St Mark's Anglican Community School

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St Mark's Anglican Community School

Location

St. Mark's Drive, Hillarys, Perth, Western Australia Australia
Coordinates	31°47′58″S 115°44′36″E / 31.7994°S 115.7432°E / -31.7994; 115.7432
Information
Type	Independent co-educational primary and secondary day school
Motto	Seek truth and wisdom
Denomination	Anglicanism
Patron saint(s)	Saint Mark, the Evangelist
Established	1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Educational authority	WA Department of Education
Oversight	Anglican Schools Commission
Principal	Steven Davies
Staff	200
Years	K–12
Enrolment	1,800 (2023)
Area	11 hectares (27 acres)
Campus type	Suburban
Affiliation	Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Website	www.stmarks.wa.edu.au

St Mark's Anglican Community School is an independent Anglican co-educational primary and secondary day school, located on an 11-hectare (27-acre) site on St. Mark's Drive, in the northern Perth, Western Australia suburb of Hillarys, Western Australia, on the former Red Cattle Ridge site.

The school was officially opened in 1986.^[1] The School employs over 200 staff, including teachers, education assistants, music tutors and administrative, grounds and maintenance staff.^[2]

Overview

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The primary and secondary schools are divided into four houses: Challen, Moyes, Watkins, and Carnley. Each House was named after a person who had been instrumental in the foundation of the School: Peter Carnley was Archbishop of Perth from 1981 to 2005, Michael Challen was an assistant bishop of Perth, Peter Moyes was headmaster of Christ Church Grammar School, and Glynn Watkins was an educator and administrator for over 40 years.^[3]

Principals

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There have been four principals at St Mark's: Barbara Godwin, Tony Stopher, Cameron Herbert and Steven Davies.

Notable alumni

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Felicity Palmateer – professional surfer
Jason Chatfield – cartoonist and comedian
Oscar Allen – West Coast Eagles AFL footballer
Josh Rotham – West Coast Eagles AFL footballer
Calan Williams – racing driver
Hayley Miller – Fremantle Dockers AFL footballer
Adam Lucas – Olympic swimmer
Kim Mickle – Olympic javelin thrower
Tamsin Cook – Olympic swimmer
Natalie Alexander – Paralympic wheelchair player

References

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^ School, St Mark's Anglican Community (10 June 2019). "Our History". St Mark's Anglican Community School.
^ "A Note from our Principal". St Mark's Anglican Community School. 9 March 2023.
^ "House System". Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

v t e Schools of the Anglican Schools Commission
Western Australia	ASCI Esperance Frederick Irwin Georgiana Molloy John Septimus Roe John Wollaston Peter Carnley Peter Moyes St. George's St. James St Mark's Swan Valley
New South Wales	Trinity
Victoria	Cathedral College Wangaratta Cobram

Overview

Principals

Notable alumni

See also

References