Proserpine State High School
| Proserpine State High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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4 Ruge Street , , 4800 | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Motto | "To help, encourage and challenge the individual to strive to fulfil his/her potential in all facets of life” |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | Whitsunday |
| Principal | Don McDermid |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Age range | 12–18 |
| Number of students | 1000 + |
| Average class size | 25 |
| Houses | Cook, Flinders, Kennedy, Oxley |
| Colour(s) | Green and gold |
| Slogan | Honour, Serve, Obey |
| Yearbook | The Arrow |
| Website | https://proserpineshs.eq.edu.au/ |
Proserpine State High School (established in 1963)[1] is a public high school in the town of Proserpine in Queensland, Australia.
History
Campus
The school was established in 1963. Since then, several buildings have been refurbished and a number of new structures have been erected but the school still retains a lot of its original façades and layout. The school contains many lettered blocks, starting from A block right up to O block. N block is the area of the school where the grade 7s are, O block grade 8s, D block grade 9s and A block grades 10–12.
Over the last two decades, significant investment has occurred at the school, on 13 March 2019 a new $20 million upgrade and expansion was launched by Education Minister Grace Grace. Stage 1 of this project will include the construction of a new two-level learning centre comprising five classrooms, one flexible learning area, a design studio and covered under-croft area, with the potential to add an extra four classrooms later, this is expected to be completed by December 2019. Stage 2 of the project expected to start in July 2019 is the construction of a new performing arts centre, this is due for completion in late 2020.[2]
Curriculum
The school teaches subjects required by the Queensland Studies Authority. The school has a well-funded LOTE and science curriculum but is not particularly underfunded in any other area.
The school uses roll-marking groups called "care groups" to facilitate a class that the students remain in for their entire schooling and for intra-school competitions. These are labeled by the 1st letter of their school house. These go right up from 1 to 8, e.g. F5 for flinders five. C2 for cook 2, etc.
References
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. Queensland Government http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2019/3/13/proserpine-state-high-embraces-new-projects. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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External links
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