Baldivis Secondary College

Baldivis Secondary College (BSC) is a high school located in Stillwater Drive, Baldivis, Western Australia. It is situated 46 kilometres south of Perth and is the first public high-school in the Baldivis area of Rockingham. Baldivis Secondary was first constructed in late 2012 and opened in 2013 (opened to accommodate early year/grade 8s) and was completed 68 weeks later, in early 2015 and has been growing since then. The school currently holds approximately 1,600 students and 200 staff as of 2021,[2] with the capacity to hold and educate approximately 2,000 students in total, although the school is constantly growing to accommodate rapidly increasing number of students every year.

Baldivis Secondary College
Location
Baldivis, Western Australia
Coordinates32°20′03″S 115°49′42″E
Information
TypePublic co-educational
Established2012
PrincipalAlison Parolo
Teaching staff~179 Staff members, including Administration
Years7–12
Enrolment1,365[1] (2022)
Campus typeSuburban
Houses(Factions): Yellow (Peel) - Blue (Stakehill) - Green (Rixom) - Red (Mackinnon)     
Colour(s)(Uniform): orange, yellow, grey, white     
SloganIntegrity - Respect - Excellence - Knowledge - Unity
NicknameBSC
Websitewww.baldivissc.wa.edu.au

Baldivis Secondary College and its distinct structural facilities, when compared to other public schools in the Rockingham/Baldivis area, offers a broad curriculum. The school uses the AVID educational system, like the majority of WA schools.[3]

Establishment

Baldivis Secondary College is a $27.5 million (AUD) construction development, although it was originally allocated to be $40.6 million.[4] The establishment, as well as the construction of the school, was completed by the JCY architects.[5]

Construction

The construction of Baldivis Secondary College began in late 2012. The school's area is approximately 42,000 square metres (450,000 sq ft).[6] The construction of the school was originally forecast to cost between $1 million and $70 million (AUD), according to JCY.[5] Baldivis Secondary college was forecast to be built in the newly developed area of the Rivergums estate, with residential development on two sides, and public space on the other. The new senior high school was eventually co-located with the newly built primary school next to it (Rivergums Primary school).[7] The school was originally designed by architects Eddy Kyrgiel and James Vandezande, with collaboration from JCY to help construct the school.[5]

Baldivis Secondary College Administration and Arts block

The school contains seven blocks, or buildings, including the administration, the library, food, science, cafeteria (canteen), sports hall, performing arts centre, arts block and materials technology blocks. The landscaping is intended to be reminiscent to the original bushland of the area.[7]

Education

The school has over 1,800 students, comprising all year groups.[8]

The school teaches the compulsory subjects: mathematics, English, humanities and social sciences, health, physical education (sports), and science. The school also teaches non-compulsory subjects, including music, metalwork/woodwork/material technology, jewellery, food science/cooking, film, photography, arts, dance/drama, and IT classes.

References
  1. "Alphabetical list of Western Australian schools" (PDF). apps.det.wa.edu.au. WA Department of Education. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. "2021 Baldivis Secondary College Report" (PDF).
  3. "Baldivis Secondary college Website". Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. The primary source (Baldivis Secondary college) and its official website
  4. "School construction (BSC)". 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. The website Cites Baldivis secondary college cost of construction
  5. Eddy Krygiel, James Vandezande (2015). Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015: Autodesk Official Press. Canada: James Vandezande and Eddy Krygiel. ISBN 978-1-118-86285-8. The Architects that collaborated with Urban Designers to contribute to the construction of Baldivis Secondary college
  6. "MGC Civil - Baldivis Secondary College". Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Cites the construction statistics and information of the schools structure and facilities
  7. "Baldivis Secondary college (video)". YouTube. The video is run by the channel MRGTV, and is in collaboration of Baldivis Secondary college. This Cites the information of the schools Facilities and Education
  8. "School Overview Baldivis Secondary College". www.det.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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