Carine Senior High School

Carine Senior High School
Carine Senior High School
	An internal view of Carine Senior High School, in 2007
Location
	Carine, Perth, Western Australia; Australia
Coordinates	31°51′7″S 115°46′33″E / 31.85194°S 115.77583°E
Information
Type	Public co-educational high day school
Motto	Service
Established	1973; 52 years ago
Educational authority	WA Department of Education
Principal	Damian Shuttleworth
Years	7–12
Enrolment	2,015 (2020)
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Emerald; Silica; Topaz; Zircon;
Colour(s)	Blue, red and white
Mascot	"Kwilena The Dolphin"
Website	www.carinehs.wa.edu.au

Carine Senior High School is a public co-educational high day school, located in the suburb of Carine, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of Perth, Western Australia.

History

Carine Senior High School was established in 1973 and reached senior high school status three years later. It caters for around 2,000 students from Years 7 to 12, and offers a range of tertiary, non-tertiary and vocational education and training (VET) subjects in Years 11 and 12.^[1]

In 2017 Carine Senior High School was awarded WA Secondary School of the Year.^[2]

House system

In 2017 Carine SHS reinstated a house system with the following colours:

House
Emerald
Silica
Topaz
Zircon

Catchment area

The Carine Senior High School catchment area consists of students living in Carine, Stirling, Waterman's Bay, North Beach, Karrinyup, Gwelup, Trigg, Marmion, parts of Duncraig (south of Warwick Road) and small areas of Sorrento, Innaloo, Doubleview, Scarborough and Balcatta.^[3]

The primary schools within the catchment area are Carine Primary School, Davallia Primary School, Poynter Primary School, Marmion Primary School, North Beach Primary School, Karrinyup Primary School, Lake Gwelup Primary School, Deanmore Primary School and Newborough Primary School.

Incidents

On 7 December 2023, a 16-year-old male student was stabbed by a 15-year-old female student before turning the knife on herself.^[4] The boy was stabbed at least twice in the back.^[5] Police stated that “Both students are with police and currently receiving medical treatment in hospital" and that “There is no threat to the school or the wider community, the situation is contained.”^[6]