Geraldton Senior High School

School in Geraldton, Western Australia

Geraldton Senior High School

Location

Geraldton

Western Australia

Australia

Coordinates| 28°46′48″S 114°36′43″E﻿ / ﻿28.78000°S 114.61194°E﻿ / -28.78000; 114.61194
Information
Type| Public co-educational high day school
Motto| The Seeker Finds
Established| 17 July 1939; 85 years ago (1939-07-17)[1]
Principal| Karena Shearing
Enrolment| 953[2] (2021)
Campus type| Regional
Colour(s)| Gold and navy
Website| www.gsc.wa.edu.au

Geraldton Senior High School is a comprehensive public co-educational high day school, located in Geraldton, a regional centre 424 kilometres (263 mi) north west of Perth, Western Australia.

## Overview

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The school was established in 1939 as Geraldton High School and catered for students from Year 8 to 12.[1] The school became a senior college in 1997, and altered the name again to Geraldton Senior High School in 2019. It caters for students from Year 7 to 12.

The school was extensively vandalised in 2007 with several windows being smashed around the campus.[3]

Enrolments at the school were 1052 in 2007, 941 in 2008, 925 in 2009, 858 in 2010, 876 in 2011 and 758 in 2012.[4]

A long-standing competitor in the Country Week sporting carnival, the school has won many A division titles including boys' basketball in 2006, boys' football in 2005, boys' hockey in 2005, girls' basketball from 2005 to 2007.[5]

As of 2012[update] the school was involved in the Solid Kids, Solid Schools, Solid Families program, which is designed to prevent bullying in Yamaji children.[6]

## Notable alumni

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* Geoff Gallop AC (1972) - a Rhodes scholar and the Premier of Western Australia between 2001 and 2006[7]

## See also

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* Western Australia portal
* Schools portal

* List of schools in rural Western Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b "New High School". Geraldton Guardian and Express. 18 July 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
2. ^ "Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools" (pdf). Department of Education. Perth, WA: Government of Western Australia. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
3. ^ "ABC News - College vandalism under investigation". 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
4. ^ "Department of Education Schools online". 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
5. ^ "School Sport WA - Country Senior High Schools Carnival". 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
6. ^ "Solid Kids, Solid Schools, Solid Families". 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
7. ^ "Western Australian Rhodes Scholars". Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

## External links

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* Official website

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Public high schools in Western Australia

Perth|

| Northern|

* Alkimos
* Ashdale
* Aveley
* Balcatta
* Balga
* Ballajura
* Belridge
* Bob Hawke
* Bullsbrook (K–12)
* Butler
* Carine
* Churchlands
* Clarkson
* Cyril Jackson
* Dianella
* Duncraig
* Eastern Hills
* Ellenbrook
* Girrawheen
* Governor Stirling
* Greenwood
* Hampton
* John Forrest
* Joseph Banks
* Kiara
* Kinross (7–10)
* Mindarie (11–12)
* Morley
* Mount Lawley
* Ocean Reef
* Perth Modern
* Shenton
* Swan View
* Wanneroo
* Warwick
* Woodvale
* Yanchep

|

Southern|

* Applecross
* Armadale
* Atwell
* Baldivis
* Belmont
* Byford
* Canning (10–12)
* Canning Vale
* Cannington (K–10)
* Cecil Andrews
* Comet Bay
* Como
* Darling Range
* Fremantle
* Gilmore
* Hammond Park
* Harrisdale
* John Curtin
* Kalamunda
* Kelmscott
* Kent Street
* Lakeland
* Leeming
* Lesmurdie
* Lynwood
* Melville
* North Lake (10–12)
* Ridge View
* Rockingham
* Roleystone (K–10)
* Rossmoyne
* Safety Bay
* Sevenoaks (11–12)
* Southern River
* Thornlie
* Warnbro
* Willetton
* Yule Brook (7–10)

Regional|

| Gascoyne|

* Carnarvon (K–12)

|

Goldfields–Esperance|

* Eastern Goldfields
* Esperance
* Kalgoorlie–Boulder

Great Southern|

* Albany
* Denmark
* Katanning
* Mount Barker (K–12)
* North Albany

Kimberley|

* Broome
* East Kimberley (K–12)

Mid West|

* Geraldton
* Champion Bay

Peel|

* Coastal Lakes
* Coodanup
* Halls Head
* John Tonkin
* Pinjarra

Pilbara|

* Hedland
* Karratha
* Newman
* Tom Price

South West|

* Australind
* Bridgetown
* Bunbury
* Busselton
* Cape Naturaliste
* Collie
* Eaton
* Harvey
* Manea (11–12)
* Manjimup
* Margaret River
* Newton Moore

Wheatbelt|

* Central Midlands
* Merredin (K–12)
* Narrogin
* Northam

Indian Ocean Territories|

* Christmas Island*
* Cocos Islands*

Former schools|

* Bentley
* Cannington
* City Beach
* Claremont
* Craigie
* Fremantle Boys'
* Girdlestone
* Hamilton
* Hollywood
* Kewdale
* Padbury
* Perth Boys'
* Perth Girls'
* Princess May
* Scarborough
* Swanbourne
* South Fremantle
* Tuart
* Tuart Hill
* Yanchep DHS

* Western Australia portal
* WA Department of Education
* List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area
* List of schools in rural Western Australia
(all schools Year 7–Year 12, unless indicated otherwise)

^* The Government of Western Australia manages the Indian Ocean Territories under the Territories Law Reform Act 1992

Authority control databases |

* ISNI

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