Public, sustainability + soccer Parkwood, Perth Founded 1974

Lynwood Senior High School.

Public co-educational secondary school established in 1974, named WA Secondary School of the Year in 2018. Distinctive specialist programs in sustainability education, soccer, and Environment and Life Sciences.

Inside Lynwood SHS

Lynwood Senior High School was first established in 1974, initially in eight demountable classrooms on the grounds of Cannington Senior High School. The school then moved to its current Parkwood site, 15 kilometres from the Perth CBD. It serves a south-east Perth catchment across Parkwood, Lynwood, Langford, and surrounding suburbs.

Lynwood was named the WA Secondary School of the Year in 2018, a recognition of the school's progress on academic outcomes, student wellbeing, and program development. The award reflects what the school has been deliberate about over the past decade, building distinctive specialist programs and an Intensive English Centre that serves international and EAL/D students.

The school runs three notable specialist offerings: a specialist sustainability education program (one of the few in WA), a specialist soccer program, and an Approved Specialist program in Environment and Life Sciences (EaLS). The school also includes a comprehensive vocational education and training pathway for senior students, with VET certificates available in Business, Engineering Pathways, Health Services, and Music Industry.

What Lynwood SHS is known for

Sustainability education specialist

One of the few WA schools running a structured sustainability education program. For environment-leaning students, Lynwood is distinctive.

Soccer specialist program

Lynwood's soccer specialist program is established and feeds into WA-state youth football pathways.

WA Secondary School of the Year 2018

The 2018 award reflects deliberate program development and outcomes work over the past decade. The school's trajectory has been positive.

Strong VET pathways

Lynwood's VET options (Business, Engineering, Health Services, Music) make it a genuine option for students considering trades or direct workforce pathways alongside ATAR.

Things to consider

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

Smaller senior cohort

1,179 students total means the Year 11-12 cohort is moderate-sized. Subject offerings at the top end may be more limited than larger schools.

Specialist program entry

Sustainability, soccer, and EaLS specialists have entry processes. Most students are in the standard cohort.

Public school resourcing

Lynwood is well-run but resourcing is public-school standard.

Catchment dynamics

South-east Perth's demographic mix means the school serves a wide socio-economic spread. Visit before assuming.

The ATAR pathway at Lynwood SHS

Lynwood ATAR students take a broad range of pathways. Most common: Pre-medicine / health (Methods + Chemistry + Human Bio + English), Engineering (Methods + Physics + Chemistry + English), Commerce (Methods or Apps + Economics + English + a science), and Education / arts (Apps + English + Psychology + a humanity).

Curtin University is the dominant tertiary destination given proximity. UWA and ECU also feature, with VET graduates often progressing to TAFE pathways or direct workforce.

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From Lynwood SHS to our Canning Vale centre

About 4 km from our Canning Vale centre, an 8-minute drive via Karel Avenue. The school's location makes our Canning Vale centre the natural choice for after-school weekly classes.

Tutoring built for Lynwood SHS students.

Small-group ATAR classes at our Canning Vale centre or live online, for the subjects Lynwood SHS students are actually sitting. Free trial class, no card required.

Lynwood SHS questions

Common questions from Lynwood SHS families

How far is Lynwood Senior High School from Educatta's centres?

About 4 km from our Canning Vale centre, an 8-minute drive via Karel Avenue. The school's location makes our Canning Vale centre the natural choice for after-school weekly classes.

Does Educatta tutor the subjects Lynwood Senior High School students typically take?

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

Can Lynwood Senior High School 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. Lynwood Senior High School's school day finishes in time for students to arrive at our Canning Vale centre for after-school weekly classes.