Harvey Senior High School is a
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co-educational
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high
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day school
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, located in
Harvey
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, a regional centre south of
Perth
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, Western Australia.
Overview
The school was established in 1958 and by 2012 had an enrolment of 220 students between Year 8 and Year 12, approximately 8% of whom were
Indigenous Australians
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.
The school operated as a junior high school from 1958 to 1962 when it moved from the present primary school site to the current site on the
South Western Highway
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...
. The agricultural wing was split from the high school in 1998.
The current principal is David Gault, as of 2022.
Enrolment as of 2021 is 211.
See also
*
List of schools in rural Western Australia
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References
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{{Public high schools in Western Australia, state=collapsed
Shire of Harvey
Public high schools in Western Australia
Educational institutions established in 1950
1950 establishments in Australia