Denmark Senior High School
Denmark Senior High School, previously Denmark High School, is a comprehensive public co-educational high school, located in Denmark, a regional centre 400 kilometres (250 mi) south-southeast of Perth, Western Australia.
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 34°57′27″S 117°21′55″E |
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| Former name | Denmark High School |
| Type | Public co-educational high day school |
| Motto | Strive to Achieve |
| Established | 2000 |
| Educational authority | WA Department of Education |
| Principal | Kath Ward |
| Enrolment | 427 (2020) |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Website | denmarkshs |
Overview
The school was established in 2000 and caters for students from Year 7 to Year 12.[1] It occupies an area of 19 hectares (47 acres) and is bordered to the west by the Denmark River and to the south by the South Coast Highway.
The school offers a specialist basketball program for students in Year 8 to 10 and the school won A-division in basketball for both the boys and girls team in 2011 countryweek tournament.[2]
Enrolments have been trending upward with the school having 229 students in 2007, 247 in 2008, 284 in 2009, 255 in 2010, 266 in 2011 and 280 in 2012.
In 2013 the school appeared in the top 50 schools for WACE results at position 25 making it the top school in the Great Southern region.[3]
In 2015 the school was renamed from Denmark High School to Denmark Senior High School.[4]
References
- "Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools" (PDF). WA Department of Education. 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- "School Sport WA - Country Senior High Schools Carnival". 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- Shannon Hampton (20 January 2014). "Proud principal jumps for joy". Albany Advertiser. Yahoo7. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- "Annual report / Denmark Senior High School. – Version details". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
