Balcatta Senior High School is an
independent public co-educational high
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day school, located on Poincaire Road in
Balcatta, approximately north of
Perth, Western Australia.
History
The school was established in 1967 and caters for students from
Year 7 to
Year 12
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In 2003 the school won the inaugural Institute of Chartered Accountants Award in Australia’s Great Student Debate.
Catchment area
Balcatta's catchment area has been specified by the
WA Department of Education to include all or parts of the following suburbs: Balcatta,
Gwelup,
Nollamara
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Stirling and
Westminster. Some areas are able to attend
Carine Senior High School or the Western Suburbs Secondary Schools Cluster. Balcatta's feeder primary schools are Balcatta, Takari and West Balcatta. Lake Gwelup and Osborne primary students most feed to Balcatta but some are eligible to attend either Balcatta or
Mirrabooka Senior High School.
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Notable alumni
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Johnny Ruffo
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a singer-songwriter and dancer; contestant in the third Australian season of ''
The X Factor''; participated in the Australian 2012 season of ''
Dancing with the Stars
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Shaun Tananimator; 2011
Academy Award winner for ''
The Lost Thing''
See also
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List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area
References
External links
Balcatta Senior High School
{{Public high schools in Western Australia
Educational institutions established in 1967
Public high schools in Perth, Western Australia
State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Stirling
1967 establishments in Australia