Hedland Senior High School
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Hedland Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in South Hedland, a regional centre 1632 kilometres (1,014 mi) north east of Perth
, Western Australia
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The school was established in 1964 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 610 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 195 (32%) of whom were Aboriginal
.
The school was initially established as a junior high school but became a high school in 1970 and a senior high school in 1971.
Mining Company, BHP
, donated 120 laptop computers and 8 scholarship
s to the high school in 2005 as part of the companies $3 million commitment to educational opportunities in the Pilbara region.
A fire that was lit under suspicious circumstances broke out in the school’s library in 2008, causing significant damage to the school.
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...
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The school was established in 1964 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 610 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 195 (32%) of whom were Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
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The school was initially established as a junior high school but became a high school in 1970 and a senior high school in 1971.
Mining Company, BHP
BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton is a global mining, oil and gas company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and with a major management office in London, United Kingdom...
, donated 120 laptop computers and 8 scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
s to the high school in 2005 as part of the companies $3 million commitment to educational opportunities in the Pilbara region.
A fire that was lit under suspicious circumstances broke out in the school’s library in 2008, causing significant damage to the school.