Lakeland Senior High school caters for year 8-12 students and is located in South Lake. The school is close to Perth and situated near the freeway and a major train station. In 2009 Lakeland SHS was included in the Top 50 WA Schools for Secondary Graduation. The NOVA Program is a selective academic enrichment program offered to students in years 8-10. NOVA students feature in the highly regarded debating and chess teams. A focus on academic achievement has seen the school's median TER score improved twice in the last three years placing it in the TOP 50 public Schools using this measure in 2009. Also in 2009, no tertiary entrance student scored less than a 60 and all qualified for university entrance. A specialist sport program for Touch Rugby has produced numerous State Titles and WA representatives. The program won an Australian Schools First Impact Award worth $50000 in 2010. All students in this program work towards a Certificate II in Sport and Recreation, gaining coaching and refereeing accreditation along the way. Students are also heavily involved in running coaching clinics and in officiating at local competitions within primary schools and the community at large. Excellence in all sport is promoted and valued with the school having many current and former students representing teams at state and national levels, including Youth Olympics and Commonwealth Games. The school has a growing reputation for excellence in contemporary music, music technology and vocals. An album is recorded and produced each year by the students and there is a high demand for performances at community events. Drama and dance have a high profile with the school winning the Drama Section of the prestigious YOFEST competition in 2009. Varied and numerous TAFE Certificates (I-III) are available to upper secondary students as a result of a comprehensive VET Program. These Certificates include Music Industry; Food and Hospitality; Conservation and Land Management; Business; Information Technology; Photo Imaging. The VET program has..