Cocos Islands District High School
| Cocos Islands District High School Malay: Sekolah Tinggi Daerah Pulu Cocos | |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 12°11′25″S 96°49′52″E / 12.190384°S 96.831049°E |
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| Type | Public co-educational combined day school |
| Motto | Kerjasama dan Kejayaan ("Cooperation and Success") |
| Educational authority | Western Australia Department of Education |
| School code | 4157 |
| Principal | Kathleen Granger[1] |
| Staff | 18 |
| Years | K–10 |
| Enrollment | 102 (2021) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Website | cocosdhs |
Cocos Islands District High School (Malay: Sekolah Tinggi Daerah Pulu Cocos[2]) is the only school of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an integrated territory of Australia. The West Island campus serves grades K–10 with separate primary and secondary wings while the Home Island campus serves grades K–6.[3] It was founded in 1993 and falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education of the state of Western Australia.[4]
History and Demographics
Before the 1984 Cocos (Keeling) Islands status referendum, there was little formal education available in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands with most Cocos (Keeling) Islanders going direct into work. Even after voting for integration with Australia, most education offered on the island was limited to the first born child.[5] Originally the school was run separately for primary and secondary students before the Western Australian Department of Education opted to merge the two campuses.[6] As of 2019 about 80% of the pupils speak English as a second language. Most of the Home Island students are Cocos Malays; this differs in West Island since the majority of persons living there originated from the Australian continent.[3] The school teaches in English as the medium of instruction.[5] As of 2019 most staff reside on West Island, and those who teach on Home Island travel between the islands on a daily basis.[7] The majority of staff live in residences owned and maintained by the Australian national government.[3] In 2023, it was ranked as one of the poorest schools under Western Australian jurisdiction.[8]
References
- ^ "Contact Details Cocos Islands District High School".
- ^ "sshow.php." Cocos Islands District High School. Retrieved on 8 April 2019. Text alternates between English and Malay. English text and Malay text.
- ^ a b c Home Archived 25 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Cocos Islands District High School. Retrieved on 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Administration Cocos Islands District High School". Department of Education, WA. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ a b "There was trouble in paradise until Cocos Islanders changed their destiny". ABC. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ Bunce, Pauline (2012). English Language as Hydra: Its Impacts on Non-English Language Cultures. Multilingual Matters. p. 40. ISBN 9781847697493.
- ^ Stubbs, Ben (29 January 2017). "History, harmony, and the only Muslim island in Australia". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Western Australia's richest and poorest schools revealed". Courier Mail. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
