Co-ed Christian, Year 7-12 Murdoch, Perth Formed 2013

Kennedy Baptist College.

Co-educational Christian secondary college in Murdoch, formed in 2013 from the merger of Winthrop Baptist College and Somerville Baptist College. Around 1,200 students from Year 7 to 12.

Inside Kennedy Baptist

Kennedy Baptist College was formed in 2013 from the amalgamation of two neighbouring Baptist colleges: Winthrop Baptist College (founded 1994) and Somerville Baptist College (founded 1999). The merger consolidated Christian secondary education in Perth's southern corridor and gave the new college a single, larger campus in Murdoch.

The college takes its name from William Kennedy (1868–1929), a pioneer of the Baptist movement in Western Australia. Kennedy's work establishing churches along WA's Great Southern Railway, the Goldfields and the Eastern Hills is part of the spiritual heritage the college claims; the namesake choice signals the school's deliberate Baptist tradition.

Kennedy serves around 1,200 co-educational students from Year 7 to 12. In October 2022, the school opened a new state-of-the-art Technologies Centre featuring a STEM Studio, Computer Graphics and Design (CAD) Studio, and a Wood and Metal Fabrication Workshop. The college also offers specialist Basketball and Cricket programs, plus French and Chinese languages alongside English.

What Kennedy Baptist is known for

Recent campus investment

The 2022 Technologies Centre (STEM Studio, CAD Studio, fabrication workshop) is one of the better-resourced school technology spaces in southern Perth. Kennedy has been investing visibly in facilities.

Specialist sports

Basketball and Cricket specialist programs run as structured pathways. For students with serious sport ambitions in those codes, Kennedy is one of the better-aligned WA Christian options.

Christian co-ed at scale

Few WA Christian schools offer co-ed senior schooling at Kennedy's scale (1,200 students). The Christian framework is less narrow than at smaller, single-denomination schools.

Year 7 to 12 focus

Kennedy is secondary-only (Y7-12), which means the school's resources are concentrated on senior schooling rather than spread across K-12. The pastoral and academic focus is squarely on adolescents.

Things to consider

Kennedy Baptist isn't the right fit for every student. Here are the genuine tradeoffs to think through, drawn from publicly available information about the school.

Y7-12 only, no primary

Kennedy doesn't run a primary school. Families need to plan primary education separately. Common feeders include local Baptist primaries and public primary schools.

Christian foundation is central

Religious education, chapel services, and Christian framing are core. For families of other faiths or none, the explicit Christian identity is worth understanding.

Mid-tier Christian fees

Fees are substantial but below the top PSA-tier independents. Sibling and other supports exist; check directly.

Newer institution

Despite the predecessor schools' history, Kennedy itself is just over a decade old (since 2013). The alumni network and post-school connections are still building.

The ATAR pathway at Kennedy Baptist

Kennedy students follow standard ATAR plates. Most common: Pre-medicine / health (Methods + Chemistry + Human Bio + English), Engineering (Methods + Physics + Chemistry + English), Commerce (Methods or Apps + Economics + English + a science), and Languages + ATAR (English + Methods + French or Chinese + a science).

Murdoch University is the immediately local destination, with UWA and Curtin also common. The school's specialist sport graduates often pursue WAIS pathways or interstate sport science programs.

🚗

From Kennedy Baptist to our Bentley centre

About 7 km from our Bentley centre, a 12-minute drive via South Street. Murdoch is well-served by bus from our Bentley area, and the Murdoch train station is a short hop from the school.

Tutoring built for Kennedy Baptist students.

Small-group ATAR classes at our Bentley centre or live online, for the subjects Kennedy Baptist students are actually sitting. Free trial class, no card required.

Kennedy Baptist College questions

Common questions from Kennedy Baptist College families

How far is Kennedy Baptist College from Educatta's centres?

About 7 km from our Bentley centre, a 12-minute drive via South Street. Murdoch is well-served by bus from our Bentley area, and the Murdoch train station is a short hop from the school.

Does Educatta tutor the subjects Kennedy Baptist College students typically take?

Yes. Educatta tutors all the major ATAR subjects Kennedy Baptist College students are sitting: Mathematics Methods, Mathematics Applications, English, Chemistry, Physics, and Human Biology. Year 11 and 12 students from Kennedy Baptist College can attend small-group classes at our Bentley centre, or live online from anywhere in WA.

Can Kennedy Baptist College students attend Educatta classes after school?

Yes. Most of our weekly classes run between 4:00pm and 8:30pm on weekdays, with weekend slots also available. Kennedy Baptist College's school day finishes in time for students to arrive at our Bentley centre for after-school weekly classes.