Welcome to Governor Stirling Senior High School

At Governor Stirling Senior High School we believe in an educational experience that promotes respect, hard work and achievement where every child is encouraged to become a person of honour and integrity.

Our school aims to provide students with a well-balanced education within a supportive learning environment designed to unlock their individual potential.

To enrich the learning experiences of each child the school offers a range of programs including:
• Department of Education Gifted and Talented Education Program in Mathematics, Science and Humanities from Year 7
• Approved Specialist Program in Engineering
• Approved Specialist Program in Artsmedia, Certificate II in Creative Industries
• Approved Specialist Program in Australian Rules Football, Certificate II in Sport and Recreation
• Academic extension
• School based programs in netball and music
• Italian and Indonesian languages
• Nationally accredited vocational certificate programs for senior students
• Aboriginal academic program Follow the Dream with dedicated staff

Our teaching and support staff have been selected for their ability to lead, encourage and teach students to imagine the possibilities, create opportunities and achieve their dreams.

We have a proud history that includes an alumni of Olympians, football stars and State champions, entrepreneurs and authors, parliamentarians and community leaders, who have all shaped the future of this state.

In 2013 we began another exciting chapter in the life of Governor Stirling Senior High School. Having now settled into the new $63 million dollar state-of-the-art campus, we will strive to continue our proud history of producing young men and women who believe in the value of respect, hard work and achievement.

“Honour Before Honours”

School History

Guildford’s significant history as one of the founding centres in the establishment of the Swan River Colony has always included a strong educational foundation. Guildford was established, in the rural centre as an important market town and inland port, along with Fremantle and Perth, which were designated the port and administration centres respectively.

In 1834 the Government established the first schools within the Colony (5 years after the establishment of the Swan River settlement in 1829), with three teachers appointed, one for each of the founding centres. Since the establishment of these first colonial educational institutions, there has always been a strong sense of school tradition within the region.

Governor Stirling Senior High School was established in 1958 in its present location situated on the picturesque banks of the Swan River in Woodbridge. It was officially opened on 28 October 1959 by the then Minister for Education, Mr A.F.Watts GMG MLA, at which time the school officially changed its name from the former Midland Junction High School.