History
The first campus, originally named Thomas Scott Anglican Community School, was established in Beechboro in 1990 when it took over the old Northside Christian School at the request of the State Government. The second campus located in Mirrabooka, was opened in 1992, and exists as a combined primary and secondary school campus.
While in the beginning the two schools shared the same administration and school council, there existed a separate cultural identity. To this day, there is a deep rivalry between the primary schools students particularly in sporting events and the move to the upper school campus. As such in 1996, Thomas Scott Anglican Community School was renamed John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School to mark the new concept of "two campuses, one school".
2005 saw the completion of the renovated Science block and 2007 the newly created Catherine O'Neill library (in honour of the Foundation Principal of the school). In 2008, the ICT Centre completed its renovation (formerly serving as an administration building). This was followed by the new Middle School Learning Community in 2009 and a raft of new classrooms in the following years.
2009 was also the 20th anniversary of the school's foundation, celebrated with special concerts, dinners and events.
Today the primary school campus at Beechboro and primary/secondary campus at Mirrabooka has a student population of over 2,000 students from kindergarten to Year 12.
In early 2012 the long-awaited internal road system was finished. Later that year, the school's Chapel of St Paul underwent a renovation, adding new facilities and a vestry. Future projects include a new Senior School block, central canteen and swimming pool.
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