Carine Senior High School

Carine Senior High School
Carine Senior High School
	An internal view of Carine Senior High School, in 2007
Location
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	Carine, Perth, Western Australia; Australia
Coordinates	31°51′7″S 115°46′33″E / 31.85194°S 115.77583°ECoordinates: 31°51′7″S 115°46′33″E / 31.85194°S 115.77583°E
Information
Type	Public co-educational high day school
Motto	Service
Established	1973; 48 years ago
Educational authority	WA Department of Education
Principal	Damian Shuttleworth
Years	7-12
Enrolment	2,015 (2020)
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Emerald; Silica; Topaz; Zircon;
Colour(s)	Blue, red and white
Mascot	"Squeaky The Dolphin"
Website	www.carinehs.wa.edu.au

Carine Senior High School is a public co-educational high day school, located in the suburb of Carine, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of Perth, Western Australia.

History[]

Carine Senior High School was established in 1973 and reached senior high school status three years later. It caters for around 1,500 students from Years 7 to 12, and offers a range of tertiary, non-tertiary and vocational education and training (VET) subjects in Years 11 and 12.^[1]

In 2017 Carine Senior High School was awarded WA Secondary School of the Year.^[2]

House system[]

In 2017 Carine SHS reinstated a house system with the following colours:

House
Emerald
Silica
Topaz
Zircon

Catchment area[]

The Carine Senior High School catchment area consists of students living in Carine, Waterman's Bay, North Beach, Karrinyup, Gwelup, Trigg, Marmion, parts of Duncraig (south of Warwick Road) and small areas of Sorrento, Innaloo, Doubleview, Scarborough and Balcatta.^[3]

The primary schools within the catchment area are Carine Primary School, Davallia Primary School, Poynter Primary School, Marmion Primary School, North Beach Primary School, Karrinyup Primary School, Lake Gwelup Primary School, Deanmore Primary School and Newborough Primary School.

Notable alumni[]

Darren Glass - West Coast Eagles footballer
Jamie Harnwell - Perth Glory FC captain
Lisa McCune - Gold Logie-winning actress
Guy McKenna - West Coast Eagles footballer
Mark Nicoski - West Coast Eagles footballer
Jo Beth Taylor - former TV presenter and actress
Mitchell White - West Coast Eagles footballer

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. Perth, WA: Government of Western Australia. 8 April 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Local Intake Area Carine Senior High School". www.det.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 8 April 2018.