Belridge Senior High School
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| Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
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| Type | Public, Secondary, Co-educational |
| Established | 1990 |
| Principal | Nick Jakowyna |
| Enrolment | 670 (2011) |
| Campus | Beldon |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, Red and White |
| Website | www.belridgeshs.wa.edu.au |
Coordinates: 31°46′15″S 115°45′47″E / 31.7707°S 115.7631°E
Belridge Senior High School is a comprehensive co-educational state high school located in Beldon, 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) south of Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Opening in 1990, the school's catchment area covers much of the northern part of the City of Joondalup and, as at Semester 1, 2011, the school has an enrolment of 670 students between Year 8 and Year 12.
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[edit] History
Belridge, whose name reflects its location on the boundary between Beldon and Heathridge, first opened in 1990 for Year 8 students, and progressively expanded its age range until 1995 when its first Year 12 students commenced. Its original purpose was to reduce demand at Ocean Reef Senior High School due to high demand for its advanced programs and its inability to take students from within its primary catchment area. In 2006, the school was upgraded following the closure three years earlier of nearby Craigie Senior High School.[1]
[edit] Special programs
The school generally enters the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge[2] every second year and has managed to win numerous times such as in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.
The school had and still does enter The Solar Car Challenge,[3] 2007 being the fourth year in a row as State Champions.
[edit] Catchment area
Belridge's catchment area has been specified by the Department of Education and Training to include the suburbs of Beldon, Edgewater, most of Heathridge, and parts of Connolly, Currambine and Joondalup (south/CBD). Students in Craigie and Kallaroo have the choice between Belridge and Padbury (closing in December 2011), while students in northern Currambine and Joondalup have the choice of Kinross College. Belridge's feeder primary schools are Beldon, Camberwarra, Connolly, Craigie, Currambine, Eddystone, Edgewater, Heathridge, Joondalup, Mullaloo Beach, Mullaloo Heights and Springfield.[4]
Its neighbour high schools are Kinross College to the north, Ocean Reef to the west, Padbury to the south and Woodvale and Wanneroo to the south-east and east respectively.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Ministerial Statements - School closure to increase educational opportunities for students: Minister". 2003. http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/ArchivedStatements/Pages/CarpenterLaborGovernmentSearch.aspx?ItemId=121741&minister=MacTiernan&admin=Carpenter. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Rock Eisteddfod Challenge
- ^ Western Power 'Solar Model Car' Challenge
- ^ "School Education Act 1999 - Declaration of local-intake areas for schools with secondary students". Western Australia Government Gazette: p. 5221. 23 December 2003. http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/gazette/GAZETTE.NSF/searchgazette/4682C9C2BFA118A748256E04002583EA/$file/gg202.pdf. Accessed 16 September 2011.
