FACT SHEET
Curriculum and class size
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maximum class sizes for Preparatory School
Reception: 25, Years 1 to 3: 25, Years 4 to 7: 27
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maximum class sizes for Senior School
Years 8 to 10: 27, Years 11 to 12: 26
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Senior School average class size: 19
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number of Year 12 subjects: 38
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Year 12 average class size:12
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Year 11 average class size:15
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number of computers (maximum age 3 years): 650
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number of library books: 42,000; videos: 4,800
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Senior School computer/student ratio is 1:2.2
Pastoral Care
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structured through class teacher and House system in Preparatory School. Class teacher and Year 8 specialist in Year 8, and House system in Years 9 to 12
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School Counsellor, assists with careers and personal matters
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major focus on transition/entry of new students/families
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peer mentoring system
Sports and sport facilities
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140 sporting teams
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number of interschool sports and teams in the Preparatory School: 13 sports with 52 teams, Senior School: Girls-12 sports with 50 teams, Boys-14 sports with 37 teams
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area of playing fields: 8 hectares (22 acres)
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number of football ovals: 4, soccer pitches: 5, hockey pitches: 1, softball diamonds: 4, tennis courts: 11, netball courts: 12, basketball courts: 5
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number of cricket pitches–turf: 7, hard: 5
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weight training room
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indoor climbing wall
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two indoor heated swimming pools: 25 metre, 10 - lane and 15 x 5 metre learners’ pool
Co-Curricular activities
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total number of co-curricular performing arts activities: 76 (including music, drama, dance, choirs, stage bands, concert bands and orchestras, Theatre Sport, Patches – Clowning Skills)
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over 300 instruments, worth more than $750, 000 (AUD)
Transport
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four School bus routes. Pick-up and drop-off inside School grounds, many other public bus services on Marion Road
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number of car parks available for inside School grounds pick-up and drop-off: 445
Distance and car travelling times
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central Adelaide 11 km, 20 mins (train line)
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Adelaide International Airport 8 km, 15 mins
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Glenelg 6 km, 10 mins (bus route)
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Westfield Marion Shopping Centre 2 km, 5 mins
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West Lakes 20 km, 30 mins (bus route)
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Unley 15 km, 20 mins (bus route)
Year 12 Academic Results
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three year average TER: 4% in top 1%, 33% in top 10%, 54% in top 20%
Staff
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number of academic teaching staff: 105
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number of non- teaching staff: 59
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number of grounds staff: 7
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year levels with teachers of both genders: 12
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average tenure at Westminster: 5 years
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overall staff/student ratios – Preparatory 1:13, Senior 1:10
Property
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main School campus of 23 hectares/57 acres in suburban Adelaide, South Australia
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distance between two furthest points on campus, 1.2km
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4.5 hectare/11 acre educational farm on campus
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50 acre property for outdoor education and agriculture purposes near Clayton, with River Murray frontage
Community membership
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parent groups number: 8, including: Boarders’ Parents’ Association, Friends of Music, Friends of Visual Arts, Mothers’ Club, Parents and Friends’ Association, WARTS (Westminster Aged Repertory Theatrical Society), WOSPS (Westminster Old Scholars’ Parents), Westminster School Foundation
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number of parents directly involved in parent groups: 145
Enrolment
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1,230 students: 730 Senior School, 450 Preparatory School, 80 in the Early Learning Centre
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53% Boys: 47% Girls - no significant difference
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120 Boarders
