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Dennis Yagmich FCPA State Cricketer, Accountant & Vigneron GSSHS 1961-63 Profession: State cricketer and accountant. Achievements since leaving high school Business . 1974 qualified as an accountant through Perth Technical College and admitted as a member of The Australian Society of Accounts, (now CPA Australia); . Admitted as a fellow of CPA Australia; ....

Debbie Yates (nee Hughes) STEM & ICT Educator GSSHS 1988-92 After leaving GSSHS, Debbie attended UWA for a year studying Psychology before making the decision to have a gap year and move to the eastern states to join her high school (also a GSSHS alumni) boyfriend who had...

Gordon Davidson JP Councillor and Shire President GSSHS 1964-68 Local Government Career Dumbleyung Shire Elected as councillor in 1991 Elected as President in 2001 Re-elected President in 2003,2005,2007,2009,20011,2013, 2015,2017. Chairman Wheatbelt South Regional Road Group 2007-2011 Nominated and received a WALGA Meritorious Service Award in 2004 Nominated and received a WALGA Imminent Service Award...

Cheryl Stevenson (nee Sidebottom) Australian Netballer GSSHS 1965-66   State Netball School Girl 1965 Australian World Champion Team 1971 (Jamaica, Trinidad) Australian World Champion Team 1975 (Christchurch, New Zealand) Represented WA Schoolgirls in 1965 Her WA senior representation debut was in 1968 when she represented WA for the next five out of eight years. 2018...

Mr James Longwood Profession; Vice President, Research and Advisory Services, Gartner GSSHS: 1969-70 James came to GSSHS from one of the then feeder high schools (Eastern Hills) where he was Dux of the school. An accomplished junior chess player, Jim was state junior champion in 1969 and lightening...

Stephen Dedman PhD Writer GSSHS 1958-59 Despite Quartania's prediction in 1976, I have never been abducted by a UFO, though my already well-known enthusiasm for science fiction eventually led to me completing a PhD thesis on the long relationship between sf and the US military published as May...

Dr Graeme I Pearman AM, FAA, ATSE, FAMOS, FRoySocVic, BSc (Hon), PhD (West.Aust.) Former Chief of the CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research   GSSHS 1958-1959   Graeme completed his high school certificate at Governor Stirling in 1958 and began a science degree at the University of Western Australia in 1959,...

Vern Reid BA (Design), Grad. Dip. Management, Tch Cert Building the Endeavour/CEO Hong Kong Rugby GSSHS 1962-67 1960’s Attended Governor Stirling SHS and Swanleigh Boarding Hostel. Represented the school in: Athletics, Swimming and Rugby. Appointed Prefect GSSHS and Head Boy Swanleigh Boarding Hostel in year 12, 1967   1970’s Attended...

Builder/ Delich Constructions GSSHS 1968-70 Born 3 May 1955 at Swan Districts Hospital then living at Oakover Road Herne Hill, still my parents’ home. I attended Middle Swan Primary School then GSSHS 1968-70. I am the second eldest of five, all of whom attended GSSHS. I can remember...

Primary Teacher/ AFL Player GSSHS 2004-2008 Drafted 2008 to Collingwood. 2009-2010 seasons. Played 32 AFL games. 20011-2019 Swan Districts Football Club. Played 77 League games. Upon being de-listed, I returned from Melbourne to WA, where a began my studies in Sport Science and returned to play football at Swan Districts....