Perth Modern School

Perth Modern School
Location
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Australia
Coordinates31°56′42″S 115°50′16″E / 31.9450°S 115.8377°E / -31.9450; 115.8377
Information
TypePublic co-educational academically selective high day school
MottoFrench: Savoir C'est Pouvoir
(Knowledge is Power)
Established1911; 113 years ago (1911)
PrincipalMitchell Mackay
Years712
Enrolment1,455[1] (2022)
Campus typeUrban
Colour(s)    navy blue, gold & red
SongLatin: Moderna Scola (Modern School)
NicknamePerth Mod
ATAR average96.45 (2021)
YearbookThe Sphinx
AlumniPerth Modernians
Websiteperthmodern.wa.edu.au
Official namePerth Modern School West Building including Main Hall
TypeHistoric
Designated21 March 1978
Reference no.10404[2]
TypeIndividual Building or Group
Designated14 December 2001
Reference no.2450
Child PlacesThomas 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).

  1. ^ "Student Numbers - Trends". Western Australian Department of Education. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Australian Heritage Database". www.environment.gov.au. Retrieved 21 January 2021.