Mount Lawley Senior High School Information

The aim of Mount Lawley Senior High School is to maximise the enjoyment of learning and achievement for all students within a compassionate and democratic school culture, encouraging them to be responsible, creative and engaged lifelong learners.


LOCATION

Mount Lawley Senior High School is only three kilometres north of the Perth city centre and adjacent to the Mount Lawley Campus of Edith Cowan University and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). The school is well serviced by public transport.


DESCRIPTION

Mount Lawley Senior High School has recently undergone a massive $34 million redevelopment program. A dynamic visual and performing arts faculty, which includes drama, media, music and visual arts departments, provides students with the opportunity to participate in many artistic programs.

It has a fully equipped modern media studio, a music keyboard laboratory, drama studio, dedicated theatre and specialist music theatre. The school is rich in the provision of information technology and is moving into a wireless environment. Mount Lawley Senior High School has a Memorandum of Understanding with Edith Cowan University and shares resources and facilities such as a $7 million sport and fitness centre.

Joint programs in arts and education see graduates going into arts at WAAPA and into the School of Education. Students who have completed Certificate IV in Music at Mount Lawley meet minimum entry requirements for entry to university music programs. Students at Mount Lawley have the opportunity to work with second year students at Edith Cowan University in joint theatre productions.

Mount Lawley Senior High School offers one of the largest ranges of tertiary and non-tertiary entrance subjects in the state, including six languages. This enables students to select almost any combination that suits their needs and interests. Interested students have the opportunity to pursue their ambitions in the areas of business, commerce and information technology. Courses in mathematics and sciences are also strong and high performances statewide see graduates entering university programs in engineering, law, architecture, commerce and business.

The school also offers structured workplace learning and access to courses in the arts at Central TAFE. Students undertake these programs in combination with their school studies. Mount Lawley Senior High School has developed a strong reputation for excellence in all areas of the curriculum.

Many students focus on future university studies and achieve outstanding results in their studies at the school. The school has a 50-year history of graduates being successfully placed in universities, TAFE colleges, traineeships and apprenticeships. Mount Lawley’s emphasis on academic excellence is reflected in the number of students gaining statewide academic awards each year.


LANGUAGES TAUGHT

• Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Indonesian, Italian and Spanish (Years 8-12)

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

These programs are available to international fee paying students. Interested students should contact the school for information about application procedures.

• Music (Years 11-12) provides specialist tuition in jazz and classical music to talented students. Applicants are auditioned by WAAPA staff.
• LOTE (Years (8-12) provides students with access to studies in six language areas.
• Special Visual and Performing Arts (Years 8-10) provides focused study in the areas of music, media, visual arts and drama..

STUDENT SERVICES

The Mount Lawley Senior High School Student Services team works to ensure a caring and supportive environment considers the individual needs of each student. It includes a psychologist, nurse, career education advisor, reading resource teacher and year coordinators. The school recognises the importance of providing individual academic and social support to international students and plans to appoint a second international student coordinator.

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