Our School
Kalamunda has a rich culture of the arts, with our Gifted and Talented Visual Arts program, Performing Arts programs and a vibrant music program which includes concert bands, orchestra, guitar ensemble, string ensemble and choir along with many contemporary bands and other instrumental ensembles. Camps and overseas tours have provided students with an opportunity to perform internationally as well as in many local and regional venues and events. Art and music are also complemented by strong dance and drama programs which make use of the excellent 250 seat Performing Arts Centre located next to the school.
Kalamunda graduates are in high demand and this demand reflects the excellent reputation of the school in the arts and academic studies. The school offers an extensive range of courses leading to studies at university and TAFE colleges. Students are nurtured and extended in the school’s Academic Excellence and primary excellence programs, and the school achieved high rates of WA Certificate of Education achievement by students over the years.
Kalamunda has great pride in its Endorsed Outdoor Adventure program and school-based Soccer program. Annual swimming, athletics and cross country carnivals bring together the whole school community including parents, teachers, and students. Students also have many opportunities to compete in school teams representing many fields of sporting endeavour.
Kalamunda offers a welcoming and supportive environment for all students. A strong and committed student services team, including a Program Coordinators, Year Coordinators, chaplain, nurse and school psychologists, work together to provide support to students and their families in navigating high school. Our Learning Centre staff provide support to students with specific learning needs.
Being co-located with the Kalamunda Secondary Education Support Centre provides a wonderful opportunity to develop respect, understanding and inclusion for our students.
Where enrolment permits Kalamunda also welcomes international fee paying and exchange students who bring a wonderful multi-cultural dimension to our very Australian school. We also have links with our sister schools in Japan and trips and exchanges to Indonesia, Italy and Japan reflect the strong ties to the countries of the three languages taught at Kalamunda.
Kalamunda is, indeed, the best kept secret in the hills.
Kalamunda Senior High School is a special place. We enjoy all the benefits a large city like Perth has to offer while being in a quiet, rural environment. This creates a school which is a close-knit community into its third generation of hills families. Our staff members live close by, most have educated their children at Kalamunda and we have many staff-members who are former students. It is not surprising then, that one of our values is Community. Our other values of Respect, Resilience, and Pride all come together when we work as a community of learners. These values are encompassed in all we do at Kalamunda as we aim towards our vision of Sharing our Forest of Possibilities. The school community developed this vision as it is wonderfully symbolic of our school, whose home is in the forest.
A forest is a special place where trees grow and their roots (our history and traditions) provide a strong foundation to develop and flourish. Trees provide shelter for all who live there and are strong enough to withstand the buffeting of storms. Each year new growth adds to the strength of the forest, just as our school welcomes new students and encourages them to flourish as individuals.
We would love to welcome your family to our home in the forest.
Mrs. Helen Deacon
Principal
Senior Management
Administration
Principal: Helen Deacon
Associate Principal: Melissa Shepherd
Deputy Principal: Tim Bennett
Deputy Principal: Susan Fahey
Manager Corporate Services: Natalie Robertson
Curriculum
Head of English: Nicolee McNally
Head of Mathematics: Alanna Webb
Head of Science: Rachel Richards
Head of Society and Environment: Natasha Harris
Head of The Arts: Dusty Ward
Head of Technology and Enterprise: Nicholas Stretch
Head of Health and Physical Education: Dale Watson
Student Services
Program Coordinator Year 7: Kelly Walker
Program Coordinator Year 8-9: Gareth Postans
Program Coordinator Year 10: Reece Young
Program Coordinator Year 11: Teagen Smith
Program Coordinator Year 12: Mark Pettit
Program Coordinator - Student Achievement: Orietta Stokes
Year 12 Coordinator: Mark Pettit
Year 11 Coordinator: Teagen Smith
Year 10 Coordinator: Reece Young
Year 9 Coordinator: Sophie Bee
Year 8 Coordinator: Heini Cattell
Year 7 Coordinator: Kelly Walker
Links
Click here to view our Staff Structure
In 2005, Kalamunda Senior High School began a journey of revitalisation aimed at improving all aspects of the school’s operation with a focus on student achievement. The IDEAS (Innovation Design for Enhancing Achievement in the School) framework was used to develop Kalamunda’s Vision, Values and School-Wide Pedagogy. These were developed by the whole school community.
The school vision is “sharing our forest of possibilities”. A forest is a special place where trees grow and their roots (our history and traditions) provide a strong foundation. Trees provide shelter for all and are strong enough to withstand the buffeting of storms. Each year new growth adds to the strength of the forest, just as our school welcomes new students and encourages them to flourish as individuals.
Our Vision:
“Sharing our Forest of Possibilities”
Our Values:
“Learning – Respect – Resilience – Pride – Community”
A love of learning
Respect for self, for others, our school, our world
Picking yourself up, turning over a new leaf, never giving up
Celebrating and sharing our successes
Reaching out to the local and global community
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Kalamunda Senior High School’s uniform policy was developed by the School Board in accordance with Department of Education policy and guidelines on dress standards for students in public schools. The wearing of school uniform is supported by the Kalamunda community and is a symbol of pride in the school.
There is an expectation and a condition of enrolment that students will comply with the school uniform.
School uniforms can be purchased in store at LOWES Midland Gate Shopping Centre or online (www.lowes.com.au).
LOWES will pay a commission to the school on every item of school uniform sold in their local store.
Click here to view our Education Support Centre.