Greenwood College
Location
79 Coolibah Drive, Greenwood, Perth, Western Australia Australia
Coordinates	31°49′39″S 115°47′31″E / 31.8274°S 115.792°E / -31.8274; 115.792
Information
Former name	Greenwood Senior High School
Type	Independent public co-educational high day school and intensive English centre
Motto	Learn, Grow, Change (IDEAS Project)
Established	1 January 1976; 48 years ago (1976-01-01)[1][2]
School district	North Metro
Educational authority	WA Department of Education
School code	4122
Principal	Jennifer McMahon
Faculty	106[1]
Teaching staff	64[1]
Employees	8 administrative staff 34 support staff[1]
Years	7–12 & USE[note 1]
Enrolment	1,062 (2016[1])
• Other	57 (USE[note 1])
• ESL	60%[4]
International students	International fee paying (IFPS)[3]
Language	English Japanese French Mandarin Vietnamese Other
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy blue, red and white
Sports	Cheerleading Volleyball Australian rules football
Team name	Greenwood Titans Greenwood College Volleyball Greenwood Bulldogs
Budget	$11.6 million (net recurrent income)[5]
Website	www.greenwood.wa.edu.au

Greenwood College (formerly Greenwood Senior High School) is an independent public co-educational high day school and Intensive English Centre, located in Greenwood, a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school caters for students from Year 7 to Year 12, Intensive English and USE^{[note 1]} students.

History

Greenwood Senior High School was established in 1975 to serve the community of Greenwood.^[6] It is part of the Government of Western Australia's Department of Education Independent Public School (IPS) system. In 2012, it changed its name to Greenwood College as part of the IPS process.

Co-curricular and extracurricular programs

The school offers a number of opportunities for enrolled students, including sports, co-curricular programs, and an aviation program.

Volleyball

Since 1995 the Physical Education Department has successfully promoted volleyball as an elite sport. Currently seventy Year 8 students are taking part in the first stage of the five year intensive volleyball program.

Aviation

The Greenwood College Aeronautics & Aviation program provides an excellent foundation for further University, TAFE and ADFA courses related to aviation. Graduates from the Aeronautics program may gain credit points for the Aeronautics course at Edith Cowan University.

International Program

The Greenwood College International Program has been gradually growing since its beginnings in 2007. Currently there are over 20^{[citation needed]} international students at the school who come from countries such as China, Japan, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia and Iran.

Students can choose to study in the Intensive English Center (IEC) or in the mainstream high school. Many students commence their studies in the IEC and then continue on in the mainstream to further their studies in Years 8 – 12.^{[citation needed]}

Intensive English Centre

The Intensive English Centre (IEC) was established at Greenwood in 2007 after moving from its former location at Perth Modern. The Centre caters for the needs of students aged between 12 and 16 years of age, recently arrivals of migrant, refugee and international fee paying backgrounds in Western Australia from about 40 different national backgrounds and languages.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Lisa McCune – four-time Gold Logie Award-winning Australian actress^[7]
• Reece Whitby – Labor MP and former journalist^[8]