Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Hi all
Can anyone reccomend any good secondary schools and or areas to live which are also close to any stops ( Oats Street, Cannington etc)on the yellow Amradale line to Perth? Hopefully with in a few kilo of the trainstain for OH to get to work and with a good secondary in the area. Many thanks! |
Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Stations on Armadale line: http://www.railmaps.com.au/routedeta...RouteSelect=88
From a 2010 ranking list for WA schools, http://bettereducation.com.au/Results/WA/all.aspx, the following are on or near the Armadale line. The number on the left is the school's position on a list of 173 schools. Some schools are not included on the list if there are <20 students, eg Canning College, Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, North Lake Senior Campus, Tuart College, Australian Technical Colleges and others. 11. John Calvin Christian College, private, mixed, Armadale 14. Mercedes College, private, girls, Perth 18. Trinity College, private, boys, East Perth 34. Como Secondary College, state, mixed, Como 44. Sevenoaks Senior College, state, mixed, Cannington 46. Ursula Frayne Catholic College, private, mixed, Victoria Park 48. Rehoboth Christian College, private, mixed, Kenwick 58. John Wollaston Anglican Community School, private, mixed, Kelmscott 63. Southern River College, state, mixed, Gosnells 75. Canning Vale College, state, mixed, Canning Vale 86. Kelmscott SHS State, mixed, Kelmscott 92. St Norbert College, private, mixed, Queens Park 101. Armadale Christian College, private, mixed, Bedfordale 106. Armadale SHS, state, mixed, Armadale 118. Lumen Christi College, private, mixed, Martin 125. Lesmurdie SHS, state, mixed, Lesmurdie 132. Darling Range Sports College, state, mixed, Forrestfield 144. Thornlie SHS state, mixed, Thornlie 150. Kent St SHS, state, mixed, East Victoria Park 158. Cecil Andrews SHS, state, mixed, Armadale You should look up all these schools on My School Australia, look at each school's website, and hopefully someone on here knows something about these schools. There are a lot of different factors to consider other than travel convenience. As you will see, about half of the schools above tend to be in the lower part of this particular ranking list. Some of the suburbs for these schools would be regarded as a tad on the dodgy side by many, eg Armadale. Even if you do not live in a dodgy-ish suburb, but go to school in one, you child would have to travel on public transport in such an area. Some schools are served by a school bus route, so worth looking into those on the TransPerth website. Each of the state schools would have a catchment area, although it is possible to be enrolled from outside the area, especially if local demand is low (but if that is the case, why would you want to go there?). The private schools do not tend to have catchment areas, but it can be difficult to get a place. |
Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Originally Posted by HelenTD
(Post 9171432)
Stations on Armadale line: http://www.railmaps.com.au/routedeta...RouteSelect=88
From a 2010 ranking list for WA schools, http://bettereducation.com.au/Results/WA/all.aspx, the following are on or near the Armadale line. The number on the left is the school's position on a list of 173 schools. Some schools are not included on the list if there are <20 students, eg Canning College, Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, North Lake Senior Campus, Tuart College, Australian Technical Colleges and others. 11. John Calvin Christian College, private, mixed, Armadale 14. Mercedes College, private, girls, Perth 18. Trinity College, private, boys, East Perth 34. Como Secondary College, state, mixed, Como 44. Sevenoaks Senior College, state, mixed, Cannington 46. Ursula Frayne Catholic College, private, mixed, Victoria Park 48. Rehoboth Christian College, private, mixed, Kenwick 58. John Wollaston Anglican Community School, private, mixed, Kelmscott 63. Southern River College, state, mixed, Gosnells 75. Canning Vale College, state, mixed, Canning Vale 86. Kelmscott SHS State, mixed, Kelmscott 92. St Norbert College, private, mixed, Queens Park 101. Armadale Christian College, private, mixed, Bedfordale 106. Armadale SHS, state, mixed, Armadale 118. Lumen Christi College, private, mixed, Martin 125. Lesmurdie SHS, state, mixed, Lesmurdie 132. Darling Range Sports College, state, mixed, Forrestfield 144. Thornlie SHS state, mixed, Thornlie 150. Kent St SHS, state, mixed, East Victoria Park 158. Cecil Andrews SHS, state, mixed, Armadale You should look up all these schools on My School Australia, look at each school's website, and hopefully someone on here knows something about these schools. There are a lot of different factors to consider other than travel convenience. As you will see, about half of the schools above tend to be in the lower part of this particular ranking list. Some of the suburbs for these schools would be regarded as a tad on the dodgy side by many, eg Armadale. Even if you do not live in a dodgy-ish suburb, but go to school in one, you child would have to travel on public transport in such an area. Some schools are served by a school bus route, so worth looking into those on the TransPerth website. Each of the state schools would have a catchment area, although it is possible to be enrolled from outside the area, especially if local demand is low (but if that is the case, why would you want to go there?). The private schools do not tend to have catchment areas, but it can be difficult to get a place. |
Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Originally Posted by ozziebound
(Post 9171665)
Wow-thank you so much this is really helpful. Sevenoaks looks like it could be an option. Yes Thanks for the tips on living in dodgy areas-definately want safety above all else!
Do they have any particular talents or interests at school? If they do, they might be able to get into specialist programmes that some of the schools run. Have a look at Como Secondary College http://www.como.wa.edu.au/. |
Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Just want to add that LSHS (Lesmurdie senior high school) is not on a train line, we don't get trains up here in the hills, so a bus journey would be included in getting there
If you settle in Roleystone then there is free bus travel to Lesmurdie SHS |
Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Originally Posted by Sam
(Post 9172254)
Just want to add that LSHS (Lesmurdie senior high school) is not on a train line, we don't get trains up here in the hills, so a bus journey would be included in getting there
If you settle in Roleystone then there is free bus travel to Lesmurdie SHS |
Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Originally Posted by HelenTD
(Post 9172286)
That's why I typed "the following are on or near the Armadale line". I included a couple of schools that would need a bus connection from a station, or a school bus, to give the OP more choice. I left off schools that looked like a very long bus connection.
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Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Originally Posted by HelenTD
(Post 9172244)
Have a look at http://www.myschool.edu.au/Main.aspx...endarYear=2009 - how old are your children? Do you know which school years they are going into? Sevenoaks seems to only offer Year 11 and 12. Also look at the student background info on the right hand side.
Do they have any particular talents or interests at school? If they do, they might be able to get into specialist programmes that some of the schools run. Have a look at Como Secondary College http://www.como.wa.edu.au/. |
Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Originally Posted by Sam
(Post 9172254)
Just want to add that LSHS (Lesmurdie senior high school) is not on a train line, we don't get trains up here in the hills, so a bus journey would be included in getting there
If you settle in Roleystone then there is free bus travel to Lesmurdie SHS |
Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Originally Posted by Sam
(Post 9172658)
just thought i'd give the op a direct view of LSHS.... no need to get your knickers in a twist...not stealing your thunder!
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Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Originally Posted by ozziebound
(Post 9172736)
Thanks-have you heard anything about the school-are parents happy with it? Thanks!
I would recommend it but then i am biased as i live there:rofl: |
Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Originally Posted by HelenTD
(Post 9173010)
No ego involved from my side. I would be concerned about living in the hills, now that we know more about how the bush is managed since the fires last weekend in Roleystone/Kelmscott. Lesmurdie seems more closed in by bush than other suburbs.
We have a very good fire management plan in Kalamunda/Lesmurdie.... totally different to Armadale which Roleystone comes under! |
Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
Originally Posted by Sam
(Post 9174765)
and that is relevant to the school thing how??????
We have a very good fire management plan in Kalamunda/Lesmurdie.... totally different to Armadale which Roleystone comes under! |
Re: Good secondary schools near yellow Armadale line to PERTH
I went to Kelmscott SHS about 25 years ago.
Was nice enough. When I was there they had lots of farming type courses (with a mini farm onsite). They also had courses for kids with an "advanced" academic slant. Drove past it last year and it had been massively modernised. Really good teachers, but some of the kids I went with were a bit bogan (nothing compared to the UK though). I used to get the bus from next to Kelmscott Hospital, and then walk from Kelmscott train station. |
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