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{{Short description|School in Bull Creek, Western Australia}}
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'''Rossmoyne Senior High School''' is a ] ] ] ], located on Keith Road, ], a southern riverside suburb of ], Western Australia. '''Rossmoyne Senior High School''' is a ] ] ] ] in the ], located on Keith Road, ], a southern riverside suburb of ], Western Australia. Founded in 1968, it is one of the largest schools in Western Australia,<!-- Before claiming that it is the LARGEST, please ensure no OTHER school also claims to be the largest; e.g., Shenton College, and Willetton and Churchlands SHSs. --><ref name=DET>{{cite web|title=Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools |url=https://apps.det.wa.edu.au/publicreports/SchoolsList0880.pdf |website=] |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=24 February 2023 |location=Perth, WA |page=29 |date=2022}}</ref> with {{wikidata |property |current |P2196 }} enrolled students as of {{wikidata |property |qualifier |current |P2196 |P585 |format=%q}}.

Founded in 1968, the school provides education for approximately 2,100 students from ] to ].<ref name="DET"/>


== History == == History ==
Construction of Rossmoyne SHS commenced in 1967 on land that was owned by the Webb family who originally came from ]. It opened for students the following year (1968). The name Rossmoyne has no connection with the area but was thought to be suitable for marketing a subdivision in the area.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|m|R|25 May 2007}}</ref> Over the years the student catchment areas for Rossmoyne SHS were from ], ], ], ], Bull Creek,<ref name="landgate.wa.gov.au">{{LandInfo WA|m|R|8 July 2011}}</ref> ], southern end of ], ] and ]. Now Rossmoyne SHS has restricted its mainstream intake to students from Rossmoyne, parts of Bull Creek<ref name="landgate.wa.gov.au"/> and Willetton, Riverton, Shelley, Brentwood and ], although it also runs a GAT (Gifted And Talented) programme for academically gifted students. Students from years seven to year ten (inclusive) are required to study a foreign language, with a choice of Chinese, German, French, and Japanese.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Rossmoyne Senior High School |title=Middle School Curriculum |url=https://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/programs/middle-school-years-7-8-9/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Rossmoyne Senior High School |title=Upper School Curriculum |url=https://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/programs/years-10-11-and-12/ }}</ref> Construction of Rossmoyne Senior High School commenced in 1967 on land that was owned by the Webb family who originally came from ]. It opened for students the following year (1968). The school is located on Keith Road in Bull Creek but was named after the suburb that had grown rapidly around the school site.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|m|R|25 May 2007}}</ref> Keith Road was named after Keith Roberts, the school’s first Head Boy, who died in a traffic accident on his way home from football training on 22 June 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/about-us/history-tradition/|title=History & Tradition|accessdate=14 December 2017|publisher=Rossmoyne Senior High School|archive-date=14 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214190659/https://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/about-us/history-tradition/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Its location, Keith Road, is named after Rossmoyne's original Head Boy, who died after a traffic incident.


Over the years the student catchment areas for Rossmoyne Senior High School were from ], ], ], ], Bull Creek,<ref name="landgate.wa.gov.au">{{LandInfo WA|m|R|8 July 2011}}</ref> ], southern end of ], ] and ]. Now Rossmoyne Senior High School has restricted its mainstream intake to students from Rossmoyne, parts of Bull Creek<ref name="landgate.wa.gov.au"/> and Willetton, Riverton, Shelley, Brentwood and ], although it also runs a gifted and talented programme for academically gifted students. Students from years seven to ten (inclusive) are required to study a foreign language, with a choice of Chinese, German, French, and Japanese.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Rossmoyne Senior High School |title=Middle School Curriculum |url=https://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/programs/middle-school-years-7-8-9/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Rossmoyne Senior High School |title=Upper School Curriculum |url=https://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/programs/years-10-11-and-12/ }}</ref>
A student tested positive for ] in 2007, causing the school to offer free screening to the rest of the student population. Information about the disease was also sent home to parents. No further students were reported of having the disease.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-06-26/student-tests-positive-to-tuberculosis/81090 |title=Student tests positive to tuberculosis |work=] |location=Australia |date=26 June 207|access-date=4 May 2012}}</ref>


A fire at the school caused {{AUD}}500,000 worth of damage in 2008. The blaze destroyed a double demountable classroom with furniture and computer equipment, the ] squad were investigating the cause.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-12-18/fire-causes-extensive-damage-to-perth-high-school/243692 |title=Fire causes extensive damage to Perth high school |date=18 December 2008 |access-date=27 February 2013 |work=] |location=Australia }}</ref> A fire at the school caused {{AUD}}500,000 worth of damage in 2008. The blaze destroyed a double demountable classroom with furniture and computer equipment, the ] squad were investigating the cause.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-12-18/fire-causes-extensive-damage-to-perth-high-school/243692 |title=Fire causes extensive damage to Perth high school |date=18 December 2008 |access-date=27 February 2013 |work=] |location=Australia }}</ref>


== Campus == == Campus ==
The original section of the school is made up of several two storey buildings that together make a "H" shape. The administration block is on the northern side. Humanities & Social Sciences are on the western side. Home Economics, Woodwork, Metalwork and Arts are on the eastern side. Coming in from Keith Road, is an oval where students have Physical Education classes and the Performing Arts Centre, opened in 2004.<ref name="rossmoyne.wa.edu.au">{{cite web |url=http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/AboutUs/HistoryandTradition.aspx |title=History and tradition |work=About us |publisher=Rossmoyne Senior High School }}</ref> At the southern side of the school there is a tennis court with basketball hoops, gymnasium, swimming pool and recently installed beach volleyball courts.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/AboutUs/Facilities.aspx |title=Facilities |work=About us |publisher=Rossmoyne Senior High School }}</ref> Underneath the gymnasium is a dance studio which has female and male change-rooms. In the centre lies the library. The original section of the school is made up of several two storey buildings that together make a "H" shape. The administration block is on the northern side. Humanities & Social Sciences are on the western side. Home Economics, Woodwork, Metalwork and Arts are on the eastern side. Coming in from Keith Road, is an oval where students have Physical Education classes and the Performing Arts Centre, opened in 2004.<ref name="rossmoyne.wa.edu.au">{{cite web |url=http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/AboutUs/HistoryandTradition.aspx |title=History and tradition |work=About us |publisher=Rossmoyne Senior High School }}</ref> At the southern side of the school there is a tennis court with basketball hoops, gymnasium, swimming pool and recently installed beach volleyball courts.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/AboutUs/Facilities.aspx |title=Facilities |work=About us |publisher=Rossmoyne Senior High School }}</ref> Underneath the gymnasium is a dance studio which has female and male change-rooms. In the centre lies the library.{{cn|date=April 2022}}


The School is also currently undergoing extensive reconstruction with plans to rebuild the school entirely in Four Stages. The Science Building was completed 2007<ref name="rossmoyne.wa.edu.au"/> to provide more rooms for the core subject of sciences. This block, along with the Performing and Visual Arts Centre (PVAC for short), was part of Stage 1 of the Building Plan. The School is also currently undergoing extensive reconstruction with plans to rebuild the school entirely in Four Stages. The Science Building was completed 2007<ref name="rossmoyne.wa.edu.au"/> to provide more rooms for the core subject of sciences. This block, along with the Performing and Visual Arts Centre (PVAC for short), was part of Stage 1 of the Building Plan.{{cn|date=April 2022}}


In 2012, Stage 2 of the Building Plan was completed, which involved a new English and Languages block, a tiered Amphitheatre, a new cafeteria known as "Pereira's Cafe" and an extension of the Performing Arts Centre.<ref>https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2012/06/New-scene-set-for-Rossmoyne-SHS-students.aspx</ref><ref>http://www.pactconstruction.com.au/home/projects/projectdetail.aspx?pid=23</ref> On the other side of the school an international-sized soccer field was laid out on the land that was formerly occupied by the ageing demountable buildings. A Health and Well-being Centre was built in 2013 which is considered an extension to the Gymnasium. In 2012, Stage 2 of the Building Plan was completed, which involved a new English and Languages block, a tiered Amphitheatre, a new cafeteria known as "Pereira's Cafe" and an extension of the Performing Arts Centre.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2012/06/New-scene-set-for-Rossmoyne-SHS-students.aspx | title=Media Statements - New scene set for Rossmoyne SHS students | access-date=10 August 2015 | archive-date=5 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011710/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2012/06/New-scene-set-for-Rossmoyne-SHS-students.aspx | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pactconstruction.com.au/home/projects/projectdetail.aspx?pid=23 |title=Project Detail |website=www.pactconstruction.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411073530/http://pactconstruction.com.au/Home/Projects/ProjectDetail.aspx?pid=23 |archive-date=2013-04-11}} </ref> On the other side of the school an international-sized soccer field was laid out on the land that was formerly occupied by the ageing demountable buildings. A Health and Well-being Centre was built in 2013 which is considered an extension to the Gymnasium.


Other than these new buildings, Current Visual Arts Classrooms (Room 50 and 53) were converted to normal classrooms and there was landscaping to the new courtyards. A Selection Panel consisting of parents, community and school representatives has selected an artist who has been commissioned to design and install art works for the new building: including an extensive feature screen on the proposed colonnade connecting the new buildings.<ref name="test">{{Dead link|date=May 2019}}</ref> Other than these new buildings, Current Visual Arts Classrooms (Room 50 and 53) were converted to normal classrooms and there was landscaping to the new courtyards. A Selection Panel consisting of parents, community and school representatives has selected an artist who has been commissioned to design and install art works for the new building: including an extensive feature screen on the proposed colonnade connecting the new buildings.<ref name="test">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/AboutUs/Facilities/BuildingStage2/tabid/146/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Building Development – Stage 2. |access-date=15 April 2011 |archive-date=18 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318231220/http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/AboutUs/Facilities/BuildingStage2/tabid/146/language/en-US/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>


As of 2013, construction of Stage 3 is underway, which involved building a block for Year 7s<ref name="rossmoyne.wa.edu.au"/> in preparation of their move from primary to high school in 2015. A new access road from the Apsley Road/Karel Avenue intersection, with student 'drop-off' zone, and bus zone was also added. As of 2013, construction of Stage 3 is underway, which involved building a block for Year 7s<ref name="rossmoyne.wa.edu.au"/> in preparation of their move from primary to high school in 2015. A new access road from the Apsley Road/Karel Avenue intersection, with student 'drop-off' zone, and bus zone was also added.
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==Academic ranking, Western Australia== ==Academic ranking, Western Australia==
In 2001, the school was named '']'' newspaper's ''School Of The Year'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carpenter|first1=Alan|author-link1=Alan Carpenter|title=Rossmoyne High School wins prestigious national award|url=http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/ArchivedStatements/Pages/GallopLaborGovernmentSearch.aspx?ItemId=121652&minister=Carpenter&admin=Gallop&page=7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526010101/http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/ArchivedStatements/Pages/GallopLaborGovernmentSearch.aspx?ItemId%3D121652%26minister%3DCarpenter%26admin%3DGallop%26page%3D7|access-date=26 April 2018|work=Ministerial Media Statements|publisher=Government of Western Australia|date=4 December 2001 |archive-date=26 May 2011|url-status=dead|location=Perth, WA}}</ref> ahead of one of the country's most exclusive private schools - ] in ]. The newspaper reported: In 2001, the school was named '']'' newspaper's ''School Of The Year'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carpenter|first1=Alan|author-link1=Alan Carpenter|title=Rossmoyne High School wins prestigious national award|url=http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/ArchivedStatements/Pages/GallopLaborGovernmentSearch.aspx?ItemId=121652&minister=Carpenter&admin=Gallop&page=7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526010101/http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/ArchivedStatements/Pages/GallopLaborGovernmentSearch.aspx?ItemId%3D121652%26minister%3DCarpenter%26admin%3DGallop%26page%3D7|access-date=26 April 2018|work=Ministerial Media Statements|publisher=Government of Western Australia|date=4 December 2001 |archive-date=26 May 2011|url-status=dead|location=Perth, WA}}</ref> ahead of one of the country's most exclusive private schools{{snd}}] in ].
:"The school has the strongest ]ination result of any government school in Western Australia. It also boasts an outstanding reputation in music, and has trumped the state championships in athletics for the past 16 years. That high level of overall achievement was why Rossmoyne was selected by a panel of six education experts for inclusion in our series."


In the 2009 Western Australian Tertiary Entrance Examinations, Rossmoyne SHS had more students with a tertiary entrance rank of 99.95%, the highest possible rank, than any other school in the state.<ref>Hiatt, B. (2010) "Top TEE students put school in a class of its own" Available online at: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/6647566/top-tee-students-put-school-in-a-class-of-its-own/</ref> In the 2009 Western Australian Tertiary Entrance Examinations, Rossmoyne Senior High School had more students with a tertiary entrance rank of 99.95%, the highest possible rank, than any other school in the state.<ref>Hiatt, B. (2010) "Top TEE students put school in a class of its own" Available online at: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/6647566/top-tee-students-put-school-in-a-class-of-its-own/</ref>


The school has performed consistently well in the ] school rankings and is often the best performing amongst all of the public schools in the state. The school has performed consistently well in the ] school rankings and is often the best performing amongst all of the public schools in the state.
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| 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/74888/Year-12-School-Performance-Data-2015-WITH-STATISTICAL-DATA.pdf|title=Year 12 Student Achievement Data|year=2015|access-date=31 December 2017|publisher=]}}</ref>||18|| 19.00 || 23 || 43.89 || 99.45 | 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/74888/Year-12-School-Performance-Data-2015-WITH-STATISTICAL-DATA.pdf|title=Year 12 Student Achievement Data|year=2015|access-date=31 December 2017|publisher=]}}</ref>||18|| 19.00 || 23 || 43.89 || 99.45
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| 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20Student%20achievement%20data%202011_communications_web%20version%20RELATE%20TO%202012_900.pdf|title=Year 12 Student Achievement Data|year=2011|access-date=24 July 2013|publisher=Government of Western Australia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161651/http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20Student%20achievement%20data%202011_communications_web%20version%20RELATE%20TO%202012_900.pdf|archive-date=26 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>|| 14|| 22.41 || 23 || 55.34 || 98.77 | 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20Student%20achievement%20data%202011_communications_web%20version%20RELATE%20TO%202012_900.pdf|title=Year 12 Student Achievement Data|year=2011|access-date=24 July 2013|publisher=Government of Western Australia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161651/http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20Student%20achievement%20data%202011_communications_web%20version%20RELATE%20TO%202012_900.pdf|archive-date=26 August 2014}}</ref>|| 14|| 22.41 || 23 || 55.34 || 98.77
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| 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20student%20achievement%20data%20and%20State%20statistics%20-%202010.pdf|title=Year 12 Student Achievement Data|year=2010|access-date=24 July 2013|publisher=Government of Western Australia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161245/http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20student%20achievement%20data%20and%20State%20statistics%20-%202010.pdf|archive-date=26 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> || 16 || 21.18 || 23 || 56.91 || 99.05 | 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20student%20achievement%20data%20and%20State%20statistics%20-%202010.pdf|title=Year 12 Student Achievement Data|year=2010|access-date=24 July 2013|publisher=Government of Western Australia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161245/http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20student%20achievement%20data%20and%20State%20statistics%20-%202010.pdf|archive-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> || 16 || 21.18 || 23 || 56.91 || 99.05
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| 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20Student%20achievement%20data%20-%202009_web.pdf|title=Year 12 Student Achievement Data|year=2009|access-date=24 July 2013|publisher=Government of Western Australia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309085152/http://scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20Student%20achievement%20data%20-%202009_web.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>|| 14 || 44.76 (>75% minimum of one subject) || 14 || 51.49 (64.6% or more) || 98.92 | 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20Student%20achievement%20data%20-%202009_web.pdf|title=Year 12 Student Achievement Data|year=2009|access-date=24 July 2013|publisher=Government of Western Australia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309085152/http://scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20Student%20achievement%20data%20-%202009_web.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2015}}</ref>|| 14 || 44.76 (>75% minimum of one subject) || 14 || 51.49 (64.6% or more) || 98.92
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==Administration== ==Administration==
Rossmoyne Senior High School's principal is Milanna Heberle.<ref name="ReferenceB">http://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/contact/</ref> Rossmoyne Senior High School's principal since 2021 is Alan Brown.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au/about-us/staff/rossmoyne-shs-administration-staff/|title = Rossmoyne SHS Administration Staff &#124;}}</ref>

Assisting the principal are four Associate Principals: Pat Young (Year 7/8/9), Charmaine Ford (Years 10/11/12), Peter Lillywhite (Quality teaching and workforce), Peter Klifunis (Operations) and Mr Swami (Operations). .<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

Below them is the Student Services team, which consists of six-year coordinators - one each for Years 7 - 12 - two nurses, two chaplains and two psychologists. There is also an Education Assistance team which is a subset of Student Services, to assist educationally disadvantaged students.


==Notable alumni== ==Notable alumni==
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*1985: Grant Donaldson *1985: Grant Donaldson
*1988: Ian Reid *1988: Ian Reid
*1999: Craig Wood<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/home/rhodes?f=192731|title=Western Australian Rhodes Scholars|access-date=16 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407231628/http://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/home/rhodes?f=192731|archive-date=7 April 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> *1999: Craig Wood<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/home/rhodes?f=192731|title=Western Australian Rhodes Scholars|access-date=16 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407231628/http://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/home/rhodes?f=192731|archive-date=7 April 2011}}</ref>


===Arts=== ===Arts===
*] – writer of ], ] and ] *] – writer of ], ] and ]
*] - musician (], ], ]) *] – musician (], ], ])
*] - TV presenter *] – TV presenter


===Business and law=== ===Business and law===
*Grant Donaldson - Solicitor General of Western Australia<ref>{{cite news|title=Pay tweak lures Rhodes Scholar Solicitor General|url=http://www.oneperth.com.au/2012/02/23/grant-donaldson/|access-date=26 April 2018|work=OnePerth|publisher=Independent Perth News|date=23 February 2012}}</ref> *Grant Donaldson – Solicitor General of Western Australia<ref>{{cite news|title=Pay tweak lures Rhodes Scholar Solicitor General|url=http://www.oneperth.com.au/2012/02/23/grant-donaldson/|access-date=26 April 2018|work=OnePerth|publisher=Independent Perth News|date=23 February 2012}}</ref>
*] - registrar of ] *] – registrar of ] who was found dead in Kings Park. Her death is still unsolved as of 2022.
*Rob Scott - ] Managing Director from 2017<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hyland|first1=Anne|title=Former Olympian Rob Scott goes for gold as Wesfarmers' new CEO|url=http://www.afr.com/business/former-olympian-rob-scott-goes-for-gold-as-wesfarmers-new-ceo-20170214-guch5h|access-date=26 April 2018|work=Australian Financial Review|date=14 February 2017|location=Melbourne}}</ref> *Rob Scott – ] Managing Director from 2017<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hyland|first1=Anne|title=Former Olympian Rob Scott goes for gold as Wesfarmers' new CEO|url=http://www.afr.com/business/former-olympian-rob-scott-goes-for-gold-as-wesfarmers-new-ceo-20170214-guch5h|access-date=26 April 2018|work=Australian Financial Review|date=14 February 2017|location=Melbourne}}</ref>
*Derek Lau - ] contestant 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Wonderful to see Derek Lau, Class of 2009 Rossmoyne alumni, as a contestant in the 2019 MasterChef competition.|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1405821179560327&id=117924271683364|publisher=Rossmoyne Senior High School Alumni|date=11 June 2019}}</ref> *Derek Lau – ] contestant 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Wonderful to see Derek Lau, Class of 2009 Rossmoyne alumni, as a contestant in the 2019 MasterChef competition.|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1405821179560327&id=117924271683364|publisher=Rossmoyne Senior High School Alumni|date=11 June 2019}}</ref>


===Sport=== ===Sport===
*] – wheelchair rugby player, Athens Paralympics 2004 & Beijing Paralympics 2008 *] – wheelchair rugby player, Athens Paralympics 2004 & Beijing Paralympics 2008
*] - swimmer, Seoul Paralympics 1988 & Barcelona Paralympics 1992 *] – swimmer, Seoul Paralympics 1988 & Barcelona Paralympics 1992
*] - Olympic indoor volleyballer, Athens 2004 *] – Olympic indoor volleyballer, Athens 2004
*] - Olympic archery, Athens 2004 *] – Olympic archery, Athens 2004
*] – footballer, ] & ] *] – footballer, ] & ]
*] - Olympic hockey player, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992 & Atlanta 1996 *] – Olympic hockey player, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992 & Atlanta 1996
*] - Olympic beach volleyballer, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 & Athens 2004 *] – Olympic beach volleyballer, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 & Athens 2004
⚫ *] – silver medalist rower, Atlanta 1996
*] – ] basketball player
⚫ *] – Olympic athlete, Los Angeles 1984 & Seoul 1988
⚫ *] - silver medalist rower, Atlanta 1996
⚫ *] - Olympic athlete, Los Angeles 1984 & Seoul 1988


==See also== ==See also==
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== External links == == External links ==
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School in Bull Creek, Western Australia

Rossmoyne Senior High School
Main entrance and administration area
Location
Rossmoyne
Australia
Coordinates32°02′45″S 115°52′12″E / 32.0459°S 115.87°E / -32.0459; 115.87 Edit this at Wikidata
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TypePublic co-educational high day school
MottoSuccess nourishes hope
Established1967; 58 years ago (1967)
Educational authorityWA Department of Education
PrincipalAlan Brown
Staff217.6 (11 May 2024) Edit this at Wikidata
Years7–12
Enrolment2,694 Edit this at Wikidata (11 May 2024 Edit this at Wikidata)
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Blue and white, Barra of MacNeil tartan
  
Websitewww.rossmoyne.wa.edu.au Edit this at Wikidata
Rossmoyne High School from west oval

Rossmoyne Senior High School is a public co-educational high day school in the City of Melville, located on Keith Road, Bull Creek, a southern riverside suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1968, it is one of the largest schools in Western Australia, with 2,694 enrolled students as of 11 May 2024.

History

Construction of Rossmoyne Senior High School commenced in 1967 on land that was owned by the Webb family who originally came from Scotland. It opened for students the following year (1968). The school is located on Keith Road in Bull Creek but was named after the suburb that had grown rapidly around the school site. Keith Road was named after Keith Roberts, the school’s first Head Boy, who died in a traffic accident on his way home from football training on 22 June 1971.

Over the years the student catchment areas for Rossmoyne Senior High School were from Lynwood, Willetton, Riverton, Shelley, Bull Creek, Ferndale, southern end of Mount Pleasant, Booragoon and Brentwood. Now Rossmoyne Senior High School has restricted its mainstream intake to students from Rossmoyne, parts of Bull Creek and Willetton, Riverton, Shelley, Brentwood and Bateman, although it also runs a gifted and talented programme for academically gifted students. Students from years seven to ten (inclusive) are required to study a foreign language, with a choice of Chinese, German, French, and Japanese.

A fire at the school caused A$500,000 worth of damage in 2008. The blaze destroyed a double demountable classroom with furniture and computer equipment, the arson squad were investigating the cause.

Campus

The original section of the school is made up of several two storey buildings that together make a "H" shape. The administration block is on the northern side. Humanities & Social Sciences are on the western side. Home Economics, Woodwork, Metalwork and Arts are on the eastern side. Coming in from Keith Road, is an oval where students have Physical Education classes and the Performing Arts Centre, opened in 2004. At the southern side of the school there is a tennis court with basketball hoops, gymnasium, swimming pool and recently installed beach volleyball courts. Underneath the gymnasium is a dance studio which has female and male change-rooms. In the centre lies the library.

The School is also currently undergoing extensive reconstruction with plans to rebuild the school entirely in Four Stages. The Science Building was completed 2007 to provide more rooms for the core subject of sciences. This block, along with the Performing and Visual Arts Centre (PVAC for short), was part of Stage 1 of the Building Plan.

In 2012, Stage 2 of the Building Plan was completed, which involved a new English and Languages block, a tiered Amphitheatre, a new cafeteria known as "Pereira's Cafe" and an extension of the Performing Arts Centre. On the other side of the school an international-sized soccer field was laid out on the land that was formerly occupied by the ageing demountable buildings. A Health and Well-being Centre was built in 2013 which is considered an extension to the Gymnasium.

Other than these new buildings, Current Visual Arts Classrooms (Room 50 and 53) were converted to normal classrooms and there was landscaping to the new courtyards. A Selection Panel consisting of parents, community and school representatives has selected an artist who has been commissioned to design and install art works for the new building: including an extensive feature screen on the proposed colonnade connecting the new buildings.

As of 2013, construction of Stage 3 is underway, which involved building a block for Year 7s in preparation of their move from primary to high school in 2015. A new access road from the Apsley Road/Karel Avenue intersection, with student 'drop-off' zone, and bus zone was also added. Since 2017, the year 7 building has been relabelled as the mathematics building, seeing use from all year levels.

As of 2019, all classrooms were appropriately renamed to indicate their location, in an effort to facilitate navigation for students. Year 9s have been relocated to the west side of the school. In addition, the Year 8s and 10s have been relocated to a single quadrangle together. Room D33 has been demolished to make way for rooms OB1 and OB2.

Academic ranking, Western Australia

In 2001, the school was named The Australian newspaper's School Of The Year, ahead of one of the country's most exclusive private schools – Methodist Ladies' College in Melbourne.

In the 2009 Western Australian Tertiary Entrance Examinations, Rossmoyne Senior High School had more students with a tertiary entrance rank of 99.95%, the highest possible rank, than any other school in the state.

The school has performed consistently well in the WACE school rankings and is often the best performing amongst all of the public schools in the state.

WA school ATAR ranking
Year Rank Median ATAR Eligible students Students with ATAR % students with ATAR
2018 8 89.45 349 288 82.52
2017 15 88.95 349 288 82.52
2016 15 87.35 366 310 84.70
Year 12 student achievement data
Year Rank % +75 in WACE Rank % +65 in WACE % graduates
2015 18 19.00 23 43.89 99.45
2014 17 19.11 18 46.22 99.16
2013 13 17.63 15 44.85 98.88
2012 13 21.26 13 51.54 96.68
2011 14 22.41 23 55.34 98.77
2010 16 21.18 23 56.91 99.05
2009 14 44.76 (>75% minimum of one subject) 14 51.49 (64.6% or more) 98.92
  1. Ranking of school compared to other schools in the state
  2. Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 75 or above was achieved
  3. Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 65 or above was achieved
  4. Percentage of Year 12 cohort that graduated with a WACE certificate

Beazley Medal

In 2017, Isabel Longbottom won the Beazley Medal for the top ranked WACE student.

Administration

Rossmoyne Senior High School's principal since 2021 is Alan Brown.

Notable alumni

Rhodes Scholars

  • 1985: Grant Donaldson
  • 1988: Ian Reid
  • 1999: Craig Wood

Arts

Business and law

Sport

See also

References

  1. "Our Vision and Mission". Rossmoyne Senior High School. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. "Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools" (PDF). WA Department of Education. Perth, WA: Government of Western Australia. 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. "History of metropolitan suburb names – R". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  4. "History & Tradition". Rossmoyne Senior High School. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – R". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  6. "Middle School Curriculum". Rossmoyne Senior High School.
  7. "Upper School Curriculum". Rossmoyne Senior High School.
  8. "Fire causes extensive damage to Perth high school". ABC News. Australia. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  9. ^ "History and tradition". About us. Rossmoyne Senior High School.
  10. ^ "Facilities". About us. Rossmoyne Senior High School.
  11. "Media Statements - New scene set for Rossmoyne SHS students". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  12. "Project Detail". www.pactconstruction.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
  13. "Building Development – Stage 2". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  14. Carpenter, Alan (4 December 2001). "Rossmoyne High School wins prestigious national award". Ministerial Media Statements. Perth, WA: Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  15. Hiatt, B. (2010) "Top TEE students put school in a class of its own" Available online at: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/6647566/top-tee-students-put-school-in-a-class-of-its-own/
  16. "WA School Ranking – 2018". Better Education. 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  17. "WA School Ranking – 2017". Better Education. 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  18. "WA School Ranking – 2016". Better Education. 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  19. "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  20. "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  21. "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  22. "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  23. "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  24. "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  25. "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  26. "Rossmoyne SHS Administration Staff |".
  27. "Western Australian Rhodes Scholars". Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  28. "Pay tweak lures Rhodes Scholar Solicitor General". OnePerth. Independent Perth News. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  29. Hyland, Anne (14 February 2017). "Former Olympian Rob Scott goes for gold as Wesfarmers' new CEO". Australian Financial Review. Melbourne. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  30. "Wonderful to see Derek Lau, Class of 2009 Rossmoyne alumni, as a contestant in the 2019 MasterChef competition". Rossmoyne Senior High School Alumni. 11 June 2019.

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