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School overview

  • School Year Years: 11 to 12
  • Location Kardinya View on map
  • Number of students 250

North Lake Senior Campus enrols school-aged and mature-aged students in Year 11 and 12 courses. Students can pursue a range of pathways depending on their intentions. The pathways open opportunities for students to achieve the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE), apprenticeships or traineeships, TAFE, or university entrance. As a senior campus, students of different ages and cultures work and interact harmoniously in a mature age setting where there are no bells or uniforms. Here, students are treated as young adults.

The school has its own Intensive English Centre (IEC) for new and recent arrivals to Australia where they learn to speak in Standard Australian English to transition into mainstream study programs.  

Subjects and courses

    Learning programs

  • Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
  • Vocational Education and Training (VET)

Life at North Lake Senior Campus

The Teachers at North Lake Senior Campus ensure every student receives the support they need to achieve academic success. The school has an excellent Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) record. (ATAR courses are completed by students who want to go to university.) The school also has a very successful Vocational Education and Training (VET) program that positions students to smoothly transition to the next stages of their educational or vocational journeys. The school’s certificate pathway to nursing is popular and highly regarded, and the school has many industry and vocational partners that help students to explore and realise their career opportunities.

Subjects and courses

The school has an Intensive English Centre (IEC) that caters for students aged 16-20 years, who are new to Australia and want to learn Standard Australian English and transition to mainstream senior schooling or further training and employment.

Support for students

The school has a Student Services Centre that supports the diverse needs of all students. An IEC Program Coordinator is there dedicated to assisting IEC students. There is also vocational and career counselling is also available for students.

International students who are ready to start their mainstream education are supported by dedicated and specially trained teachers and support staff who will support them to meet their goals.

Facilities
  • Library and study centre
  • Computer laboratories
  • Science laboratories
  • Auditorium
  • Music centre
  • Cafeteria
  • Gymnasium
  • Swimming pool
  • Prayer room
Settling in

New students will attend an orientation program at the start of the year. Students also participate in a mentor program for 1 hour per week, throughout the year. This promotes effective relationships, life skills, organisational skills, and access to a wide range of support services.

The IEC has Ethnic Education Assistants who speak a variety of different languages and assist students, in class with their English. Students also have access to Multicultural Futures -an organisation that helps international students connect with community services that support their integration and well-being.

Location

  • North Lake Senior Campus is 19 kilometres from Perth city centre. The campus is close to Murdoch University, public libraries and public transport networks, shopping centres and leisure facilities. Students can also take a short bus ride to Fremantle, where they can enjoy vibrant cafes, restaurants, cultural centres, and shops.
  • 188 Winterfold Rd, Kardinya WA 6163
  • 19 kilometres to Perth
  • 2 kilometres to Murdoch University
We acknowledge and respect the traditional custodians of the lands and waters on which our students live and are educated throughout Western Australia.

We acknowledge and understand that Elders, parents, families and communities are the first educators of their children and we recognise and value the cultures and strengths that Aboriginal children bring to the classroom. Aboriginal people have a long tradition of teaching and learning through sharing their connections with country, community, language and culture, and through their oral histories, stories and lived experiences that are passed from generation to generation. We recognise and value the learning that Aboriginal children bring with them from their homes and communities into the classroom.

CRICOS Provider code: 01723A

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