A teenager who allegedly fired gunshots at a school in Perth’s northern suburbs in May has been allowed to go home, where he must stay under the supervision of his parents.

The boy is accused of firing three shots at Atlantis Beach Baptist College in Two Rocks in May, allegedly after gaining access to rifles licensed to his father.

He has been charged with multiple offences including possession of firearms, possession of ammunition and discharging a firearm to cause fear and endangering life.

He has been on bail since he was charged but has been residing at a special youth hostel under strict supervision.

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In the Perth Children’s Court on Wednesday, a magistrate agreed to vary bail conditions to enable the youth to live at home.

Magistrate Stephen Wilson said the teenager had no prior engagement with the justice system and had a supportive family who had engaged “extremely well” with agencies.

He said underlying issues were being addressed, and “various risk factors” had been removed.

The court was told no guns were at the home.

“The family are in the position to provide the adequate care and supervision,” Magistrate Wilson said.

Teenager warned to follow conditions

The teenager was told he must stay at home 24 hours a day, seven days a week, unless he was in the company of a parent or an approved person older than 21.

He was told he could not go within 100 metres of the college, could not contact students and could not have unsupervised use of the internet.

The magistrate warned the teenager that if he breached the conditions, police would become involved and he could be sent to Banksia Hill Detention Centre.

Defence lawyer Michele Lord had told the court the boy’s mother would resign from work to supervise him and he would be supported by Youth Justice and the Metropolitan Youth Bail Service.

She said the teenager had been following the rules of his bail and there had been no critical incidents.

Ms Lord said there were no places in any other hostels.

Prosecution, defence ‘negotiating’

Prosecutor Brad Hollingsworth told the court the application to vary bail was not opposed.

In relation to the charges, he said the parties were “actively negotiating” and it was hoped they could get to a point of agreement where there would be a sentencing date as opposed to a trial date.

But he did say they were “well away” from the matter being resolved and were a “long way away from understanding what happened here”.

The teenager is scheduled to return to court in August.