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Rossmoyne Senior High School is one of the competitive government high schools in Western Australia. Rossmoyne SHS is located on Keith Road, near Bullcreek and Willetton. It is separated by Leach Highway from the suburb of Rossmoyne.
History
Rossmoyne SHS was established in 1968 on land that was owned by the Webb family who originally came from Scotland. It was named Rossmoyne afer the name of their Scottish clan. Over the years the student catchment areas for Rossmoyne SHS were from Lynwood, Willeton, Riverton, Shelley, Bull Creek, Ferndale and Brentwood. Now Rossmoyne SHS only take in students from Rossmoyne, parts of Bullcreek and Willetton, Riverton, Shelley, Brentwood and Bateman.
School Layout
The school is made up of several two storey buildings that together make an "H" shape. The administration block is located on the northern side. English, Mathematics, Social Sciences are located on the blocks on the western side. Science, Home Economics, Woodwork, Metalwork and Arts are located on the eastern side. Coming in from Keith Road, there is an oval where students do their Physical Education. There is also the recently constructed Performing Arts Centre. At the southern side of the school there is a tennis courts with basketball hoops, gymnasium and swimming pool. In the centre lies the assembly hall, canteen and the library.
Academic
In 2001, the school was named The Australian newspaper's School Of The Year, beating one of the country's most exclusive private schools - Methodist Ladies College in Melbourne. The newspaper reported:
- "The school has the strongest Tertiary entrance Examination 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."
The school has produced two Rhodes scholars: Grant Donaldson (1985) and Craig Wood (1999).
However, Rossmoyne SHS' TEE results are mainly due to their policy of effectively forcing students who are not spectacular academic performers out of their school. They do this by not allowing low performers to study any TEE subjects which leaves them only to study Wholly School Assessed subjects that do not enable the student to enter University or TAFE (Training and Further Education). Thus low performing students must move to high schools that are more tolerant with regard to a person's academic ability.
Contact information
Rossmoyne Senior High School
Keith Road, Rossmoyne WA 6148
PHONE: (08) 9354 2944 FAX: (08) 9354 3945
Office Hours 8.15 - 4.00 Local Time (GMT+8)