Baldivis Secondary College (BSC) is a high school located in Stillwater Drive,

Baldivis, Western Australia Baldivis is a semi-rural residential suburb south of Perth, and southeast of the regional centre of Rockingham. It is located within the City of Rockingham local government area. Housing estates in the suburb include Tuart Ridge, Settlers ...

. It is situated 46 kilometres south of

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

and is the first public high school in the Baldivis area of Rockingham. The construction of Baldivis Secondary College began in late 2012, and it opened its doors in 2013 initially for early year/grade 8 students. The construction was completed 68 weeks later, in early 2015, and the school has been steadily growing since then. , the school accommodates approximately 1,600 students and 200 staff members, with the capacity to educate around 2,000 students in total. However, due to the rapidly increasing number of students every year, the school is constantly expanding to meet the demand. Baldivis Secondary College, with its distinct structural facilities, offers a broad curriculum when compared to other public schools in the Rockingham/Baldivis area. The school uses the

Advancement Via Individual Determination Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a non-profit organization that provides professional learning for educators to close opportunity gaps and improve college and career readiness for high school and middle school students, especi ...

educational system.

Establishment

Baldivis Secondary College is a construction development that cost $27.5 million (AUD), although it was initially allocated a budget of $40.6 million. The establishment and construction of the school were carried out by the JCY architects.

Construction

The construction of Baldivis Secondary College began in late 2012. The school's area is approximately . The construction was originally forecast to cost between $1 million and $70 million (AUD), according to JCY. Baldivis Secondary College was intended to be built in the newly developed area of the Rivergums estate, co-located with the newly built primary school, Rivergums Primary School. Baldivis Secondary 1

The school contains seven blocks, including the administration, the library, food science, cafeteria (canteen), sports hall, performing arts centre, arts block, and materials technology blocks. The landscaping is designed to be reminiscent of the original

bushland In Australia, bushland is a blanket term for land which supports remnant vegetation or land which is disturbed but still retains a predominance of the original floristics and structure. Human survival in bushland has a whole mythology evolving ...

of the area.

Education

The school has over 1,800 students, comprising all year groups. It teaches compulsory subjects such as mathematics, English, humanities and social sciences, health, physical education (sports), and science. Additionally, the school offers non-compulsory subjects including music, metalwork/woodwork/material technology, jewellery, food science/cooking, film, photography, arts, dance/drama, and information technology classes.

References

External links

* {{Public high schools in Western Australia Public high schools in Western Australia 2012 establishments in Australia Educational institutions established in 2012 Baldivis, Western Australia Schools in the City of Rockingham