Geraldton Senior High School is a
comprehensive public
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co-educational high
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day school, located in
Geraldton, a regional centre north west of
Perth
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, Western Australia.
Overview
The school was established in 1939 as Geraldton High School and catered for students from Year 8 to 12.
The school became a senior college in 1997, and altered the name again to Geraldton Senior High School in 2019. It caters for students from Year 7 to 12.
The school was extensively
vandalised
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The term includes property damage, such as graffiti and defacement directed towards any property without permission of the owner. The term f ...
in 2007 with several windows being smashed around the campus.
Enrolments at the school were 1052 in 2007, 941 in 2008, 925 in 2009, 858 in 2010, 876 in 2011 and 758 in 2012.
A long-standing competitor in the
Country Week
Country Week or Country Senior High Schools Carnival is an annual multi-sport event carnival held in Perth, Western Australia between rural high schools from Western Australia. The carnival is organised by School Sport WA.
The carnival includes ...
sporting carnival, the school has won many A division titles including boys' basketball in 2006, boys' football in 2005, boys' hockey in 2005, girls' basketball from 2005 to 2007.
the school was involved in the ''Solid Kids, Solid Schools, Solid Families'' program, which is designed to prevent
bullying
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in
Yamaji children.
Notable alumni
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Geoff Gallop
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(1972)a
Rhodes scholar
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and the
Premier of Western Australia between 2001 and 2006
See also
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List of schools in rural Western Australia
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Public high schools in Western Australia
Educational institutions established in 1939
1939 establishments in Australia
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