Lesmurdie Senior High School enjoys a reputation within the education community for its very experienced, enthusiastic and innovative staff.
This is reflected in the school continuing to build on its long history of exemplary performance in a wide range of curricular and extra curricular activities.
Set among natural bushland on the fringe of a residential area, the architecturally designed buildings evoke a sense of peace and space with a distinctly Australian flavour. Well maintained and technologically well equipped, the physical environment enables students and teachers to readily focus on education and the reaching of one’s full potential.
The school is serviced directly by buses covering the local community, Pickering Brook, Roleystone, Forrestfield and Maddington. In addition, an express service to the Kalamunda bus depot enables use of connecting routes to cover Maida Vale, High Wycombe and the Midland regions

Lesmurdie Senior High School and its Emblem

The emblem depicts a Dasyurus geoffroii ( western native cat or Chuditch) on branches of a Eucalyptus marginata (Jarrah) tree. Both are indigenous to the locality, the former being in danger of extinction.
The use of local fauna and flora is consistent with the school's stated intention to promote conservation of the environment. At an act of dedication on 18th September 1980, trees were planted on the site by students designate. The occasion was honoured by the presence of the late Dr Richard St Barbe Barker world leader and founder of " Men of Trees".
Some of the characteristics of the western native cat - its tenacity, intelligence and agility - make it particularly suitable as a school emblem. The Eucalyptus marginata is Western Australia's most famous tree.

Some of the earliest jarrah came from Mason's Mill in the Lesmurdie area, the cut timber being hauled down to Mason's Landing on the Canning River from where it floated on barges downstream to the main settlement.

The combination of Dasyurus geoffroii and Eucalyptus marginata links Lesmurdie Senior High School both environmentally and historically to the district in which it is located.

Ethos

This school operates in the belief that it upholds and promotes personal, academic and social excellence amongst both students and staff and discourages those influences that would work against the attainment of these standards. Consequently, the ethical, moral and academic values that the school accepts for itself are to be the highest possible to equip both students and teachers to cope with the expectations of society. 

The major aim of this school is to create an environment in which the student learns to become a useful citizen by being responsible for his or her behaviour.

This school operates in the belief that it upholds and promotes personal, academic and social excellence amongst both students and staff and discourages those influences that would work against the attainment of these standards. Consequently, the ethical, moral and academic values that the school accepts for itself are to be the highest possible to equip both students and teachers to cope with the expectations of society. 

The major aim of this school is to create an environment in which the student learns to become a useful citizen by being responsible for his or her behaviour.

School Uniform and Dress
School uniform is worn by all students at Lesmurdie Senior High School. The foundation parents decided Lesmurdie would be a school uniform school, and that policy has been followed ever since. It is recorded in the School Policy Handbook that parents who object to school uniform, are asked to visit the Principal to work out a form of dress acceptable to both parties. Since the school opened, very few parents have made such an approach.

More information about the school uniform can be found at Student Services