Fremantle College

Fremantle College
Fremantle College in March 2021
Location
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79 Lefroy Road, Beaconsfield, Western Australia

Australia
Coordinates32°04′05″S 115°46′05″E / 32.068°S 115.768°E / -32.068; 115.768
Information
TypeIndependent public co-educational day school
MottoStrength, Respect, Success
Opened2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Educational authorityWA Department of Education
PrincipalMyles Draper
Years7–12
Enrolment1,325[1] (2023)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)  
Websitefremantlecollege.wa.edu.au Edit this at Wikidata

Fremantle College is an Independent Public secondary school in Beaconsfield, Western Australia, 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-east of the port city of Fremantle, and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-west of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It opened in 2018 following the closure of South Fremantle Senior High School and Hamilton Senior High School due to low enrolment numbers.

Overview

At the end of 2013, the Government of Western Australia announced that it was looking at reforming secondary education in the Fremantle area. The Department of Education opened a survey in April 2014 for local residents to give their opinion on secondary education in Fremantle.[2] Education minister Peter Collier hosted a meeting on 4 June at the Fremantle town hall to discuss options.[3]

In December 2014, the government announced that Fremantle would get a new secondary school to replace South Fremantle Senior High School (SFSHS) and Hamilton Senior High School (HSHS). In 2014, SFSHS had 300 students and a capacity of 800 students, and HSHS had 440 students and a capacity of 950 students. Those two schools had limited options for subjects for a university pathway, and the merger would make offering more of those subjects viable. The plan involved no changes to John Curtin College of the Arts. A parent's lobby group suggested that local intake for John Curtin be increased instead. At the time, that school mainly took students for its performing arts program, most of whom are outside the local area.[4][5][6][7]

Fremantle College opened in February 2018, for the start of that school year. SFSHS and HSHS closed at the end of the previous year. It opened on the same site as SFSHS, but facilities were significantly renovated, at a cost of $30 million. Costs were offset by the sale of the land for HSHS.[4][8][9][10][11]

Student numbers

Fremantle College has a capacity of 1,200 students.[12] As of 2020, it had two demountable classrooms.[13]

Year Number[1]
2018 1,012
2019 1,136
2020 1,205
2021 1,236
2022 1,274
2023 1,325

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Fremantle College – Student Numbers". Schools Online. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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  3. ^ "Fremantle community meeting on school options". Media Statements. Retrieved 28 June 2021.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Fremantle to get new secondary school". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ Holland, Steve. "Schools to merge as WA government confirms new Fremantle College". WAtoday. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ Perpitch, Nicholas. "Fremantle high schools to merge to create new school on existing South Fremantle site". ABC News. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Fremantle high schools to merge". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. ^ "New school officially opens in historic Fremantle". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ^ Roberts, Leah. "Fremantle College officially opens its doors". Perth Now. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Fremantle College opens its gates". ABC News. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  11. ^ Hiatt, Bethany. "Fremantle College: more than 1000 students flow through gates of $30 million new school". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Project Update: Fremantle College". Site Architecture. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. ^ Brookes, Sarah. "WA public schools bursting at the seams, with more transportable classrooms in use". Perth Now. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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