Cape Naturaliste College

Cape Naturaliste College is a comprehensive public high school located in Vasse, a regional centre 240km south of Perth, Western Australia.The school was established in 2008 admitted 95 foundation Year 8 students in February of that year. The Minister of Education, Mark McGowan, announced later the same year that the school would become a senior high school and enroll students for Year 11 courses in 2011 and Year 12 in 2012.Enrolments at the school have increased from the initial 95 students in 2008 to 224 in 2009 when Year 9 commenced to 282 when Year 10 was introduced and to 355 in 2011 when the school introduced Year 11 classes. In 2012 the Year 12 cohort was introduced and enrolments increased to 446 students. In 2015 the school introduced a cohort of Year 7 students.The college is built on an 8ha site and is surrounded by natural bushland. It is of an award winning design. and was constructed at an initial cost of $21 million.In 2011, CNC became the first school in the South West region to implement a 1:1 take home laptop program for its students from years 9 to 12.The school boasts facilities such as a Multi-Media centre, a Performing arts centre, Visual Arts studios, State of the art Information Technology resources, a Music-Program and a large cafe.