Kelmscott Senior High School

07/09/2026

🌟Market Day Success! 🌟

🌟🛍️ The Science Quad was buzzing with excitement at Friday's Year 9 Market Day!

From beautiful bunches of flowers, real plants, and designer lanterns to custom hairbrushes, tarot readings, rock painting, a push-up competition, soccer games, live music from our upper school students, and more! There was something for everyone to enjoy.

The event was a fantastic showcase of our students' creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit. It was wonderful to see students engaging with customers, promoting their products and services, and experiencing the success of bringing their ideas to life.

The energy throughout the day was incredible, and the pride, confidence, and enthusiasm on display were a true reflection of the hard work our students had put into their projects.

👏 Congratulations to all of our Year 9 students for creating such a vibrant and successful event, and thank you to everyone who came along to support them.

07/09/2026

💰 Claims are now open for the WA Student Assistance Payment!

All students with an active enrolment in a WA public school, non-government school, or registered home education program are eligible.

📱 The quickest and easiest way to claim is through the ServiceWA app.

🔗 Find out more and submit your claim: WA.gov.au/WASAP2026

⏰ Don't miss out! Claims close Friday 25 September 2026.

07/09/2026

🧪 Science Teacher Opportunity | Term 1, 2027

Kelmscott Senior High School is seeking a passionate and innovative Science Teacher to join our dynamic team in a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2027.
🔬 Teach lower and senior school Science
🎓 ATAR experience desirable
🌟 Supportive, collaborative and innovative school culture
📈 Excellent professional growth opportunities

Join a school where staff, students and community work together to achieve excellence.

📅 Applications close: 4:30pm AWST, Tuesday 22 September 2026
📍 Kelmscott SHS
🔗 Apply via JobsWA: https://doe-external.bigredsky.com/page.php?pageID=160&windowUID=0&AdvertID=413693

06/09/2026

🌟 From Ideas to Innovation: Our Students Took Centre Stage! 🌟

💡 What happens when students are given a real-world problem and the opportunity to create solutions? Amazing things.

Our recent Future Anything Showcase was more than just an exhibition of projects. It was an opportunity for students to develop the skills that will serve them well beyond school: creativity, critical thinking, teamwork, communication, resilience, and problem-solving.

From Year 7 to Year 10, students confidently shared their ideas with parents, staff, and visitors, explaining their thinking, presenting prototypes, pitching business concepts, and tackling some of the world's biggest challenges.

🌎 Year 7 students explored Climate Change and Water Security through a Shark Tank-style challenge.

🌱 Year 8 students designed innovative solutions to natural and geomorphic disaster challenges.

💼 Year 9 students brought entrepreneurial ideas to life through Market Boss, pitching products and business concepts.

🏙️ Year 10 students tackled urban design challenges linked to the Sustainable Development Goals, demonstrating thoughtful and sophisticated solutions for the future.

What stood out most was seeing students grow in confidence and independence as they proudly shared their work with an authentic audience. They researched, collaborated, adapted, created, and presented with professionalism and enthusiasm.

We are incredibly proud of our students and the way they embraced the challenge. The Future Anything Showcase highlighted not only their impressive ideas, but also the valuable skills they are developing as future innovators, leaders, and problem-solvers. 👏✨

06/09/2026

05/09/2026

🌟 Join Our Growing HASS Team in 2027

Are you a passionate and innovative HASS Teacher looking to make a difference in a vibrant and growing school community?

Kelmscott Senior High School is seeking enthusiastic educators to join our team, with 2 permanent full-time positions available commencing Term 1, 2027.

✨ 2 x Permanent Full-Time Positions (1.0 FTE)

✨ Salary: $88,178 - $127,737 per annum

✨ Teach Lower and Senior School HASS

✨ Opportunity to teach ATAR courses

✨ Flexibility to teach within the English Learning Area

✨ Supportive, collaborative and future-focused school environment

At Kelmscott SHS, we are committed to helping every student achieve their academic, social and emotional potential. Our staff work together to create engaging learning experiences and foster strong relationships with students, families and the wider community.

📅 Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST), Friday 9 October 2026

Please note: This position is part of the Department of Education's simplified teacher recruitment process. Applicants must use the mandatory CV template provided in the advertisement.

For more information or to apply, visit Jobs WA. https://doe-external.bigredsky.com/page.php?pageID=160&windowUID=0&AdvertID=413667

05/09/2026

“We are proud to partner with the and Community Service Hub (The Hub), a local organisation dedicated to improving the wellbeing, learning opportunities and life outcomes of young people and families throughout the Armadale and Kelmscott region.

Through this partnership, The Hub works closely with our school community to support students in education, wellbeing, mentoring and pathway opportunities. We are especially grateful for the impact they have on many of our students, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, helping them build confidence, strengthen connections and pursue their goals.

Together, we're creating pathways, building connections and supporting the next generation.

📲 Learn more about The Hub and the services they offer by following The Hub Armadale

04/09/2026

To our incredible Education Assistants, thank you for your kindness, resilience, flexibility, leadership, positivity, and unwavering support. You are the quiet heroes of our school community, and we appreciate everything you do for our students and staff each and every day.

👏💙 Thank you for helping our students succeed, belong, and shine. We couldn't do it without you.

04/09/2026

A Visit to Hands on Learning

We were delighted to welcome Senator Sue Lines and MP Matt Keogh to Kelmscott Senior High School for a visit to our Hands on Learning (HoL) Program.

Senator the Hon Sue Lines and Hon Matt Keogh MP spent time with our students and staff, seeing firsthand how HoL provides students with a practical, supportive environment where they can build confidence, develop skills, strengthen relationships and experience success.

From building and creating to gardening, landscaping and working together on real projects, our students are developing valuable skills that extend well beyond the workshop.

It was wonderful to share the impact of this program and showcase the incredible work our students are achieving. A big thank you to both of them for taking time out of their busy schedules to support this opportunity and learn more about Hands on Learning! 👏🔨🌱

03/09/2026

Year 11 Workplace Learning Success Stories!

Congratulations to Keira Bestwick in Year 11 on her workplace success.

Keira has spent the past 8 months working alongside several staff at Kingsley Primary School in her work placement role as an education assistant.

The school has advised us that Keira is “confident, polite, happy to be very flexible and is well-respected by students and staff “, which is amazing feedback.

Well done, Keira, on representing yourself and Kelmscott SHS’s Workplace Learning Programme so well. 🎉🤩