Summary
Eastern Goldfields College is a public co-educational high day school, located in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. It is located on the Curtin University campus in Kalgoorlie and shares many facilities with the University. The College accepts year 11 and 12 students from across the Goldfields region.
| Eastern Goldfields College | |
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| Address | |
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70 Cassidy Street , | |
| Coordinates | 30°45′04″S 121°28′29″E / 30.751233°S 121.474627°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public co-educational high day school |
| Motto | Upward & Onward |
| Established | 2006 |
| Educational authority | WA Department of Education |
| Principal | Dan McCormack |
| Enrolment | 457 (2018) |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue and white |
| Website | www |
History edit
The school was formerly a part of Eastern Goldfields Senior High School, but the school split in 2006 onto two separate campuses. The original site on Boomerang Crescent became Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School with classes for years 7-10. Senior students were moved to the local Curtin University campus and the students benefited from the high quality university facilities that were made available to them, particularly in the areas of trade and hospitality. The name of the school and its pegasus logo were made official in 2006.
Enrolment edit
Enrolments at the school were generally growing in the first three years, however it dipped significantly between 2011 and 2013.
| Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of enrolments | 395 | 573 | 608 | 605 | 559 | 488 | 389 | 436 | 460 | 470 | 456 | 457 | 427 |
| Change from previous year | +178 | +35 | –3 | –46 | –73 | –99 | +47 | +24 | +10 | –14 | +1 | –30 |
Sport edit
The College competes annually at country week, which is a sporting competition held in Perth between country high schools. Eastern Goldfields has competed in sports including hockey, netball, basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, speech, and debate.
Eastern Goldfields has also competed in rugby union games against rival high school John Paul College (Kalgoorlie). This competition began in 2006 and is held annually. Both the Year 11 and 12's and the year 8-10's represent their own 15-man squads.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Student Numbers Trends Eastern Goldfields College". www.det.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
Sources edit
- EGSHS Reunion[permanent dead link]
- Eastern Goldfields Senior High School
- School Sport WA
- EGC
- Perth
- Media Release TEE Archived 31 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- The Australian Archived 21 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Dux Honour Board