Como Secondary College, located in Perth, Western Australia is an (IPS) Independent Public School - offering a well-rounded package of support for its diverse student body. It boasts a number of nationally respected specialist programs including;
Academic Talent: The EMITS (Enriched Mathematics, Information Technology and Science) program which is a selective program available by application, testing and interview. The EMITS students are placed in a streamed class for all core curriculum areas for the first three years and then progress seamlessly to the year eleven and twelve mainstream program. The College has developed a strong relationship with Curtin University - Western Australia's largest and most multicultural university.
Golf: The Golf Academy is arguably Australia's best school program - with a string of local, state, and national titles and achievements to its credit. Over 16 professional golfers have graduated from the program, and the Academy holds five Australasian titles, five national teams' titles, and thirteen state teams' titles. A number of Academy players have been world schools' championships winners.
Hockey: The Hockey Program is probably Australia's best school hockey program (and most certainly Western Australia's best school program) - with both boys' and girls' teams dominating competitions in Western Australia every year.
Music: The Colleges Contemporary Jazz program is regarded as a hub for creativity and musical development, giving its students a creative environment to learn and develop skills that will enrich their musical experience. The program caters for varying genres, with its main focus on Contemporary and Jazz music, with ensembles ranging from Contemporary groups, Jazz Big Bands of varying skill, to both junior and senior Concert Bands. The program boasts highly regarded teachers, many of whom have years, even decades of professional experience in a wide array of musical forms. The program has produced many fine musicians who have gone on to study at WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts), the West Australian Conservatorium of Music at UWA, and other highly regarded musical institutions, with some current/past students even accepted into playing in the states most prestigious youth music institutions; WAYJO (West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra, and WAYSO (West Australian Youth Symphony Orchestra).
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College Life
The diversity of the student population is broadened by the contributions of an International Students' program at the school and by students who come from all over the metropolitan area and regional Western Australia to be part of one of the specialist programs. Many regional students choose to board in the nearby Rotary House, located in Victoria Park.
The College offers international tours in Hockey, Golf and Music and the opportunity of travel to different international destinations with the World Challenge community service and humanitarian expedition every two years, with recent expeditions taking students to Borneo (2012), India (2014), and Laos and Cambodia (2016).
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History
The College is located on land that was part of the former Collier Pine Plantation, an area of approximately 900 acres, which was planted in 1925 by the WA Forests Department.
The college was constructed in 1968, with the first classes commencing in February 1969.
The college is open to students of ages 12 to 18 (Years 7 to 12). It currently has nearly 900 students attending classes, and often take Rotary exchange students from overseas on school exchange.
Specialist programmes
The college offers multiple specialist programs in the fields of Music, Hockey, Golf and Academics. The Colleges EMITS program (enriched mathematics, information technology and science) challenges its students everyday to think about the world around them and how they might improve it. The College's Hockey Academy has won numerous State School Championship Titles, with its girls' teams holding 11 titles (1995, '97, 2001-02, 2004-05 and 2007-10) and the boys' teams holding 9 titles (2000-09). The Golf Academy has won a number of state, national and international titles and has had a significant number of state and national representatives as well as State and World Champions amongst its ranks.
Catchment area
As defined by the School Education Act 1999, the catchment area for Como Secondary College covers the entire suburbs of South Perth, Como, Manning, Salter Point, Karawara, Waterford and Wilson, with the feeder primary schools of Como, Collier, Manning, Wilson and Curtin.
15% of the student enrolments are from beyond the local catchment, attending the school's specialist studies programs.
See also
- List of schools in Perth, Western Australia
References
External links
- Official website
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