St Stephen's School, Western Australia

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Saint Stephen's School
Serve God; Serve One Another
Established	1982
School type	Private school
Denomination	Uniting Church
Key People	Dr. Glenda Parkin (Principal)
School Fees	$4,300 (AUD)
Location	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Homepage	StStephens.wa.edu.au

St Stephen's School, is a co-educational private school in Duncraig, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. A second campus in Tapping opened in 2001. The school teaches students from pre-primary to Year 12 within the Australian education system. Current enrolments is over a thousand students, a number that has been expanding each year.

1 History
2 Core Values
3 Houses
- 3.1 Duncraig
- 3.2 Carramar
4 Hierarchy
5 Location
6 Past Students
7 External links

[edit] History

1982 - Foundation of the Duncraig campus
1993 - Opening of the primary school at Duncraig
2000 - Completion of the performing arts center and new administration complex
In 2001 the school opened a second campus in Carramar.

The current principal of St Stephen's School is Dr. Glenda Parkin, however she is planning to transfer to Penrhos College at the end of 2007. Dr Parkin has added a new dress code, some new buildings and several 100 more students since her arrival to the school a few years ago. It's mission is Learning today for tomorrow with heads, hearts and hands, and it's motto is Serve God, Serve One Another.

[edit] Core Values

The core values of the school are:

Learning – the primary focus of a school’s activities.
Faith – central to everything.
Care – outward signs of faith.
Service – living out the School’s motto to build
Community

[edit] Houses

[edit] Duncraig

Each student in the school is part of a house. The houses are:

Alethea - Truth - Mrs. Robyn Hammond
Carana - Joy - Mr. Justin Beckett
Timae - Honour - Mr. Phil Timms

[edit] Carramar

The houses in Carramar are:

Charis - Grace - Mr. Mark Fielding
Makaria - Happiness - Mrs. Darnelle Pretorius
Parresia - Boldness - Mr. Matt Lanigan

[edit] Hierarchy

From 2005, St. Stephen's School employed a new hierarchical chain. This is an important factor if an enquiry is to be made regarding either a student's educational pursuits, or a student's personal pursuits.

For subject-related issues, a student, parent, or guardian should contact the following (in order):

Class Teacher
Head of Learning Area
Dean of Student's House (if necessary)
Dean of Curriculum
Head of Secondary
Principal

For personal issues amongst a student, the following bodies should be contacted (in order)

Class Teacher (if applicable)
Homeroom Teacher(s)
Dean of House
Dean of Care
Head of Secondary
Principal

Alternatively, a student has access BullySSStoppers, which is a website created for students to report bullying either anonymously or identifiably.

[edit] Location

The Duncraig campus is located at 100 Doveridge Drive, Duncraig. The Duncraig campus mailing address is PO Box 68, Greenwood, Western Australia 6924. The Carramar campus is located at 50 St Stephens Crescent, Tapping. The Carramar campus mailing address is PO Box 246, Joondalup, Western Australia 6919.