Padbury Senior High School was a

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, secondary

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located in

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, a suburb north of

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. Padbury Senior High School offered a comprehensive education to students from Year 8 to Year 12. Situated in the North West Metropolitan corridor, the school draws its students mainly from the suburbs of Hillarys, Padbury and Hepburn Heights. The school was of modern design and was constructed to cater to at least 1000 students. On 27 October 2010, the Education Minister announced that Padbury Senior High School would close at the end of 2011 due to declining enrollment. The site of the former senior high school is now occupied by the Statewide Services Centre for the

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History

The school opened in 1987 with Year 8 students drawn from various

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in the surrounding area. The school was named after Walter Padbury – one of Western Australia's early pioneers. The school was upgraded in 2006 following the closure of nearby

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at the end of 2003. Students from Craigie were enrolled at either Padbury or

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and both schools received upgrades to cope with higher student numbers. In 2010, it was decided that Padbury Senior High would close at the end of 2011 due to declining enrolments, and an expected student population of under 200. Students enrolled at Padbury Senior High School would move to either of the nearby schools Duncraig Senior High and Belridge Senior High. Students who attended the schools Autism Extension Program (AEP) were transferred to Ocean Reef Senior High School to continue their enrolment.

Campus

The Padbury Senior High School campus was located in a suburban area. Facilities of the school included a Performing Arts

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, a

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Centre, a

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Laboratory, a Pastoral Care Centre and specialist facilities in

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, Design and Technology, Business Education,

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and

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. In addition, the school had two ovals,

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s and

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nets.

Special programs

Padbury Senior High School had a number of special programs running within the school, such as: *Marine Studies – including an internationally accredited

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training program *School Based Academic Extension * Autism Education Unit *Arts Scholarship Program

References

External links

Padbury Senior High School website
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History

Campus

Special programs

See also

References

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