North Albany Senior High School

Public school in Albany, Western Australia

North Albany Senior High School

Location

Orana

Western Australia

Australia

Coordinates| 34°59′26″S 117°51′46″E﻿ / ﻿34.99055°S 117.8629°E﻿ / -34.99055; 117.8629
Information
Type| Public co-educational high day school
Motto| Care and Diligence[1]
Established| 1982
Principal| Peter Hurle
Enrolment| 836 (2021)[2]
Campus| Albany
Colour(s)| Red, white, grey
Website| nashs.wa.edu.au

North Albany Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Orana, a north-western suburb of Albany, Western Australia, a regional centre 420 kilometres (261 mi) south-southeast of Perth.

## History

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The school was established in 1982[3] and by 2016 the school had an enrolment of 749 students between Year 7 and Year 12, approximately 12% of whom were Indigenous.[4][5][6] The 2019 enrollment was 804.[2]

In 2013 the school appeared in the state's top 50 schools for WACE results for the first time in ten years, ranked at 28, turning around after a negative review in 2009.[7]

In 2019 North Albany Senior High School ranked 82 in the WA school ranking[8] and achieved high ATAR[9]

In 2018 the state budget allocated funds for six new classrooms and eight refurbished rooms to help cater for growing enrolments.[10]

## Principals

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Principal | Years

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David Booth
Ron Dorn  |
Sharon Doohan | 2001-2019
Peter Hurle  | 2020

## Programs

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NASHS offers three key Aboriginal education programs - the Great Southern Clontarf Academy for young Aboriginal men, Rising Albany Yorgas (RAY) Program and the Deadly Sista Girlz program.

### Clontarf Academy

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The Great Southern Clontarf Academy was established in 2006, and is operated out of facilities at the school.[11]

### Trade Training Centre

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In 2013, the school opened its Health Trade Training Centre, funded by the Rudd Government's Building the Education Revolution program. The $3.5 million facility is a simulated hospital and medical centre providing courses in nursing and allied health in collaboration with South Regional TAFE.

## See also

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* List of schools in rural Western Australia

## References

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1. ^ "Principal's Message". North Albany Senior High School. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
2. ^ a b "Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools" (pdf). WA Department of Education. Perth, WA: Government of Western Australia. 12 November 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
3. ^ "Department of Education Schools online". 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
4. ^ "Shake-up puts Year 7s in high school". WA Today. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
5. ^ "North Albany Senior High School, Albany, WA". My School. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
6. ^ "Recent Student Numbers North Albany Senior High School". www.det.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
7. ^ Hampton, Shannon (20 January 2014). "Proud principal jumps for joy". Albany Advertiser. Yahoo7. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
8. ^ "WA School Ranking - 2019". bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
9. ^ "Full marks for top achievers". Albany Advertiser. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
10. ^ Cuthbert, Jessica (14 May 2018). "School set to benefit from $9.8m funds". Albany Advertiser. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
11. ^ "Great Southern Clontarf Academy". Clontarf Foundation. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

## External links

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* North Albany Senior High School

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