John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School
John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School (JSRACS or JSR) is a dual-campus, co-educational private school in Perth, Western Australia named after the notable West Australian and first Surveyor-General of Western Australia, John Septimus Roe. It is a largest member of the Anglican Schools Commission and also noted for having the longest name of any school in Western Australia
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