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54-499: Ocean Reef Senior High School is an independent Public high school , located in Ocean Reef , 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Perth , Western Australia. Opened in 1983, the school's catchment area covered the northwestern part of the City of Joondalup and provides an education for approximately 1,300 students from Year 7 and Year 12 . The school opened in 1983 with 200 students in

108-743: A Liberal government initiative aimed at giving schools more flexibility in financial management, staff recruitment and other employment issues and school maintenance. Ocean Reef Senior High School's catchment area has been specified by the WA Department of Education to include the suburbs of Ocean Reef, Connolly , Currambine , Iluka and Mullaloo , as well as the western part of Heathridge . Its feeder primary schools are Beaumaris Primary School, Connolly Primary School, Currambine Primary School, Mullaloo Beach Primary School, Mullaloo Heights Primary School, Ocean Reef Primary School and Poseidon Primary School. Its neighbour high schools are Kinross College to

162-493: A freak storm in March 2010 the school was extensively damaged by hail and torrential rain. As a result, the school was closed for a week for all students. Senior school students then returned (attending Padbury Senior High School for 2 weeks) but students from Years 8 to 10 were not allowed back until late April following the first term holiday break. In 2011, Ocean Reef Senior High School became an Independent Public school under

216-520: A Liberal premier to govern without National support, even when the Liberals win enough Legislative Assembly seats to theoretically govern alone. In October 2004, Barnett led a campaign to raise the age of consent for homosexual acts from 16 to 18. This policy of recriminalisation was opposed by several major organisations, including Amnesty International , the World Health Organization , and

270-516: A New Public Management reform not directed at improving the educational outcomes of students, but at reforming the public sector, particularly through introducing managerialist and market values, practices and mechanisms. IPS is also understood as a regulatory regime aligned with neoliberal modalities of governing. Using a Foucauldian theoretical approach to the IPS initiative, the rationalities, techniques and practices of IPS have been understood as transforming

324-490: A decreased 7.1 percent amount of the GST revenue (lower than last year's revenue amount of 8.1 percent) while Western Australia is a state that will be heavily relied upon for the nation's economic growth due to its booming resource sector. Western Australia therefore would be heavily dependent on GST revenue to fund major resource sector projects although they would not be supported by GST revenue, thus becoming extensive expenditure for

378-502: A disapproval rating of 36 percent. Since then, Labor leader Mark McGowan has consistently led Barnett as Better Premier by several percent, with Barnett's approval rating consistently low, currently at 33 percent, with his disapproval rating consistently high, currently at 54 percent. On 11 March 2017, Barnett was swept from power in the largest defeat of a sitting government in Western Australia's history. The Coalition suffered

432-632: A lecturer in Economics at the Western Australian Institute of Technology (later renamed Curtin University ). In 1981, he was seconded to the Confederation of Western Australian Industry, becoming the founding editor of their publication, Western Australian Economic Review . He was later appointed their chief economist, and served with them until 1985, when he became the executive director of

486-527: A minister in the Court–Cowan Ministry from 1993 until its defeat at the 2001 election , after which he was made leader of the Liberal Party, replacing the outgoing premier, Richard Court . He resigned as leader after the unsuccessful 2005 election , but regained the position prior to the 2008 election , where he was elected premier. Barnett was sworn into office on 23 September 2008 by Ken Michael ,

540-642: A motion to spill the leadership of the WA Liberal Party was brought by backbencher Murray Cowper . On 20 September, it was defeated 31 votes to 15. Nalder, who would have nominated against Barnett if the spill motion had passed, promised not to launch future leadership challenges. Most polls since Barnett's landslide victory in 2013 showed the Barnett government well behind Labor. A Newspoll conducted from October to December 2015 and released in January 2016, revealing

594-483: A number of important resource development projects. The Court government was defeated at the 2001 election . Court had a somewhat frosty relationship with Barnett and wanted to keep him from becoming leader of the opposition. While Court was from the conservative wing of the state Liberal Party, Barnett is from the moderate wing. Court engineered a plan to have federal MP Julie Bishop succeed him instead. Under Court's plan, both he and Barnett would have resigned from

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648-477: A significant association with school performance. However, a system-level composition effect appears with regard to school autonomy in educational content as well as budgeting. Students in educational systems giving more autonomy to schools to choose textbooks, to determine course content, and to decide which courses to offer, tend to perform better regardless of whether the schools which individual students attend have higher degrees of autonomy or not'. A comparison of

702-488: A single teaching block (now used as the Social Studies block) with a small group of year 8 and 9 students and only 14 staff. It was formally opened by the then Education Minister, Bob Pearce , on 24 February 1984. Over the years, the school has grown to around 10 blocks and a well equipped on-site library. The school now has a total of 92 teaching staff, 20 administration staff, 18 support staff and 1,217 students. During

756-505: A swing of 12.6 percent and lost 20 seats. Seven members of Barnett's cabinet, including Grylls, were defeated. The Coalition took a particularly severe beating in Perth. It went into the election holding 26 of the capital's 43 seats, but many Liberals in the outer suburbs sat on inflated margins. The Liberals suffered a 13.6 percent swing in Perth, and were cut down to just nine seats there, including Barnett's. Accepting responsibility for one of

810-658: A year earlier. Knowing that Grylls was in a position to effectively choose the next premier, both Barnett and Carpenter courted the Nationals' support. A week after the election, the Nationals agreed to support the Liberal Party as a minority government. As part of the deal, Grylls and two other Nationals, Terry Redman and Terry Waldron , accepted posts in Barnett's cabinet. However, the National ministers had only limited cabinet collective responsibility , unlike past Liberal-National coalitions in Western Australia (and at most levels in

864-571: Is a benefit to the school of becoming an IP school, and that the school staff and local community support the application. Applications are assessed by an independent panel. In its first round, 34 schools were admitted into the program. These schools began operating as IP schools in 2010. Since 2010, the following number of schools have been admitted into the program: 64 in 2011, 73 in 2012, and 84 in 2013. A further nine new schools opened as Independent Public Schools in 2014. Over half of all public schools have sought to become Independent Public Schools since

918-445: Is no causal link between autonomy and improved student learning outcomes, however local decision-making can improve learning outcomes in particular circumstances, such as where there are strong accountability mechanisms and a focus on improving the quality of teaching. The OECD has attempted to map the types and levels of autonomy across education systems, and to measure the impact of school autonomy on student performance. A comparison of

972-570: The Australian Medical Association , as well as all other parliamentary parties, including the Nationals. In October 2009, Barnett announced a series of new policies relating to drug legislation including a repeal of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 . The previous laws were formulated by Geoff Gallop 's drug summit, taking input from experts such as academics, police, social workers, lawyers, medical professionals and members of

1026-548: The Governor of Western Australia at the time. At the 2013 election Barnett and his government were re-elected to a second term. The Liberals were defeated at the 2017 election , and WA Labor 's Mark McGowan succeeded Barnett as Premier. On 15 December 2017, Barnett announced his intention to resign from politics, which he did on 5 February 2018. Barnett was born in Nedlands , an inner western suburb of Perth , on 15 July 1950. He

1080-509: The Treasury Portfolio after the resignation of former Treasurer Troy Buswell. In a cabinet reshuffle he handed the portfolio to Christian Porter later that same year. Barnett returned to the treasury portfolio when Christian Porter suddenly decided to pursue a career in federal politics and resigned immediately from all his state ministerial portfolios on 12 June 2012. Porter's resignation saw Barnett serve as an interim Treasurer until he

1134-503: The 2003 PISA results by the OECD concludes that different facets of school autonomy and accountability are associated with the level of student achievement - students perform better on average in schools with the authority to hire staff, but perform worse in schools with authority over formulating budgets. A comparison of the 2006 PISA results concludes that 'school level autonomy in relation to staffing, educational content and budgeting do not show

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1188-417: The 2012 PISA results concludes that school systems where schools have more autonomy over curricula and assessments tend to perform better overall, however the relationship between school autonomy and performance within countries is more complex, with factors such as accountability arrangements and teacher-principal collaboration in school management impacting on performance. Scholarly concern is registered about

1242-561: The Gallop government was returned with its majority intact, Barnett accepted responsibility for the defeat and resigned the Liberal leadership. On 9 March 2005 Liberal MPs elected Matt Birney , the member for Kalgoorlie , as Barnett's successor. Barnett spent the next two years on the backbench—the first time in his career he had not been either a minister or opposition frontbencher. In November 2007, he announced that he would retire from politics at

1296-709: The Indian Ocean Territories under the Territories Law Reform Act 1992 Independent Public Schools The Independent Public Schools (IPS) initiative was launched in Western Australia in 2009 by then Education Minister Dr Elizabeth Constable and the State Premier Colin Barnett . The Independent Public Schools initiative in Western Australia is an opt-in program, meaning schools choose to become an independent public school. In 2009, primary and secondary state schools were invited for

1350-583: The Liberal Party to the election , which saw a significant swing away from the incumbent Labor Party, leading to a hung parliament . The balance of power rested with the WA Nationals . While the federal Liberals and Nationals are in Coalition at the federal level, the WA Nationals do not necessarily follow their federal counterparts' lead politically, and leader Brendon Grylls had torn up the Coalition agreement

1404-627: The Liberals to power at the 1993 state election , Barnett became Minister for Resources Development and Energy and later, Minister for Education and Minister for Tourism in the Court–Cowan Ministry . He was also the Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly and remained deputy leader of the Liberal Party. He was generally regarded as a competent and successful minister, and was associated with

1458-673: The Secondary Extension And Challenge (SEAC) program is available to top academic students from years 8, 9 and 10. Students can be in two, one or none of these programs when attending ORSHS. Since Padbury Senior High School closure Ocean Reef has taken Marine Studies. Ocean Reef also operates an Autism Extension Program (AEP) for students between years 7 to 10, who are on the autism spectrum. These colours are named after Australian Ocean Animals [REDACTED] Media related to Ocean Reef Senior High School at Wikimedia Commons ^* The Government of Western Australia manages

1512-561: The Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. After former state Liberal leader Bill Hassell retired from politics in 1990, Barnett won the ensuing by-election in his old seat of Cottesloe . He had not previously been a member of the Liberal Party, only joining during the preselection process. Despite this, Barnett was appointed to the shadow cabinet of Barry MacKinnon shortly after entering parliament, with responsibility for housing and works. He also added

1566-493: The coast of Western Australia, while acknowledging broad dissent in the community. In 2015, former Liberal leader Bill Hassell—who had preceded Barnett as the member for Cottesloe and "has a habit of excoriating Barnett in the media" according to The Australian —labelled Barnett a social liberal and a useful over-spender. Barnett claimed mining royalties were spent on "disability, mental health and other areas of social need". In December 2007 when former Liberal leader Barnett

1620-521: The effects of self-management and the deregulation of school choice that has accompanied it. These effects include: increased administrative burden on principals; levels of resourcing required to effectively self-govern; and the intensification of 'the gaps between schools serving the rich and those serving the poor, gaps marked by growing differences in school size, student intake, resources and achievement'. Other research explicitly situates IPS in its political and policy context. IPS has been criticised as

1674-554: The election that the coalition with the WA Nationals would be retained. According to ABC election analyst Antony Green , Barnett would have been forced to keep the Nationals in his cabinet in any event. Even after the 2008 electoral reforms, rural areas are still significantly overrepresented in the Legislative Council . Green argued that the rural weighting in the Legislative Council makes it politically impossible for

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1728-500: The first time to express an interest in becoming an IP school through an application process administered by the Western Australian Department of Education . Applying schools need to demonstrate their readiness for increased autonomy and accountability through demonstrating the principal and school administration have prudent and effective financial and staff management ability. Schools should also demonstrate that there

1782-450: The fuel and energy portfolio in August 1991. In May 1992, MacKinnon was replaced as leader by Richard Court . Barnett ran for the deputy leadership against Cheryl Edwardes , and after an initial 16–16 tie was elected by lot . He retained responsibility for fuel and energy in the subsequent reshuffle of the shadow ministry, and was also given the state development portfolio. After Court led

1836-481: The government significantly trailing 47–53 two-party against the Labor opposition, representing a double-digit two-party swing of more than 10 points since the 2013 election. Had this been repeated at an election, it would have been more than enough to deny Barnett a third term. Just prior to the 2013 election, Barnett was nominated Better Premier with a 21-point lead on 52 percent, with an approval rating of 51 percent and

1890-548: The grounds that system decentralisation and principal autonomy improves the educational outcomes of students. A review of the Western Australian IPS initiative commissioned by the Department of Education (WA) was undertaken in 2013. This review found that principals welcomed the flexibilities offered by the program. There was no evidence of any change to attendance, suspension or academic achievement. The review noted that it

1944-544: The identities of principals around the neoliberal norms of entrepreneurship, self-reliance and self-responsibility. Colin Barnett Colin James Barnett AC (born 15 July 1950) is an Australian former politician who was the 29th Premier of Western Australia . He concurrently served as the state's Treasurer at several points during his tenure and had previously held various other portfolios in Western Australia's Court–Cowan Ministry . Barnett

1998-506: The initiative began in 2010. Schools granted IPS status choose to opt into a number of "flexibilities" or "authorities". These include: Independent Public Schools are also awarded a recurring payment of between $ 25,000 - $ 50,000 for administrative support, and $ 20,000-$ 40,000 one-off payments for transition costs. Independent Public Schools and their principals must: An Independent Public School, its principal and board cannot: The Independent Public Schools initiative has been justified on

2052-486: The next state election, at that stage due by May 2009. On 4 August 2008, Troy Buswell resigned as Opposition Leader and two days later Barnett was re-elected unopposed to the Liberal leadership despite the fact that he had previously announced his retirement and Deidre Willmott (who would subsequently be appointed as his Chief of Staff) had been endorsed in his electorate. On 7 August 2008, Premier Alan Carpenter called an early election for 6 September 2008. Barnett led

2106-520: The north, Belridge Senior High School to the east and Padbury Senior High School to the south (Former). As many families in the area have above-average incomes compared with the Perth metropolitan region, private schools such as Mater Dei College, Prendiville Catholic College , Lake Joondalup Baptist College and St. Mark's Anglican Community School compete for the same cohort. The school offers "specialist" programs in contemporary "music", "marine" studies and "elite" soccer. Additionally, placement in

2160-572: The plan, he claimed to have "choked on his Weet-Bix " at what he described as "an act of treachery or deceit." However, when Bishop rejected the plan, Court, finding himself in an untenable situation, resigned. Barnett then took the leadership after defeating his only opponent Rod Sweetman. At the 2005 state election , Barnett proposed the construction of a canal from the rivers of the Kimberley Ranges in northern Western Australia to Perth to meet Perth's growing water supply problem. The proposal

2214-525: The public. Barnett has stated it is his intention to overturn these laws because of his beliefs and stated that the drug summit members made a mistake introducing them and that cannabis was a "gateway drug". To help with the enforcement of this new policy, Barnett also supported legislation to give police the power to search and seize property without any suspicion or belief that a crime has been committed. A Liberal parliamentarian, Peter Abetz , voiced support for these laws in parliament by drawing reference to

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2268-464: The rest of the country), and the Nationals reserved the right to vote against the government on issues that affected their electorates' interests. Additionally, Grylls declined to become Deputy Premier , a post which went to Liberal deputy leader Dr Kim Hames . Carpenter resigned rather than face certain defeat on the floor of the Assembly, and Barnett was sworn into office on 23 September 2008. Barnett

2322-493: The state legislature. Bishop would have resigned from federal parliament and handed her seat of Curtin , the safest Liberal seat in the Perth area, to Barnett. Bishop would have then run in either Barnett's seat of Cottesloe or Court's seat of Nedlands , both reckoned as comfortably safe Liberal seats. Court would then hand leadership of the WA Liberals to Bishop once she was safely in state parliament. When Barnett found out about

2376-495: The state. Barnett believed that if Western Australia had agreed to a proposition for the States to handover 30% of the GST revenue pool, the arrangement could eventually lead to the federal government being able to acquire 100% of the state's GST revenue. The reaction of Barnett towards the health reform has been considered by political writer Peter van Onselen as a preservation of the states' rights. From 27 April 2010, Barnett held

2430-524: The work Adolf Hitler did to bring security to Nazi Germany . Barnett said that Abetz was making a valid point. In June 2013, Barnett said that Western Australia would not sign up to the Gillard government Gonski School Funding Reforms. Barnett said that he will not let the federal government govern schools. In December 2013, Barnett announced a controversial plan for great white sharks to be shot and disposed of at sea if they come within one kilometre of

2484-505: The worst defeats of a sitting state or territory government since Federation, Barnett resigned as Liberal leader and returned to the backbench. He was succeeded as WA Liberal leader by his former Treasurer, Mike Nahan . On 15 December 2017, Barnett announced his intention to retire from politics after Australia Day 2018. He resigned on 5 February 2018, triggering a by-election in his seat of Cottesloe. In December 2019, Barnett criticised Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton for stating that

2538-633: Was born in Nedlands , Perth . He graduated from the University of Western Australia with an economics degree. Having lectured in economics at the Western Australian Institute of Technology and served as an executive director of the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Cottesloe at a by-election in 1990 . Barnett served as

2592-402: Was costed by Barnett at A$ 2 billion, however it soon emerged that no feasibility study or detailed costings had been done. Some experts put the cost as high as A$ 5 billion. The Prime Minister, John Howard , refused to commit federal funds to the project. He released the policy costings only a few days before the election, when a A$ 200 million error in the costings document was discovered. When

2646-552: Was educated at Nedlands Primary School and Hollywood Senior High School . He began studying geology at the University of Western Australia , but switched to an economics course from which he graduated with an honours degree and later a master's degree. In 1973, he became a cadet research officer for the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Canberra , being promoted to senior research officer before returning to Perth in 1975 to become

2700-437: Was officially replaced by Troy Buswell the following month on 7 July. Barnett led the Liberals to victory in the 2013 state election , taking 31 seats on a swing of 8.8 points. This was theoretically enough for the Liberals to govern alone, and marked only the second time that the main non-Labor party in Western Australia had won a majority in its own right since adopting the Liberal banner in 1944. However, Barnett said after

2754-578: Was once again a backbencher and contemplating political retirement, he claimed: "I'm disappointed that the Liberal Party has been taken over by hardline right-wingers" and "The party has become inflexible and has held a hard line on social issues, and that has not worked with 30-year-old voters" and "We should be more moderate on social issues. Saying sorry to Aboriginal people is part of that. We should have said sorry long ago". On 17 September 2016, Local Government Minister Tony Simpson and Transport Minister Dean Nalder resigned from Cabinet. Subsequently,

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2808-463: Was that 30 per cent of the GST revenue pool was to be dedicated towards the Commonwealth's contribution for hospital services, which had a disproportionate impact on those States receiving a less than per capita share of the GST pool (for Western Australia, this would have resulted in an estimated 64 per cent of GST revenue being forfeit). Barnett had already been angered that Western Australia was given

2862-666: Was the sole state premier opposed to Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd 's key Health reform policy deal at the April 2010 COAG meeting. Barnett at the time led the only Liberal State Government in Australia, while all others states were led by Labor governments. The reasoning for Barnett's strong opposition towards the reform was because it would require the State Governments to forfeit a proportion of their GST revenue. The Rudd government's proposal

2916-457: Was too early for the initiative to demonstrate an effect on student outcomes. A study in Victoria, Australia, following self-managing reforms in that state found no direct cause and effect between the decentralisation of decision-making in planning and resource allocation, and improved learning outcomes of students. A recent review of the literature into the effects of school autonomy concludes there

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