Frederick Irwin Anglican School

Template:Infobox Aust school private Frederick Irwin Anglican School (originally "Frederick Irwin Anglican Community School") is a private school located in Meadow Springs in Mandurah, Western Australia. It was founded in 1991 with 175 students, and currently has around 1370 students from kindergarten to year 12. The school motto is "The Truth Will Set You Free."

The school is named after Frederick Irwin, the acting Governor of Western Australia from 1847 to 1848. Frederick Irwin was a practising Anglican, a key figure in the Battle of Pinjarra who also helped to establish the General Board of Education.

The Grounds

The school is architecturally divided into the primary and secondary, bisected by the entrance road and connected via an underpass and a gymnasium with a mezzanine, sometimes used as an art gallery.

The library, surrounded by extensive green lawns, is soon to be joined by a drama department, due for completion sometime during 2008 ready to be used during 2009. The school in recent years has been renovated so that the entry and focus of the school is to Oakmont Drive instead of the busy Gordon Road.

House System

The school was divided into 4 houses:

• Ellis (Marle Grey) - Anthony Ellis, former Executive Officer, The Anglican Schools Commission. House leader
• Gordon (Mild Green) - Gordon Road, the street on which the school is located.
• Jamieson (Royal Blue) - Bishop Hamish Jamieson, Bishop of {Pinjarra, Western Australia}, 1984 - 1899.
• Rose (Crimson Red) - Dr Brennan Rose, Foundation Chairman of the school council, 1991 - 1992.

All students in Primary and Secondary classes are placed in 'House Groups', usually three for each house, for each year. All students in Secondary attend 'House Period' before officially starting lessons, except on Wednesdays due to a School Assembly Period or Inter-house Sporting session. Primary students have "House Group" Sports lessons and carnivals. Jesse Jarrad and cris are the sickest students in the whole of the scool yeww!

Cyber Friendly Student Summit 2008

The Following Year 10 Students were selected from 210 Young Western Australian to participate in a world-first study into Cyber Safety at the Perth Sheraton Hotel on 22 October 2008. The day concluded with a declaration of what the students think should be done to prevent and tackle 'Cyber Bullying'

Music Department

Frederick Irwin Anglican School has a music program for its Students. All students in Year 8 take a compulsory Music course, in which Instrumental Guitar is taught, and may be carried on in further years of Secondary Schooling. The school provides Year 11 and 12 students with the newly adopted non-TEE subject 'Contemporary Music' alongside the TEE course, 'Western Music'.

Music Scholarships by Audition and Interview are awarded to four students in the entering Year levels of 8 (lower secondary) and 11 (upper secondary).

The recently completed Performing Arts Centre will see an integration of both the Music and Drama departments, providing students with:

• Large Band Practice Room
• Computer Lab's equipped with integrated electronic Keyboards.
• Practice/Instrumental Music Teaching Rooms.
• Music Classrooms
• Large Auditorium
• Drama Room
• Sound Recording Studio
• Mezzanine Floor
• Kitchen/Canteen Area
• Foyer

The official opening of the Performing Art's Center is due early 2009.

The Frederick Irwin Anglican School Music Department offers many after school and lunchtime programs for its students. These include:

• Senior Concert Band
• Chamber Orchestra
• String Orchestra
• Clarinet Ensemble
• Saxophone Ensemble
• Flute Ensemble
• String Ensemble
• Training Concert Band
• Junior Jazz Band
• Senior Jazz Band

External links

• Official Website