Narrogin Senior High School is a
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co-educational
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day school
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, located in
Narrogin, a regional centre in the
Wheatbelt region, southeast of
Perth, Western Australia
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The school was established in 1955 and by 2012 had an enrolment of 556 students between Year 8 and Year 12. By 2019, this number had increased to 677.
Overview
A longstanding competitor in the High School
Country Week
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tournament the school won the champion school award when competing with the Agricultural school in 1984, 1985 and 1987 and then as the senior high school alone in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1994.
Narrogin Senior High School is ranked very highly in the delivery of public education, servicing surrounding communities as well as Narrogin itself.
Boarding
Narrogin Residential College is located next to the high school, and provides boarding facilities for students of Narrogin Senior High School and
C. Y. O'Connor College of TAFE
C. Y. O'Connor College of TAFE (also known as C. Y. O'Connor Institute), established in July 1994, is a Technical and Further Education institute servicing the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
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.
See also
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List of schools in rural Western Australia
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References
External links
Narrogin Senior High School website
{{Public high schools in Western Australia, state=collapsed
Public high schools in Western Australia
Educational institutions established in 1955
Boarding schools in Western Australia
1955 establishments in Australia
Narrogin, Western Australia