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, located in South Hedland,

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The school was established in 1964 as a junior high school but became a high school in 1970 and a senior high school in 1971. By 2012 the school had an enrolment of 603 students between Year 8 and Year 12, 35% of whom were

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donated 120 laptop computers and eight

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s to the high school in 2005 as part of the company's $3 million commitment to educational opportunities in the

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region. A fire that was lit under suspicious circumstances broke out in the school’s library in 2008, causing significant damage to the school. Enrolments at the school have been reasonably steady with 619 students enrolled in 2007, 636 in 2008, 666 in 2009, 605 in 2010, 600 in 2011 and 603 in 2012.

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* {{Authority control Public high schools in Western Australia Port Hedland, Western Australia Educational institutions established in 1964 1964 establishments in Australia

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