Minister announcement

Community consultation in the Cannington and Maddington area

The Minister for Education and Training, the Hon Sue Ellery MLC, has announced a community consultation to gather the views of local parents and community members on the current structure of public schools in the Cannington and Maddington area.

This consultation will consider the structure of education at Cannington Community College, Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Sevenoaks Senior College and Yule Brook College.

At present:

• Cannington Community College caters for students in Kindergarten to Year 10. Students then need to enrol at Sevenoaks Senior College or another school for Years 11 and 12.
• Sevenoaks Senior College caters for students in Years 11 and 12. A range of programs are offered.
• The Cannington Community Education Support Centre caters for students in Years 7 to 12 across two sites. Students in Years 7 to 10 attend the Cannington Community College site and students in Years 11 and 12 attend the Sevenoaks Senior College site.

You are invited to have your say, through an online survey, where you can select one of the following options:

Option 1

• Yule Brook College extends to enrol Years 11 and 12 students in the Big Picture program only.
• Cannington Community College becomes a Kindergarten to Year 6 primary school and Sevenoaks Senior College extends to Years 7 to 12.
• Cannington Community Education Support Centre offers Years 7 to 12 on the Sevenoaks Senior College site.

Option 2

• Yule Brook College extends to enrol Years 11 and 12 students in the Big Picture program only.
• Amalgamate Cannington Community College and Sevenoaks Senior College and offer Kindergarten to Year 12 across two sites.
• Cannington Community Education Support Centre offers Years 7 to 12 on one site.

The online survey will be available at education.wa.edu.au. The survey opens at 9.00am on Wednesday, 26 August 2020 and closes at 5.00pm on Tuesday, 15 September 2020.

A community forum for the Sevenoaks Senior College and Cannington Community Education Support Centre school communities will be held on Wednesday, 26 August 2020 from 6.00pm to 7.00pm at the Sevenoaks Senior College lecture theatre, 275 Sevenoaks Street, Cannington. If you wish to attend, please register your interest at .

A community forum for the Cannington Community College school community will be held Tuesday, 1 September 2020 from 6.00pm to 7.00pm at the Cannington Community College library, 147 Wharf Street, Cannington. If you wish to attend, please register your interest at .

Physical distancing measures will apply at all community forums.

There is a factsheet with more information and you are encouraged to read the factsheet before taking part in the online survey.