Annual Report 2024
SECONDARY
Contextual Information
Our our school continues to be a vibrant and positive learning environment, deeply rooted in Jesus-centred holistic education.
Nestled in the picturesque Perth Hills, our beautiful campus offers an inspiring setting, just 27 kilometers from the centre of Perth. This unique location provides the best of both worlds: a peaceful learning environment with easy access to city opportunities.
Our students come from all over the Perth, with many utilising our convenient bus services that extends throughout the metropolitan regions including Armadale, Belmont, Canning, Cockburn, Gosnells, Kalamunda, Swan, Wanneroo, Serpentine-Jarrahdale and Victoria Park. Adding to our vibrant community is our multicultural boarding house, which provides a “home away from home” for students from rural, remote, and interstate areas.
We welcome families from all backgrounds who are seeking a high-quality, Christ-centered education for their children. Our families support the values of our school, with over 60% of our families having a Christian faith. We celebrate the linguistic richness within our community, with a total of 25 different languages being spoken across homes.
As a co-educational school, we have a healthy balance of female and male students and provide an equitable learning environment for all. Our school's ICSEA value of 1029 indicates that we serve a community with an educational advantage slightly above the national average (where the average is 1000).
Brad Flynn
Principal of Secondary
Student Numbers
| Total Students | 192 |
| Female | 104 |
| Male | 88 |
| Boarding | 20 |
| Indigenous | 25 |
| International | 0 |
School Location
Teachers and Staff
Our dedicated teaching staff are highly qualified and registered members of the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA). They skillfully deliver the Western Australian Curriculum, integrating it with a Christ-centred worldview. This approach empowers students to link academic learning and 21st-century challenges with Jesus's invitation to actively join in His mission to make the world a better place.
Teachers are committed to maintaining instructional excellence by completing a minimum of 20 hours of professional learning annually. This comprehensive training focuses on critical areas, including curriculum development, best practices in teaching and learning, supporting student wellbeing, upholding rigorous child safety standards, and maintaining current First Aid certification. This ongoing commitment ensures we consistently provide a safe, contemporary, and high-quality educational environment..
| Teaching staff | 21 |
| Full-time equivalent teaching staff | 19.7 |
| Non-teaching staff | 17 |
| Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff | 12.1 |
| Indigenous staff | 2 |
| Teaching Staff Qualifications | 21 |
| Academic Staff with Masters Qualifications | 4 |
| Academic Staff with Honours or equivalent | 1 |
| Academic Staff with Bachelor Degree | 16 |
Student Attendance
Secondary class rolls are marked at the beginning of each period and records of attendance and absences are recorded in the school’s student database (SEQTA).
Parents/guardians are requested to contact the school if their child will not be in attendance for that day.
Written communication from parents is requested as it is essential in maintaining accurate records of attendance.
For students who are absent, parents/guardians are notified by Reception (by 10:30am) on that day.
Attendance (%)
| Year | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total |
| Attend % | 88.95 | 88.50 | 87.32 | 86.53 | 87.86 |
Benchmark Testing
| Reading | Writing | Spelling | Grammar | Numeracy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | 515 | 487 | 526 | 499 | 525 |
| Year 9 | 594 | 593 | 580 | 576 | 570 |
| Compared to National Progress | ||
|---|---|---|
| Class Average | Students Above (%) | |
| Reading | Above | 86.7 |
| Writing | Above | 69.7 |
| Spelling | Above | 66.7 |
| Grammar | Above | 53.3 |
| Numeracy | Above | 66.7 |
School Satisfication
Parent, student and teacher satisfaction with the school is measured each year with Insight SRC’s School Improvement Survey.
119 students, 22 parents and 20 staff members shared their perceptions, giving the following scores for each category:
Personal Christian Practice: 81.4
School Christian Culture: 84.6
Organisational Climate: 70.9
Teaching Climate: 72.9
Student Wellbeing: 61.8
Results from the surveys are used to stimulate further investigation, which drives our school improvement plan. In 2025 the two key focus areas will be developing our pastoral care program (addressing low student wellbeing) and implementing our teaching and learning framework (to build our teaching climate).
School Improvement Survey 2024
Funding Sources
Total Income
Year 12 Student Outcomes
WA Certificate of Education
28 of 31 the full-time eligible Year 12 students achieved their WA Certificate of Education (90%).
Literacy and Numeracy Standard
30 of 32 students achieved the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (94%).
University Admissions
11 of 11 students were offered one of their university application preferences (100%).
9 of 11 students were offered their FIRST preference (81%).
The highest ATAR result was 90.80 (95.8 with UWA Broadway).
VET Qualifications
14 of 32 full-time Year 12 students achieved a VET Qualification (44%). 6 completed a Certificate II, 5 completed a Certificate III and 4 completed a Certificate IV qualification.