Northam Senior High School
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Northam Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Northam
, a regional centre 97 kilometres (60 mi) east of Perth
, Western Australia
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The school was established in 1921 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 533 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 64 (12%) of whom were Aboriginal
.
It is the oldest Senior High School outside the metropolitan area and the third oldest school in Western Australia.
Many of the buildings are heritage
listed having been built in 1921, 1930 and 1945. The main school building and the later additions that followed the original design are considered good examples of the inter-war art and craft style of building.
Northam, Western Australia
Northam is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about north-east of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2006 census, Northam had a population of 6,009. Northam is the largest town in the Avon region...
, a regional centre 97 kilometres (60 mi) east 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...
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The school was established in 1921 and by 2009 had an enrolment of 533 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 64 (12%) 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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It is the oldest Senior High School outside the metropolitan area and the third oldest school in Western Australia.
Many of the buildings are heritage
Cultural heritage
Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...
listed having been built in 1921, 1930 and 1945. The main school building and the later additions that followed the original design are considered good examples of the inter-war art and craft style of building.