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The School of Indigenous Studies (SIS) Outreach team has provided High School Programs 2020.

As a result of Balcatta SHS being awarded the First Prize in the High School Category in ‘The Lester Prize for Portraiture’ exhibition, we had the privilege of hosting a workshop with Jana Vodesil-Baruffi, a WA-based artist and art educator. Jana’s signature work in portraiture and landscapes, gives her an opportunity to express her feelings, […]

International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

On Wednesday 4 March, Year 7 students were invited to a ‘welcome’ event where they participated in playing games and having a sausage sizzle.

We were proud to announce this years awards to our Years 7 and 8 students at their assembly on Wednesday 18 December. Some students received more than one award which is a fantastic result for them. The awards presented were Years 7 and 8 Subject Awards for Top Student, Merit Student, Academic Excellence, Respect-Unit-Excel and […]

We were proud to announce this years awards to our Years 9 and 10 students at their assembly on Wednesday 18 December. Some students received more than one award which is a fantastic result for them. The awards presented were Years 9 and 10 Subject Awards for Top Student, Merit Student, Academic Excellence, Respect-Unit-Excel and […]

The Charity Election held on Friday, 13 December was an excellent way to educate the students of Balcatta Senior High School on cost-effective ways to help people in extreme poverty, and on how to choose which charities are most worth donating to.

Each year, we have asked our local intake primary schools to nominate a worthy student who will be attending Balcatta Senior High School in 2020 to receive a scholarship.

Mr Schmiedte is very proud of his Year 10 Urban Art students. He curated a Pop Up Urban Art Gallery in the M block hallway which is being demolished at the end of Term 1, 2020. Staff and students have been able to take a stroll down the dark gloomy hallway (which is a temporary […]

Our Year 7 Academic Extension Science students have finished the year with an a-Mars-ing project – designing a settlement that could be built on Mars! Students had to consider factors such as extreme cold and low gravity, as well as other issues such as dust storms, lack of water and radiation. On Friday 13 December, […]