Melville Senior High School

Melville Senior High School
Location
Perth, Western Australia
Information
Type	Public, secondary, co-educational day school
Motto	Service
Established	1960
Principal	Phillip White
Enrolment	1399 (26 April 2016)
Campus	Melville
Colour(s)	Bottle green      Gold      White
Website	melville.wa.edu.au

Melville Senior High School is a public co-educational high school located in Melville, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Opened in 1960, the school has an enrolment of 1399 students as of 2016, with its catchment area covering most of the City of Melville.

The school was opened as Melville High School in February 1960, originally only with Years 8 and 9. Designed by architectural firm Parry, Parry and Rosenthal, and built by A. T. Brine and Sons Pty. Ltd., the school cost ₤324,493 to build, and was the first high school in Western Australia designed by a private architect.

The school's Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) was established in March 1960, with a Student Council being formed in 1964. The school's name was altered to the present Melville Senior High School in 1964. A fire on 21 April 1970 destroyed part of the Arts and Crafts section. A gymnasium and pool were completed in the 1970s. Another fire destroyed part of the Mathematics section in 1990.

A $450,000 upgrade of the school's administration facilities was completed in 1997 as part of the Court government's schools program. A major redevelopment of the senior school, middle school and science quadrangles was completed in 2010.

As defined by the School Education Act 1999, the catchment area for Melville Senior High School covers the entire suburbs of Attadale, Melville and Willagee, and parts of the suburbs of Alfred Cove, Myaree and Kardinya.

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