At Mount Lawley Senior High School, our Middle School provides a supportive and dynamic environment for students in Years 7 and 8.
With a focus on building strong relationships, fostering resilience, and developing essential academic and personal skills, we ensure students transition successfully into secondary education and thrive in their learning journey.
Our approach is centred on wellbeing, resilience and academic growth, ensuring every student feels known, supported, and challenged. Middle School students develop skills in:
During induction, students explore:
Emotional intelligence and strategies for building positive relationships
Understanding harassment and bullying from the perspective of victims, bystanders, and perpetrators
Confidence to speak up and seek help when harassment occurs
Awareness of cyberbullying and safe strategies for reporting and managing incidents
A resilient, proactive approach to maintaining a safe and respectful school environment
Students learn practical strategies to manage their time and learning, including:
Navigating the school, facilities, and resources
Using the school diary effectively to plan tasks and deadlines
Accessing the school’s IT network and Moodle for learning
Breaking tasks into manageable steps and structuring study sessions
Creating a Home Learning/Study Timetable to track priorities and progress
Middle School is organised into five distinct Communities, each with approximately 120 students. Each Community has its own dedicated “home” in the purpose-built Middle School buildings, designed to support flexible teaching approaches and strong teacher-student relationships.
Students remain in the same Community with the same teachers throughout Years 7 and 8, allowing continuity of learning and the development of positive relationships. Each Community includes four form classes aligned with our House system. Where possible, students are placed in the same House as siblings.
For core subjects, English, Mathematics, Science, and Humanities & Social Sciences, students remain with the same teaching team for two years. For Health & Physical Education, Languages Other Than English (LOTE), Technologies, and The Arts, students are grouped according to their selected programs, including:
Selective Language Program (Gifted and Talented Languages)
Specialist Visual & Performing Arts Program
Academic Extension Classes
Apart from these, Year 7 and 8 classes are not streamed, ensuring an inclusive and collaborative learning environment.
All students have access to the school’s specialist facilities for Health & Physical Education, Languages Other Than English (LOTE), Technologies, and The Arts.
Our dedicated Middle School staff are passionate about supporting students through this crucial stage of development, fostering confidence, wellbeing, and a strong sense of belonging.
Community Team Leaders support student induction and orientation, monitor academic, social and emotional progress, facilitate communication between teachers and parents, provide counselling and guidance, and organise year-level events and activities.
Kieran Lesk | kieran.lesk@education.wa.edu.au
Nikki Bower | Nicola.Bower@education.wa.edu.au
Dana Moretta | Dana.Moretta@education.wa.edu.au
Queenie Wan | Queenie.Wan@education.wa.edu.au
Terry Doyle | Terence.Doyle1@education.wa.edu.au
Dana Moretta | Dana.Moretta@education.wa.edu.au
Steven.Raphael@education.wa.edu.au
The Associate Principal leads enrolments, quality teaching programs, and student learning outcomes for Years 7 and 8.
Belinda.Derby@education.wa.edu.au
The Assistant Associate Principal is responsible for attendance, uniform, behaviour standards, and ensuring a positive school environment.
For all inquiries related to Years 7 and 8:
Phone: 9265 1573
Email: Middle School Administration
Parents are encouraged to contact Community Leaders or Form Teachers regarding any concerns or questions about their child.
Mount Lawley Senior High School acknowledges the Whadjuk (Whadjak) People of the Nyoongar Nation as the Traditional Custodians of this land. We pay our respects to their Elders, both past and present, and to their continuing connection to Noongar Boodja (Noongar Country).
