Armadale Senior High School

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

01435

Location

169 South Western Hwy Armadale

Location Details

Address also includes: Lot 2150 South Western Highway, Armadale.

Local Government

Armadale

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1954, Constructed from 1957

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - Assessed - Consultation (Preliminary) Current 30 Apr 2010

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
(no listings)

Statement of Significance

Armadale Senior High School is representative of the secondary schools built in Western Australia during the early post World War Two period following the introduction of the Education Department's 'Co-educational Comprehensive Community High Schools' policy and subsequent changes in response to Education Department policy. Armadale was one of the first four high schools to be constructed as part of this post-war program.

Physical Description

Armadale Senior High School is a predominantly single storey high school complex in the Post World War International style in an urban residential setting, principally developed between 1954?1957.

History

Armadale Senior High School was constructed from 1954 by the Department of Education in response to dramatic population growth following World War II and the increased enrolment in Metropolitan High Schools during this period. Applecross was one of the first four in a new program of High Schools to be constructed in the Metropolitan region from 1954.

Condition

good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Public Works Department (PWD) Architect 1954 -
Spowers Architects - whole school upgrade Architect 1998 -
Montague Grant Architects - sports hall Architect 1993 -
Finlay & Rumble Architects - 2003 Ed Support Unit Architect 2003 -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
10198 G.W.Finn: architectural photographs and projects Book 1995

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Secondary School
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Secondary School

Architectural Styles

Style
Post-War International

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Other BRICK Other Brick
Wall CONCRETE Other Concrete
Roof METAL Steel
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick
Other METAL Steel

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science

Creation Date

05 Jan 2005

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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