Mount Gravatt State High School
| Mount Gravatt State High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 27°32′24″S 153°4′4.8″E / 27.54000°S 153.068000°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State High School |
| Motto | Digna Petamus (Seek Worthy Things) |
| Established | 1960 |
| Principal | Richard Usher city = Mount Gravatt, Queensland |
| Enrolment | ~843 |
| Colour(s) | White,Black & Red |
| Website | Official Homepage |
Mount Gravatt State High School is a co-educational government secondary school of about 1500 students is located in Mount Gravatt, a suburb in the south of Brisbane, Australia. The school was opened in 1960.
Mount Gravatt State High School is a Registered Training Organization (RTO) and is able to issue Australian Qualification Framework qualifications in the vocational education and training vector and to deliver and/or assess associated training.[1]
The school is an Education Queensland International (EQI) pioneer school for International student programs.[2]
Gateway school
The school is part of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Industry Project. As such it can be officially blended (along with five other schools) as ‘Gateway Schools to the ICT Industry’. Schools involved in this project are committed to increasing and improving the various and range of technology in learning. Students are encouraged to develop their learning and stills through the application of appropriate technology in education, as in many other schools.[3]
Notable alumni
- Ross Clark, Australian poet
- Erika Yamasaki - member of Australian weightlifting team at 2006 Commonwealth Games.[4]
- Dean Felton, broadcast journalist & presenter
Sport
- Soccer
- Rugby League
- Cricket
- Chess
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Badminton
- Hockey
- Netball
- Squash
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Softball
Awards
- Comalco - Brisbane's greenest and healthiest school 2005.[2]
References
- ^ "Mount Gravatt State High School registered in QLD" (Web listing). National Training Information Service. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b "Mount Gravatt SHS school overview" (PDF). Education Queensland International. Archived from the original (.pdf) on 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ Tierney, Sean. "Gateway Schools to the ICT Industry - Gateway Schools" (Project site). Education Queensland. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ Harrison, Dan (2006-03-17). "Medallist brushes off drugs row" (Web article). Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
See also
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