All Saints' College is an

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early learning,

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, and secondary

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, located in Bull Creek, a southern suburb of

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, Western Australia. The college is situated on , approximately south of the

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. The college was founded in 1981 as the first coeducational Anglican secondary school in the Perth metropolitan area and the first Anglican secondary school in the southern suburbs, and now caters for students from pre-

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History

Planning for the college began in 1979, and the first enrolment was accepted in that year. Construction began in 1980 and the first classes were held in 1981. Initially the college had approximately 100 students, in years 7 and 8. The chapel was built in 1989, and the junior school in 1992. The swimming pool and learning centre were added in 2001.''Columba'', All Saints' College yearbook, 2005 (25th anniversary edition)
pp 160–161 Celebrating 25 Years. A student gathering area named ''The Common'' was installed in 2008. In late 2009, the college adopted a new logo. A new indoor sports centre was completed in August 2010. During 2010, the senior school library was expanded, re-opening at the start of the 2011 academic year.''The Dove'', The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 64, winter 2010
p 6 Senior School Library extensions take shape''The Dove'', The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 65, summer 2010/2011
p8 Senior School Library refurbishment A new performing arts theatre was built in 2012, and opened in 2013.''The Dove'', The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 69, summer 2013
p2 From the Principal (Acting)

Junior school

The junior school facilities include music rooms, an art complex, a library, computing facilities, an enrichment centre and a theatre.

Senior school

Year 8 students take part in a

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programme that helps them to make the transition to senior school. Year 11 students are given training for a mentoring role in a peer support programme that has been operating for several years. The year 12/13 learning centre was the first of its kind in Australia. The three-storey building comprises classrooms, laboratories and student amenities. Every room has air-conditioning, television and video and is online, with both wireless and wired network technology. The ground floor features an independent learning area with study carrels and computers, a quiet study room and a student common room.All Saints' College web site
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Houses

The college has a pastoral

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with six houses, named after Western Australian historical figures. The houses are: * Cowan – named after Edith Cowan * Durack – named after the Durack family ( Patrick Durack, Michael Durack, Mary Durack,

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) * Forrest – named after

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* Murdoch – named after

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* O'Connor – named after C. Y. O'Connor * Stirling – named after James Stirling Forrest, Murdoch, O'Connor and Stirling were established with the college in 1981. Cowan and Durack were added in 1994 as the student numbers increased.''The Dove'', The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 61, summer 2008/09
pp 43–45 Houses in the Senior School. Between 1993 and 2011, the junior school had separate houses: Bussell, Drummond, Molloy and Riley.''The Dove'', The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 62, winter 2009
pp 44–45 Houses in the Junior School. In 2012, these houses were disbanded and the students transferred to the same houses as the senior school.''The Dove'', The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 67, summer 2011/2012
, p 46 Living memorial for Junior School Houses.

Notable alumni

The Former Students' Association is a group of former students established in 1986. Its goals are to create a sense of community among former students, and to further the interests of the college. The Association has its own publication, ''Dovetails''. * Chisela Kanchelaa former Zambian swimmer * Brian Teea former Victorian politician * Deborah Tsaian Australian synchronised swimmer * Michael Usheran Australian presenter and reporter * Scott Wattersa former Australian rules football player and coach * Josephine Langfordactress

Notes

References

External links

All Saints' College, Western Australia

All Saints' College yearbooks (''Columba''), magazines (''The Dove'', previously known as ''College Quarterly'' or ''CQ''), alumni newsletter (''Dovetails'') online
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