All Saints' College, Perth

All Saints' College is a private coeducational day school in Bull Creek, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school is situated ten kilometres south of the Perth CBD on 19 hectares of land. It was the first coeducational Anglican school to be founded in the Perth metropolitan area and now caters for students from pre-kindergarten to year 12/13. In 2013, the college had an enrolment of 1,120.

History

Planning for the college began in 1979, and the first enrolment was accepted in that year. Construction began in 1980 and the first classes were held in 1981. Initially the college had approximately 100 students, in years 7 and 8.

The college chapel was built in 1989, and the junior school in 1992. The swimming pool and learning centre were added in 2001. A student gathering area named The Common was installed in 2008.

In late 2009, the college adopted a new logo, which was used from 2010 onwards.

A new indoor sports centre was completed in August 2010. During 2010, the senior school library was expanded, re-opening at the start of the 2011 academic year.

A new performing arts theatre was built in 2012, and opened in 2013.

Senior school

There are currently approximately 760 students in the senior school of All Saints' College. Students are allocated to one of six houses when they first join the college, and they (and their siblings) remain part of that house throughout their time at the school. Regular house activities, such as swimming, athletics, cross-country, chess, debating and quizzes encourage team spirit, friendship and inter-house rivalry.

The heads of house provide guidance to the students and are supported by the house tutors, who run the smaller tutor groups which operate within the house structure.

Year 8 students take part in a peer support programme which helps them to make the transition to senior school. Year 11 students are given training for a mentoring role in a peer support programme which has been operating for several years.

The year 12/13 learning centre was the first of its kind in Australia. The three-storey building comprises classrooms, laboratories and student amenities. Every room has air-conditioning, television and video and is online, with both wireless and wired network technology. The ground floor features an independent learning area with study carrels and computers, a quiet study room and a student common room.

Academics

The school has produced one Rhodes Scholar: Stuart Munro (2004).

The school has established a good academic record and has featured regularly amongst the top performing schools in the state for the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) examinations.

Year	% +75 in WACE	State ranking	% +65 in WACE	State ranking	% graduation
2014	36.78	1	68.12	2	98.84
2013	15.20	20	45.08	13	100
2012	24.26	10	58.82	7	97.71
2011	22.63	13	53.91	22	97.99
2010	25.98	9	60.26	14	99.19
2009	40.52	20	47.41	22	97.67

Junior school

The junior school caters for students from pre-kindergarten to year 6, after which they progress to the year 7/8 transition programme which has connections with both the junior and senior schools. Students are encouraged to participate in activities ranging from academic pursuits to cultural and sporting interests.

The junior school facilities include music rooms, an art complex, a library, computing facilities, an enrichment centre and a theatre.

Houses

The college has a pastoral house system with six houses, named after Western Australian historical figures. The houses are:

• Cowan – purple      – named after Edith Cowan
• Durack – white      – named after the Durack family (Patrick Durack, Michael Durack, Mary Durack, Elizabeth Durack)
• Forrest – green      – named after John Forrest
• Murdoch – red      – named after Walter Murdoch
• O'Connor – yellow      – named after C. Y. O'Connor
• Stirling – blue      – named after James Stirling

Forrest, Murdoch, O'Connor and Stirling were established with the college in 1981. Cowan and Durack were added in 1994 as the student numbers increased.

Between 1993 and 2011, the junior school had separate houses: Bussell, Drummond, Molloy and Riley. In 2012, these houses were disbanded and the students transferred to the same houses as the senior school.

Notable alumni

• Brian Tee (politician)
• Chisela Kanchela
• Michael Usher
• Scott Watters - Former St Kilda Football Club coach (AFL)

External links

• All Saints' College, Western Australia
• All Saints' College yearbooks (Columba) and magazines (The Dove, previously known as College Quarterly or CQ) online

• Columba, All Saints' College yearbook, 2005 (25th anniversary edition), pp 160–161 Celebrating 25 Years.
• College Courier, The fortnightly newsletter of All Saints' College, issue 19, 7 November 2008.
• All Saints' College Portal, accessed 21 October 2009
• College Courier, The newsletter of All Saints' College, issue 13, 20 August 2010.
• The Dove, The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 64, winter 2010, p 6 Senior School Library extensions take shape
• The Dove, The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 65, summer 2010/2011, p8 Senior School Library refurbishment
• The Dove, The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 69, summer 2013, p2 From the Principal (Acting)
• All Saints' College web site
• The Dove, The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 61, summer 2008/09, pp 43–45 Houses in the Senior School.
• The Dove, The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 62, winter 2009, pp 44–45 Houses in the Junior School.
• The Dove, The magazine of All Saint's College, issue 67, summer 2011/2012, p 46 Living memorial for Junior School Houses.