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| Springwood State High School | |
|---|---|
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Springwood, Queensland Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | The highest expectations |
| Established | 1977 |
| Grades | Year 7 to Year 12 |
| Website | springwoodshs |
Springwood State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the Logan City suburb of Springwood, in Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 549 students and a teaching staff of 51, as of 2023.[2] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12,[1][2] and is home to one of fifteen air quality monitoring stations in South East Queensland.[3]
History
[edit]The school opened on 24 January 1977[4] to Grade 8 students, with its official opening occurring in 1978.[5]
In 2010, the school suspended 20 students over the creation of a Facebook page that bullied staff members of the school.[6]
Notable alumni
[edit] | This section needs more citations. (April 2015) |
Some Springwood High School students have become notable, including:
- Steven Bradbury – First Australian gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics,
- Jodie Henry – Triple Olympic gold medal winner,
- Aidan McLindon – Queensland politician,
- Grant Musgrove – Ex-Queensland politician (was member for Springwood),
- Lorna Jane Clarkson[7] – founder of Lorna Jane fitness clothing stores worldwide,
- Quade Cooper – rugby union player,
- Steven Johnson – Australian V8 racing driver.
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Springwood State High School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- 1 2 3 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ "South East Queensland". Air monitoring network stations. The State of Queensland. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ "Springwood State High School". Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ↑ Moore, Tony; Trenwith, Courtney (25 February 2010). "School suspends 20 over Facebook bully groups". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ "Springwood State High School 2015 Prospectus" (PDF). Springwood State High School. Springwood State High School. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
External links
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