Hampton Senior High School
Address
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60 Morley Drive East

Morley, Western Australia

Australia
Coordinates31°53′28″S 115°55′37″E / 31.891°S 115.927°E / -31.891; 115.927
Information
TypeIndependent public co-educational day school
MottoLatin: Labor omnia vincit[1]
(Hard work conquers all)
Opened1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Educational authorityWA Department of Education
Specialist
  • Cheer Dance
  • Information & Communication Technology
  • Performing Arts
  • Gifted & Talented dance
  • STEM
  • Athletics Academy
PrincipalTracy Griffiths[2]
Years7–12
Enrolment821 (2022)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Red & Gold
Websitewww.hampton.wa.edu.au
Hampton Senior High School longshot

Hampton Senior High School is an Independent public co-educational high day school, located in the Perth suburb of Morley, Western Australia.

History

In August 1965, the Department of Education announced that a school would open in Hampton in 1966 to reduce overcrowding at Governor Stirling, Cyril Jackson and John Forrest Senior High Schools. Hampton Senior High School opened in February 1966, but the school had not been completed yet. Two classrooms at Middle Swan Primary School and five at Midland Technical School were used by the school for the first term of 1966. Students were transported by bus to other facilities to do home economics and design and technology.[3]

In term two, the school's buildings were complete and so the school moved in.[4]

The school is named after John Hampton, the Governor of Western Australia from 1862 to 1868.[4]

In 1986, the school first started its dance program. In 1991, the school held its 25th year reunion. An aerial photo was taken of all the staff and students on the oval.[4]

Hampton Senior High School became an Independent Public School in 2015.[1]

Programs

Hampton Senior High Schools has Department of Education endorsed specialist programs in cheer dance, information and communication technology (ICT) and performing arts.[2] Hampton Senior High School is also one of only two schools offering a Gifted and Talented Dance program in Western Australia.[2]

Local intake area

Hampton Senior High School's local intake area covers parts of Bassendean, Bayswater, Eden Hill, Embleton, Kiara, Morley and Noranda. Students living in the local intake area have a guaranteed place at the school if they apply. Students applying from outside the local intake area will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.[2]

Academic results

Year Rank Median ATAR Eligible students Students with ATAR % Students with ATAR Ref
2021 — 59.25 86 29 33.72% [5]
2020 117 67.15 93 24 25.81% [6]
2019 136 61.90 110 29 26.36% [7]
2018 140 60.65 112 37 33.04% [8]
2017 136 60.35 120 36 30.00% [9]
2016 121 67.75 95 25 26.32% [10]

Student numbers

In the school's first year, it had 266 students. Its peak student population was 1,534, in 1973.[4]

Year Number[11]
2014 680
2015 843
2016 810
2017 830
2018 821
2019 795

List of principals

Name[4] Years
Eric Beckworth 1966–1974
Eric Strauss 1975–1983
Robert Chambers
Neil Ryan
Halina Szunejko
Karen Arnold
John Mortimer
Lindsay Pearse
Eleanor Hughes
Steve Beaton –2021
Tracy Griffiths 2022–

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Principal's Welcome". Hampton Senior High School. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hampton Senior High School (4022)". Schools Online. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ^ "The Founding Of Hampton Senior High School". Hampton Senior High School. Archived from the original on 14 February 2002.
  4. ^ a b c d e "History". Hampton Senior High School. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ "How Your School Rates liftout". The West Australian. 11 January 2022.
  6. ^ "WA School Ranking - 2020". Better Education. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. ^ "WA School Ranking - 2019". Better Education. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. ^ "WA School Ranking - 2018". Better Education. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. ^ "WA School Ranking - 2017". Better Education. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  10. ^ "WA School Ranking - 2016". Better Education. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Hampton Senior High School, Morley, WA". My School. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Hampton Senior High School ALUMNI". Hampton Senior High School. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d "$2million Hampton Senior High School upgrade for theatre, dance and sports facilities". Media Statements. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  14. ^ Yeap, Sue (16 August 2012). "Lim finds professional balance". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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