Churchlands SHS School of Music

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2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the specialist music program for gifted and talented students. Since 1972 thousands of students have received a comprehensive musical education that has enriched their lives. The music program at Churchlands was early official recognition of the needs of gifted and talented students in the relatively recent establishment of universal public secondary education. The impetus was partly a desire by music educators to provide enriched music education for talented students without compromising their study of the academic subjects and partly a need for a model for secondary music education in WA.

The program began with 32 students in humble circumstances tucked away in a storeroom and has gradually increased in size and scope to cater for over 300 students, with over 50 students completing Year 12 music each year. Facilities were expanded in 1992 and again in 2012.