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Coordinates | 31°56′42″S 115°50′16″E / 31.9450°S 115.8377°E |
Information | |
Type | Public co-educational academically selective high day school |
Motto | French: Savoir C'est Pouvoir (Knowledge is Power) |
Established | 1911 |
Principal | Mitchell Mackay |
Years | 7–12 |
Enrolment | 1,455[1] (2022) |
Campus type | Urban |
Colour(s) | navy blue, gold & red |
Song | Latin: Moderna Scola (Modern School) |
Nickname | Perth Mod |
ATAR average | 96.45 (2021) |
Yearbook | The Sphinx |
Alumni | Perth Modernians |
Website | perthmodern |
Official name | Perth Modern School West Building including Main Hall |
Type | Historic |
Designated | 21 March 1978 |
Reference no. | 10404[2] |
Type | Individual Building or Group |
Designated | 14 December 2001 |
Reference no. | 2450 |
Child Places | Thomas Street State School Memorial Gates 13029 Old Modernians War Memorial & Honour Roll 15689 |
Perth Modern School (colloquially known as Perth Mod) is a public co-educational academically selective high school, located in Subiaco, an inner city suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Perth Modern is Western Australia's only fully academically selective public school. Established in 1911, the school is both the oldest public high school and the oldest co-educational high school in Western Australia (WA).