Willetton Senior High School

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Willetton Senior High School is the largest government high school in Western Australia and one of the top schools in the state.HistoryThe school first opened in February 1977 with a student population of 77. It currently has a 2016 enrolment of 2229 students and employs 200 staff. It is located about 11 km due south of Perth City and 15 km east of the port of Fremantle. The school is located near community facilities and the Southlands Boulevarde shopping centre. The catchment area in the 1990s used to include optional enrolments from Riverton. The student catchment area for WSHS encompasses the suburb of Willetton and part of the suburb of Bull Creek, which is shared by Leeming Senior High School. Willetton and nearby Rossmoyne Senior High School (with features similar to Willetton) are highly competitive.The school underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation starting in 2014. At the commencement of Semester Two in 2014 the school was found to have been contaminated with asbestos after construction workers found pieces of asbestos had fallen off the roof of a building slated for demolition. The school was closed for a week so the site could be inspected. Teachers were sent to work from North Lake Senior High School where they connected with students via the internet so that classes could continue.CampusWSHS covers an area of approximately 4500 m2. There are seven main buildings along with numerous transportable buildings some many years old. A $5 million upgrade completed in 2008 saw the construction of a new gymnasium and several new facilities.