Cocos Islands District High School
| Cocos Islands District High School Malay: Sekolah Tinggi Daerah Pulu Cocos | |
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| Coordinates | 12°11′25″S 96°49′52″E / 12.190384°S 96.831049°E |
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| Type | Public co-educational combined day school |
| Motto | Kerjasama dan Kejayaan ("Cooperation and Success") |
| Educational authority | Western Australia Department of Education |
| School code | 4157 |
| Principal | Kathleen Granger[1] |
| Staff | 18 |
| Years | K–10 |
| Enrollment | 102 (2021) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Website | cocosdhs |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Contact Details Cocos Islands District High School".
- ^ "sshow.php." Cocos Islands District High School. Retrieved on 8 April 2019. Text alternates between English and Malay. English text and Malay text.
- ^ 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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