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List Of Schools In The Perth Metropolitan Area
This is a list of schools in the city of Perth, Western Australia. The Western Australian education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from Kindergarten to Year 6, and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 7 to 12. Previously primary schools accounted for Year 7 education, but in 2015 all Western Australian schools transitioned Year 7 to be a part of the high school system. In country areas, district high schools serve as both primary and junior high schools, with students generally commuting to or boarding at larger towns to finish the last two years of their education. Public schools Primary schools High schools Other schools Defunct public schools ; Primary schools ; High schools Private schools Catholic primary schools In Western Australia, Catholic primary schools are usually (but not always) linked to a parish. Prior to the 1970s, most schools were founded by religious institutes, but with the decrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The Extremes on Earth#Other places considered the most remote, world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth metropolitan region, Perth's metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The city has expanded outward from the original British settlements on the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River, upon which its #Central business district, central business district and port of Fremantle are situated. Perth was founded by James Stirling (Royal Navy officer), Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. The city is situated on the traditional lands of the Whadju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darch, Western Australia
Darch is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo approximately north of the central business district. Previously part of Landsdale, much of the suburb was rural in character until the late 1990s. It was named after an early settler family in the area, with the name being approved in 1997. The area was subsequently opened to residential development, especially from 2001 onwards, as part of Cell 6 of the East Wanneroo Development Area. Schools Darch contains three schools – Ashdale Primary School, opened in 2005 with 243 pre-school and 596 primary students as of Semester 2, 2008; Kingsway Christian College, a non-denominational Christian school founded in 1983, initially known as Northern Districts Christian College; and Ashdale Secondary College, which opened in 2009 for the suburb's high school students, and is located on Westport Parade across from Ashdale Primary School and close to Kingsway Christian College. The suburb contains severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballajura, Western Australia
Ballajura is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, in the City of Swan local government area. Ballajura is located north of the Perth central business district. Situated on its side of its western boundary with Koondoola is Emu Swamp. History The Ballajura area was first settled in 1905, when Ernest Maltby Kerruish, an immigrant from the Isle of Man, purchased land for a farm at the present site, which at the time was located in Caversham. He named it Ballajora, after a farm at Maughold on the Isle of Man. John Creer and Arthur Eaton, who also emigrated with Kerruish from the Isle of Man, joined him in clearing the land to build a house and begin farming the land. After a few years, Kerruish decided the soil was not fertile enough and moved his operations to an established vineyard in the present-day Caversham area, a few kilometres southeast. The names Kerruish, Eaton, and Creer have been given to three of the four houses of Ballajura Primary School. The fourth is named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balga, Western Australia
Balga is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, north of Perth city's central business district (CBD). Its local government area is the City of Stirling. Mark Irwin is the current mayor. The name "Balga" was adopted in 1954 and is the Noongar ( Aboriginal) word for the indigenous grass tree ''Xanthorrhoea preissii''. It was designed by the State Housing Commission along with Nollamara and Westminster as part of the "Mirrabooka Project", and the laying of streets and building of homes commenced in the 1960s. Geography Balga is north of Perth, and is bounded by Wanneroo Road to the west, Reid Highway to the south, Mirrabooka Avenue to the east and Beach Road to the north. Demographics At the 2011 census, Balga had a population of 10,701. Balga residents had a median age of 31, and median incomes were well below average for the Perth metropolitan area and the region — $490 per week compared with $669 per week in Perth, and $685 in the Perth North West sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Rockingham
The City of Rockingham is a council and Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area, comprising the south coastal List of Perth suburbs, suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth. History Rockingham is located in the southern part of the traditional tribal territory of the Whadjuk, who form part of the Noongar language group. Rockingham was named after the British ship ''Rockingham''. In 1896, residents of Rockingham petitioned to establish a road board, which they proposed be called "Clarence" which was the name of the failed settlement of Thomas Peel at Woodman Point. The area at the time fell within the responsibility of the City of Cockburn, Fremantle District Road Board. The name "Clarence" was declined by the Department of Lands and Surveys,Draper, Richard ''Rockingham – The Visions Unfold.'' City of Rockingham. 1997. and the Rockingham Road District was gazetted on 4 February 1897. The agricultural hall on the corner of Flinders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldivis, Western Australia
Baldivis is a semi-rural residential town south of Perth, Western Australia, and southeast of the regional centre of Rockingham, Western Australia, Rockingham. It is located within the City of Rockingham local government area. Baldivis is home to the most Afrikaans, Māori language, Māori and Shona language, Shona speakers of any suburb in Australia. Housing estates in the suburb include Tuart Ridge, Settlers Hills, Settlers Townside, The Rivergums, Baldivis Central, Spires, Baldivis North, Baldivis Garden, Baldivis Parks, The Chimes, Brightwood, Evermore Heights, The Ridge, The Chase, Highbury Park, Heritage Park, The Dales, Avalon, Woodleigh Grove, Sherwood, Baldivis Grove and Parkland Heights. History The name of Baldivis was thought up by settlers in the area who were attracted to the region by the 1920s Group Settlement Scheme. The name derives from three ships which travelled to Western Australia in 1922, all within six weeks of each other, bringing settlers under the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Stirling
The City of Stirling is a local government area in the northern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about north of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and has a population of over 223,000, making it the largest local government area by population in Western Australia. History Stirling was established on 24 January 1871 as the Perth Road District under the ''District Roads Act 1871''. The district at that time included what are now the Cities of Wanneroo, Joondalup, Bayswater and Belmont. With the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all road districts into shires, it became the Shire of Perth on 1 July 1961. The Shire of Perth had a population of 84,000 in 1961. It was declared a city and renamed Stirling on 24 January 1971. At a meeting of electors in May 2021, electors passed a motion that the City of Stirling be renamed, causing it to be considered at the next council meeting. The rationale for the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balcatta, Western Australia
Balcatta is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Stirling. It is a primarily middle-class suburb made up of mainly Italian and Greek families as well as many families from other European countries. It is also one of the largest suburbs in the northern part of the Perth metropolitan area. Much of Balcatta is a commercial and industrial area. History Balcatta's name was derived from the Aboriginal words "bal" meaning "his" and "katta" meaning "hill". The name was recorded by Alexander Forrest in 1877 as referring to the northern portion of Careniup Swamp. Before the 1960s, the area mainly consisted of market gardens, before residential and industry grew from the 1970s onwards. The area became popular with Southern European migrant families, because it was one of the few areas that had not been settled and many migrant families wanted to build their own homes in their distinctive style, many complete with plaster figurines of lions and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aveley, Western Australia
Aveley is an outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located north-east of Perth's central business district in the City of Swan. It is adjacent to and forms a common urban area with the secondary metropolitan centre of Ellenbrook. The suburb was developed during the 2000s and the 2010s as a masterplanned community. History Name The suburb of Aveley is named after the town of Aveley in Essex, England. It is also a reference to the Barrett-Lennard family who previously owned the lands in the suburb - their ancestral estate, Belhus Manor, was located in the town. The neighbouring locality of Belhus is named in a similar fashion. Aboriginal history The waterway of the Ellen Brook was an important thoroughfare and food source for the Whadjuk Noongar people. Remnant aboriginal activity in the Aveley area has been identified at various points by surveyors. Three scarred trees, DAA IDs 17316, 17317 and 17318 are present in the Wistful Wetlands swamp reserve to the west, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubin Grove, Western Australia
Aubin Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Cockburn. The suburb was approved in 2003. The suburb has grown rapidly, from a population of 351 at the 2006 census to a population of 6,786, as per the 2021 census.abs.gov.au. (n.d.). ''2021 Aubin Grove, Census All persons QuickStats , Australian Bureau of Statistics''. [online] Available at: https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL50037 [Accessed 3 Mar. 2024]. History Aubin Grove was formerly part of the rural locality of Banjup, Western Australia, Banjup. It is named after Henry John Aubin, who leased agricultural land in the area in 1897. Aubin is said to have taken Lot 212, a lot which very closely resembles the current shape and size of Aubin Grove. His land bordered Lyon Road and Gibbs Road (as it does today), and also a shared boundary with James Hammond's plot to the west. His plot was converted into modern-day Hammond Park, Western Australia, Hammond Park. Important Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Cockburn
The City of Cockburn ( ) is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about south of Fremantle and about south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and had a population of over 104,000 as at the 2016 Census. History Cockburn is named after Cockburn Sound, which was named in 1827 by Captain James Stirling after Admiral Sir George Cockburn. Sir George was born in London in 1772 and was a renowned British naval officer, eventually becoming Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord. He served under Horatio Nelson during the war with France, but came to public attention and was granted his knighthood for his service in the War of 1812, in particular for the burning of Washington in 1814. It was he who took Napoleon to exile on the island of Saint Helena after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. In 1871, the Fremantle Road District was created under the ''District Roads Act 1871'' to cover the area to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atwell, Western Australia
Atwell is a suburb within the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia, situated south of Perth (suburb), Perth City, and located in the City of Cockburn local government area. Geography Situated on the Swan Coastal Plain, Swan coastal plain, between the coast, and the Darling Scarp, the terrain is generally flat, with many small natural and created Wetland, wetlands. It is situated on the western boundary of the Jandakot, Western Australia, Jandakot Groundwater pollution#Land zoning for groundwater protection, ground water protection area, and hence Suburbanization, suburban development to the east is not permitted. It is bounded to the north by Armadale Road, the Kwinana Freeway to the west, Tapper Road to the east and to the south by Gibbs Road. History The Whadjuk, Whadjuk Nyungar Aboriginal people were the first human inhabitants of the region, occupying the region from 40,000 years ago. The many lakes and Wetland, wetlands of the region were important for sustenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
