CLIFTON HILLS PRIMARY SCHOOL (CHPS) was first opened in 1972 and is located on the slopes of the Darling Escarpment, approximately 25km South East of Perth. After a great deal of discussion and debate the school made application in 2011 to become an 'Independent Public School'. At the start of the 2012 school year Clifton Hills Primary School will open as an 'Independent Public School' (I.P.S.).