Cocos Islands District High School

School in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia

12°07′07″S 96°53′53″E / 12.118600°S 96.897972°E / -12.118600; 96.897972InformationTypePublic co-educational combined day schoolMottoKerjasama dan Kejayaan
("Cooperation and Success")Educational authority Western Australia Department of EducationSchool code4157PrincipalKathleen Granger[1]Staff18YearsK–10Enrollment102 (2021)Campus typeSuburbanWebsitecocosdhs.wa.edu.au.viper860.anchor.net.au/index.php

Cocos Islands District High School (Malay: Sekolah Tinggi Daerah Pulu Cocos[2]) is the school of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia. The West Island campus serves grades K–10 with separate primary and secondary wings while the Home Island campus serves grades K–6.[3]

The school motto is "Kerjasama dan Kejayaan", which means "Cooperation and Success" in Cocos Malay.

Demographics

As of 2019[update] about 80% of the pupils speak English as a second language. Most of the Home Island students are Cocos Malays; this differs in West Island since the majority of persons living there originated from the Australian continent.[3]

As of 2019[update] most staff reside on West Island, and those who teach on Home Island travel between the islands on a daily basis. The majority of staff live in residences owned and maintained by the Australian national government.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Contact Details Cocos Islands District High School".
  2. ^ "sshow.php." Cocos Islands District High School. Retrieved on 8 April 2019. Text alternates between English and Malay. English text and Malay text.
  3. ^ a b c Home Archived 25 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Cocos Islands District High School. Retrieved on 8 April 2019.


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