Lowood State High School
Lowood State High School | |
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Prospect Street , , 4311 | |
Coordinates | 27°28′07″S 152°34′57″E / 27.468521°S 152.582625°E |
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Type | State secondary day school |
Motto | Creating the Future[1][2] |
Established | 1983[4] |
Principal | Stacey Beu[2][5] |
Grades | Year 7–12[4] |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrolment | 732 (August 2022)[6]: 3 [7] |
Houses |
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Website | www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au |
Lowood State High School is a state high school located in Lowood, Queensland, Australia.
Infrastructure
[edit]The school has been used as a place of refuge during flooding of the local area, in particular the floods of November 2023.[8][9]
Students
[edit]Student enrolments
[edit]In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 905 students.[10]
In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700.[11]: 2 The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:
Year | Years | Boys | Girls | Total | |||||
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7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 311 | 279 | 590[12] |
2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 373 | 315 | 688[13] |
2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 376 | 352 | 728[14] |
2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 378 | 373 | 751[15] |
2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 376 | 371 | 747[16] |
2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 366 | 338 | 704[17] |
2020 | 147 | 148 | 134 | 126 | 110 | 77 | 373 | 369 | 742[6]: 3 [18] |
2021 | 146 | 161 | 145 | 133 | 107 | 91 | 390 | 393 | 783[6]: 3 [19] |
2022 | 122 | 140 | 157 | 143 | 96 | 74 | 371 | 361 | 732[6]: 3 [7] |
2023 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
House structure
[edit]The school's four sports houses are named after Australian explorers, in particular those associated with the exploration of Queensland's Brisbane River:[20]
House name | Colour | Mascot | Australian explorers |
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Oxley | Green | Crocodile | John Oxley |
Lockyer | Red | Lion | Edmund Lockyer |
Logan | Blue | Shark | Patrick Logan |
Cunningham | Yellow | Hornet | Allan Cunningham |
Notable alumni
[edit]The following are notable alumni of the school:
Name | Sport |
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Tom Court | Shotputter and international rugby union player.[21][22] |
Dane Sampson | Olympic shooting sport.[23] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Our school". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Principal's Welcome". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Lowood State High School - Prospectus 2022" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Lowood State High School – Executive Summary" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 30 March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Our staff". Lowood State High School (wwww.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Lowood State High School – School Annual Report – Queensland State School Reporting – 2022" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 19 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Ciccarelli, Raffaella; Trajkovich, Marina (12 May 2022). "Emergency flood warnings declared in several south-east Queensland regions as wet weather set to continue". 9 News (www.9news.com.au). Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Trajkovich, Marina (13 May 2022). "'Can't believe it's happening': Queenslanders devastated by second flood event in months". 9 News (www.9news.com.au). Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School – School Enrolment Management Plan". Education. Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood High School Literacy Report – Results of Schoolwide Survey" (PDF). University of Queensland (www.uq.edu.au). March 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Richards, Jonathan (2019). "Chapter 3 - Historical Changes of the Lower Brisbane River". In Tibbetts, I.R.; Rothlisberg, P.C.; Neil, D.T.; Homburg, T.A.; Brewer, D.T.; Arthington, A.H. (eds.). Moreton Bay Quandamooka & Catchment: Past, Present, and Future (PDF). ISBN 978-0-6486690-0-5. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Peel, Charlie (28 July 2010). "Rugby star began life in Lowood". Gatton Star. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Banks, Kieran (26 June 2013). "Lowood's Court in Lions' den". Courier Mail (www.couriermail.com.au). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Dane Sampson - The Inspiration of Our Nation". Australian Olympic Team (www.london2012.olympics.com.au). Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023.