Kennedy Baptist College
independent secondary school in Murdoch, WA, Australia
Kennedy Baptist College is an Australian coeducational, independent, Baptist, secondary school located in Murdoch, Western Australia. The college currently educates 1,238 students and 160 staff members (2023). It is named after Baptist minister and pioneer William Kennedy and is situated on the grounds of Murdoch University.
Overview
Kennedy Baptist College is headed by a board that appoints the headmaster. The current headmaster, Mark Ashby, was appointed for the opening of the school in 2013. He was the foundation principal of Mandurah Baptist College in 2005.
History
Kennedy Baptist College was established in 2013 following the amalgamation of two neighbouring schools, Winthrop Baptist College and Somerville Baptist College, founded in 1994 and 1999 respectively.
The name of the school was chosen to honour the legacy of William Kennedy, a pastor and pioneer in the Baptist Union movement within Western Australia.
In March 2017, the school opened a new $3.6 million sport centre. The school received financial support for the project from the Capital Grants Program and a low interest loan from the Government of Western Australia.
“Kennedy Baptist College” enters the record as independent secondary school in Murdoch, WA, Australia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Kennedy, Baptist and College can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6389588. Authority coordinates are -32.074, 115.830. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2023, 2013, 2005 and 1994.
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