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Tuart College
Established in 1957, the school campus was named Tuart Hill High School until four years later it was renamed Tuart Hill Senior High School.
In 1982, it was renamed Tuart College and specialised in educational opportunities for adults wanting to further their education, particularly with their Flying Start Program (education bringing students to the equivalent of a Year 10 level) and TEE bridging courses.
Tuart College’s Principal John Anderton opens the 2006 Annual Report detailing concern as to the declining enrolments they were experiencing, particularly in TEE subjects, which was down 42% since 2003. He states there are many reasons that should be considered including:
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Low entry requirements for universities
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An increase of alternative pathways to universities
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The implications of increasing HECS debts
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Higher interest in TAFE programs which have “a direct relevance to employment”
Most importantly, “many higher paid employment opportunities” for those in Western Australia.
1956
January: Construction on Tuart Hill High School begins.
11 October: Tenders were advertised for the construction of Tuart Hill High School, with five being received for amounts between £103,156 and £198,099. The Public Works Department proceeded with the building using day labour.
17 October: An unknown contractor who was awarded the tender for constructing Tuart Hill High School realised he’d “made a serious omission in compiling his tender and, on his application, the contract was cancelled”. As a result, he was fined £500 for breach of contract, although he was paid just over £5,732 for the work he’d completed. The estimated cost for construction of the school under the Government’s day-labour scheme is £120,000.
The Public Works Department were not prepared to adjust the price of the contract when requested by the contractor, which led to the contractor then requesting that they be relieved of the contract. The school was then contracted for some £5,000 less than the awarded tender.
1958
The Minister for Education approves the construction of a gymnasium and school hall at Tuart Hill High School.
2 September: The cost for constructing Tuart Hill High School is now estimated at £373,806.
1959
27 May: Steel lockers are supplied to Tuart Hill High School at a cost of £185.
7 July: Tuart Hill High School is almost complete and is described by Minister William Hegney as being “one of the most beautiful educational buildings in the State”.
13 October: Construction of the gymnasium facilities at Tuart Hill High School, as well as a number of other metropolitan high schools, has been deferred during the present financial year in order to conserve “available funds for the erection of classroom and other essential accommodation”.
24 October: Tuart Hill High School is officially opened by Minister for Planning, Leslie Logan.
27 October: Approximately £388,790 has been spent on buildings and services at Tuart Hill High School, in addition to £36,721 on furniture. The school has been constructed with 22 classrooms and 26 specialist rooms.
1960
2 November: Students attending Tuart Hill High School will come from Lake Gwelup, Mt Hawthorn, Nollamara, North Nollamara, Osborne Park, North Perth, Tuart Hill, Wanneroo and Yokine. Whilst the school has a capacity of 1,500 students, an approximate 1,630 students will be enrolled at the school in 1961.
1961
25 October: A committee recently formed to support the construction of a swimming pool at Tuart Hill High School, write a letter to the Department of Education requesting permission to be granted for it to be built.
1 November: Negotiations is being made between Tuart Hill Senior High School and private guarantors for the construction of a swimming pool on the grounds of the school, upon being granted permission by the Education Department.
23 November: The Education Department grants Tuart Hill Senior High School permission to construct a swimming pool.
1962
March: 1,678 students are enrolled at Tuart Hill.
15 August: Funds are being raised to build a swimming pool at Tuart Hill.
22 August: At the commencement of the 1963 school year, Tuart Hill will have 1,540 student enrolments.
15 November: Approximately 1,800 students are attending Tuart Hill.
20 December: The school’s swimming pool officially opens.
1963
It is predicated that Tuart Hill High School will have 1,540 enrolled students.
20 November: An inaugural meeting to form a swimming club at Tuart Hill Senior High School is held and a unanimously decision is passed to name it the Tuart Hill High School Amateur Swimming Club. The high school’s green and grey colours will be adopted as the colours of the swimming club.
Ian Shortland-Jones is appointed the club’s first coach, where he would remain until 1966, when he would leave to teach at School College for the next 32 years before retiring. Mr Shortland-Jones was initially “a newly qualified physical education teacher who coached gymnastics, basketball, hockey and football” at Tuart Hill Senior High School.
1964
It is predicated that Tuart Hill will have 1,565 enrolled students. It is unlikely to become worse in the near future, particularly as the school’s capacity was constructed for 1,500 students.
February: Three months after the formation of the swimming club, they now have more than 100 members.
June: The Tuart Hill Swimming Club joins the Western Australia Amateur Swimming Association, which was established in 1902. They are now known as SwimmingWA.
18 August: 1,752 students are enrolled at Tuart Hill High School.
22 October: Minister for Education William Hegney estimates there is between 14,000 and 16,000 juveniles residing in the Tuart Hill, Osborne Park, Balcatta and Joondanna suburbs. At present, there is no large hall in the district that can accommodate a gathering of youths. Mr Hegney advocates for two gymnasiums to be constructed at Tuart Hill High School, one for the boys and one for the girls, as they could also be used for youth meeting places.
24 June: Seventeen year old Tuart Hill Senior High School student Robyn Bradshaw has been selected to compete in diving at this year’s Olympic Games. Robyn, who has a twin brother, is currently studying shorthand, typing and book keeping amongst other subjects at Tuart Hill. Whilst she loves ballet, she previously won the WA State Women’s Junior Gymnastic title in 1958 but decided to concentrate on diving, which has led her to win no less than 30 diving titles.
1965
18 August: Members of Tuart Hill Senior High School’s Parents and Citizens’ Association write to the Minister for Mt Hawthorn William Hegney, to request if a swimming pool subsidy could be given to Tuart Hill. The request was made upon members of the Association reading an article published in The Subiaco Gazette, which mentioned a £1,000 subsidy had been given to a Subiaco school.
Minister for Education Edgar Lewis replied to Mr Hegney saying, “I am trying to find out how I can say “No” to you in a nice way”.
5 October: £39,820 from the 1964/65 Commonwealth Grants Budget is spent on the science laboratory and equipment at Tuart Hill High School.
