Mount Lawley Senior High School

Mount Lawley Senior High School is a public co-educational high day school in the City of Stirling, located in Mount Lawley, a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school consists of three separate sub-schools: Middle School for Years 7 and 8, Upper School for Years 9 and 10 and Senior School for Years 11 and 12.

Mount Lawley Senior High School
Location
Mount Lawley, Perth, Western Australia Australia
Coordinates	31°55′17″S 115°52′12″E / 31.9213°S 115.8700°E / -31.9213; 115.8700
Information
Type	Public co-educational high day school
Motto	Truth and Courtesy
Established	1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Educational authority	WA Department of Education
Principal	Lesley Street
Years	7–12
Enrolment	1,919^[1] (2021)
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	White, navy blue and salmon
Website	lawley.wa.edu.au

House system

Mount Lawley has four houses, named after notable Western Australians: Hackett (green), Forrest (red), Murdoch (blue) and O'Connor (yellow).

Notable alumni

• Ben Glatzer, sound engineer and producer^[2]
• Marcus Graham, actor^[3]
• David Helfgott, pianist^[4]
• Tammy MacIntosh, actress^[5]
• Dacre Montgomery, actor and poet^[6]
• Jeff Newman, television presenter^[7]
• Kevin Penkin, anime and video game music composer^[8]
• Sam Powell-Pepper, professional Australian rules footballer^[9]
• Jaye Radisich, politician^[10]
• Nikita Rukavytsya, professional footballer^[11]
• James Smillie, actor and singer^[12]
• Graeme Snooks, systems theorist and stratologist^[13]
• Katy Steele, singer, guitarist and songwriter^[14]
• Luke Steele, member of the electronic music duo Empire of the Sun^[15]
• Ken Travers, politician^[16]
• Alex Williams, actor

See also

•  Schools portal
•  Western Australia portal

• List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area

References

1. "Alphabetical List of Western Australian Schools" (PDF). WA Department of Education. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
2. "Mount Lawley Senior High School Alumni — Class of 1976". members.ii.net. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
3. "Lawley Alumni — Notable Students". members.ii.net. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
4. "Our New David Helfgott Music Practice Room". Mount Lawley Senior High School. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
5. "About". Tammy Macintosh (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
6. "Perth actor muscles in on Hollywood". PerthNow. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
7. "Old'55 Lawley Alumni Annual Reunion". members.iinet.net.au. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
8. "Mount Lawley Senior High School Alumni — Mount Lawley Honours Society". members.ii.net. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
9. "Two Mount Lawley Boys in the AFL Draft". Mount Lawley Senior High School. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
10. "RIP Jaye Radisich". Mount Lawley Senior High School. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
11. "Lawley Alumni — Notable Students". members.ii.net. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
12. "Lawley Alumni — Notable Students". members.ii.net. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
13. "Lawley Alumni — Notable Students". members.ii.net. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
14. Herald, Your (1 October 2015). "School room is pure Steele". Perth Voice Interactive. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
15. "Mt Lawley high school honours musical Steele family". The West Australian. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
16. "MP Biographical Register". www.parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

External links

• Mount Lawley Senior High School website
• Mount Lawley Senior High School Parents and Citizens' Association website
• Mount Lawley Senior High School Alumni (since 1955)

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