Adventist Schools in Western Australia

Our History

Jan 2007

100 Years Young

13th January 2007

In 2007 Carmel Adventist College celebrated its Centenary. More than 1,500 alumni attended a weekend of nostalgia and the renewing of friendships. 

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Dec 1983

Years 8 - 12

9th December 1983

Carmel becomes a Year 8 - 12 campus after the closure of the Victoria Park Adventist High School.

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Jan 1977

Major construction

1st January 1977

The next building venture took place in 1977, which included the construction of the Main Building, as we know it today and the Science Block.

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Jan 1956

Modernisation begins

1st January 1956

In 1956 the establishment was modernised and two dormitory buildings were added. Charles Ashcroft Hall to house 50 boys, was completed in 1958. Kathleen Giblett Hall to accommodate 50 girls,…

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Jan 1938

Ever Growing

1st January 1938

1935 saw more building work commence with the addition of the front offices to the centre hall and classrooms.1

This photograph was taken in the year 1938 when much of the work was…

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Mar 1933

Weet-Bix kids

17th March 1933

Carmel Sanitarium opened on March 17, 1933 by Pastor L Lemke. The factory not only provided much needed employment during the Great Depression and beyond. It also gave employment…

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Jun 1925

There has never been a year in the history of Carmel Adventist College where financial difficulty has not been a challenge. The school was enthusiastically started largely on contributions…

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Jan 1912

Making Granola

1st January 1912

Amy Smith, Bertha Miller and Arthur Powell in 1912 making the breakfast cereal granola, which was taken to Perth for sale. To help pay part of their school fees, each student was required to…

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Jan 1908

Class of 1908

1st January 1908

This is the class of 1908 Staff and Students.

Photograph: Harry Martin (bottom left, with this wife, Prudence) had the job of not only being principal, but supervisor of all building…

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Jan 1907

School Opens

12th January 1907

This school began as the Darling Range School in 1907 with just two students. By the end of the year there were fourteen. In 1908 the school was relocated to a better position higher up the…

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Jan 1906

Seeds are Planted

1st January 1906

In 1906 the Western Australian Seventh-day Adventist Conference decided that an SDA College was needed so that students did not have to leave WA for their education. Friends of Charles…

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