Cannington Community College is a
public
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co-educational
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primary and
high day school
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, located on Wharf Street in
Cannington, a suburb of
Perth
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, Western Australia.
Overview
The school was initially established in 2001 and caters for students from
Kindergarten
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to
Year 10
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. The school's creation was a result of government restructuring education facilities in the south east metropolitan corridor. Two new middle schools, Cannington Community College and
Yule Brook College
Yule Brook College is a public co-educational middle day school, located on Dellar Road in Maddington, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
Overview
The college was initially established in 1978 as Maddington Senior High School, and rena ...
, were opened in 2000 and 2001 respectively. A new senior campus,
Sevenoaks Senior College for Year 11 and 12 was also opened on the old Cannington Senior High School site.
The school itself was formed from an amalgamation of Cannington Primary School and the lower secondary component of Cannington Senior High School.
The school draws students for the surrounding Primary schools; Gibbs Street, Queens Park and Beckenham.
In 2013 a fire burned through six classrooms in one of the main school buildings, two of the rooms will have to be demolished. The classrooms were used for children in Years one to four and the fire required 40 fire fighters to bring it under control.
See also
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List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area
This is a list of schools in the city of Perth, Western Australia. The Western Australian education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from kindergarten to Year 6, and high schools, which accommodate st ...
References
External links
Cannington Community College website
{{Public high schools in Western Australia
Public primary schools in Perth, Western Australia
Public high schools in Perth, Western Australia
Cannington, Western Australia
2001 establishments in Australia
Educational institutions established in 2001