For a young girl whose Bat Mitzvah plans were COVIDed a few short hours before it was all set to begin, Rachel showed maturity beyond her years. Her positive attitude of accepting what one cannot change and being grateful for the well wishes and the safety and health of the community was refreshing and inspirational! Rachel delivered her Dvar Torah via Zoom, emphasising the n ...
Secondary School

Mock Trials Teams Argue Valiantly
Congratulations to all our legal eagles for their impressive performances on the evening of 23 June 2021. We won two out of our three trials in the WA Supreme Court. The Year 12s are now unbeaten and looking at a good chance in the exclusive state finals. We will hopefully find out for sure by the end of term. Year 11s also had a win and our Year 10s lost against a very quirk ...
Outstanding Educational Leader Announced as Carmel's Next Principal
Carmel School is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Julie Harris as the new Principal, commencing in January 2022. This appointment follows an extensive search resulting in a very strong field of candidates from many of the leading independent schools in WA and Australia. Dr Harris will take over this leadership role from Mrs Shula Lazar, who has ably led the School for ...

Alumnus Tanna Wasserman Recognised
We are incredibly proud of Tanna (Dorot Carmel, 2020) whose artwork was selected for inclusion in this year’s Pulse Perspectives exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Inspired by local artist Donna Franklin, her unique piece, made entirely of dehydrated fruits, is a comment on the environmental impact of the fashion industry and food wastage. “I carefully sliced t ...

Wheel Club Is Wheelie Good!
On 12 May we watched our Wednesday afternoon German Wheel Club students honing their skills in the gymnasium and even had a go to see what all the excitement is about. Wow, is it exhilarating! Coach Emma Gardiner of Perth Wheel is the only trained Wheel teacher in WA – how lucky we are to have her. Student Rachel B said, “The German Wheel is one of the most enjoyable and fun th ...

Finalists Shine at Local Finals of Mikolot
The local finals of Mikolot were held on Thursday 13 May in front of all Year 10s, staff and parents (via Zoom) and the competition was tight! All five finalists - Ashri, David, Jess, Ari and Lucy - did an amazing job. Their prepared speeches responded to how the pandemic has challenged them personally, as well as links to their faith. Speakers gave outstanding responses and ou ...

Snakes and Ladders Bring out Year 7s’ Competitive Streak!
On Wednesday 12 May our Year 7 Maths class students divided themselves into faction groups and worked on multiple different question sheets, each containing different problems to solve. Those successful in getting their problems right were given the green light by Ms Bughiu to shake the dice and move their coloured faction markers on the on-screen Snakes and Ladders game. If th ...

Round 2 of House Cultural Competition – Students Get Busy
On Friday 21 May our High School was a hive of activity as the next round of the House Cultural Competition took place. Students were immersed in activities from chess, building structures and debating as they fiercely competed on behalf of their Houses. Kol Hakovod to all who participated! Log in to Facebook to see Round 1 photos here and a few more from Round 2 here. ...

Debaters on a Roll
By Ms Anna Lee Our Novices debate team, Sarah G, Rachel B, Hannah S, Maya F, Matthew R and Aaron L (mostly Year 7s who have never debated before) have won all three of their debates so far this debating season, despite having a postponement due to COVID lockdown and having to prep for two topics at once. The Juniors, Sofia K, Asher R, Jordan R, Michael Y, Ariella S and Na ...

Jazz H Enjoys Work Experience at Carmel Primary
We really love the flow of experiences between students from our High and Primary School campuses. Year 10 student Jazz H is currently working on Wednesdays and Fridays with Morah Janine and her Prep 1 class in an informal work experience ‘taster’ and wow, do our Preps love her visits! Mrs Paula O’Tool, Learning Support Teacher, noted, “Jazz is completing work experience in Pre ...
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Carmel School
123 Cresswell Road
Dianella, Western Australia 6059
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+61 8 9276 1900
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+61 8 9276 1644
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