanded its age range until 1995 when its first Year 12 students commenced. Its original purpose was to reduce demand at Ocean Reef Senior High School
due to high demand for its advanced programs and its inability to take students from within its primary catchment area. In 2006, the school was upgraded following the closure three years earlier of nearby Craigie Senior High School
.
every second year and has managed to win numerous times such as in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.
The school had and still does enter The Solar Car Challenge, 2007 being the fourth year in a row as State Champions.
, Edgewater
, most of Heathridge, and parts of Connolly
, Currambine
and Joondalup
(south/CBD). Students in Craigie
and Kallaroo
have the choice between Belridge and Padbury
(closing in December 2011), while students in northern Currambine and Joondalup have the choice of Kinross College. Belridge's feeder primary schools are Beldon, Camberwarra, Connolly, Craigie, Currambine, Eddystone, Edgewater, Heathridge, Joondalup, Mullaloo Beach, Mullaloo Heights and Springfield.
Its neighbour high schools are Kinross College to the north, Ocean Reef
to the west, Padbury
to the south and Woodvale and Wanneroo to the south-east and east respectively.
Beldon, Western Australia
Beldon is a small suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup, to the north of Craigie. Beldon contains two schools — Beldon Primary School and Belridge Senior High School....
, 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) south of Joondalup in the northern suburbs 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....
, 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...
. Opening in 1990, the school's catchment area
Catchment area (human geography)
In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school...
covers much of the northern part of the City of Joondalup
City of Joondalup
The City of Joondalup is a council and Local Government Area with City status in Perth, Western Australia. It covers the metropolitan Perth city of Joondalup in its entirety, as well as the town centres of Hillarys and Warwick....
and, as at Semester 1, 2011, the school has an enrolment of 670 students between Year 8 and Year 12.
History
Belridge, whose name reflects its location on the boundary between BeldonBeldon, Western Australia
Beldon is a small suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup, to the north of Craigie. Beldon contains two schools — Beldon Primary School and Belridge Senior High School....
and Heathridge, first opened in 1990 for Year 8 students, and progressively expanded its age range until 1995 when its first Year 12 students commenced. Its original purpose was to reduce demand at Ocean Reef Senior High School
Ocean Reef Senior High School
Ocean Reef Senior High School is a co-educational state high school located in Ocean Reef, north of Perth, Western Australia. Opening in 1983, the school's catchment area covers the northwestern part of the City of Joondalup and, as at Semester 1, 2011, the school has an enrolment of 1,217...
due to high demand for its advanced programs and its inability to take students from within its primary catchment area. In 2006, the school was upgraded following the closure three years earlier of nearby Craigie Senior High School
Craigie Senior High School
Craigie Senior High School was a State high school located in Craigie, a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.Craigie SHS's main feeder schools when it opened were Craigie Primary School, Camberwarra Primary School, Padbury Primary School, Lymburner Primary School and Springfield Primary...
.
Special programs
The school generally enters the Rock Eisteddfod ChallengeRock Eisteddfod Challenge
The Rock Eisteddfod Challenge is a series of dance and drama events staged worldwide by school pupils as part of the Global Rock Challenge. These events are initiated by the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Foundation, and aim to promote healthy lifestyle choices, particularly abstinence from drugs,...
every second year and has managed to win numerous times such as in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.
The school had and still does enter The Solar Car Challenge, 2007 being the fourth year in a row as State Champions.
Catchment area
Belridge's catchment area has been specified by the Department of Education and Training to include the suburbs of BeldonBeldon, Western Australia
Beldon is a small suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup, to the north of Craigie. Beldon contains two schools — Beldon Primary School and Belridge Senior High School....
, Edgewater
Edgewater, Western Australia
Edgewater is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located north of Perth's central business district. Edgewater was approved as a suburb name in 1974, and its local government area is the City of Joondalup...
, most of Heathridge, and parts of Connolly
Connolly, Western Australia
Connolly is a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup adjacent to Joondalup's central business district. It was built in the late 1980s as a golf course estate. Its eastern border backs onto the Mitchell Freeway road reserve...
, Currambine
Currambine, Western Australia
Currambine is a northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 30 km north of Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Joondalup. It contains the Currambine Market Place shopping centre and cinema complex.-History:Currambine...
and Joondalup
Joondalup (suburb)
Joondalup is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, which includes the central business district of the regional city of Joondalup, as well as the council chambers for the City of Joondalup local authority.-History:...
(south/CBD). Students in Craigie
Craigie, Western Australia
Craigie is located in the northern suburbs of the Perth metropolitan area. Craigie was chosen as a suburb name in 1970 and honours an early councillor of the City of Wanneroo who did much work in developing the City...
and Kallaroo
Kallaroo, Western Australia
Kallaroo is one of the four 'Whitfords' suburbs that resulted from the StateGovernment rezoning large areas of coastal land for development in 1969. Kallaroo was chosen as a suburb name in 1970 and is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘road to the water’. The suburb is home to one primary school,...
have the choice between Belridge and Padbury
Padbury Senior High School
Padbury Senior High School is a government, co-educational, secondary day school located in Padbury, a suburb north of Perth, Western Australia....
(closing in December 2011), while students in northern Currambine and Joondalup have the choice of Kinross College. Belridge's feeder primary schools are Beldon, Camberwarra, Connolly, Craigie, Currambine, Eddystone, Edgewater, Heathridge, Joondalup, Mullaloo Beach, Mullaloo Heights and Springfield.
Its neighbour high schools are Kinross College to the north, Ocean Reef
Ocean Reef Senior High School
Ocean Reef Senior High School is a co-educational state high school located in Ocean Reef, north of Perth, Western Australia. Opening in 1983, the school's catchment area covers the northwestern part of the City of Joondalup and, as at Semester 1, 2011, the school has an enrolment of 1,217...
to the west, Padbury
Padbury Senior High School
Padbury Senior High School is a government, co-educational, secondary day school located in Padbury, a suburb north of Perth, Western Australia....
to the south and Woodvale and Wanneroo to the south-east and east respectively.