Aspley State High School

Aspley State High School
Aspley State High School
Address
	651 Zillmere Road, Aspley; Brisbane , Queensland ; Australia
Coordinates	27°21′25″S153°01′28″E / 27.3569°S 153.0245°E
Information
Type	Co-educational state senior
Motto	Non Sibi Sed Omnibus; (Not for one's self, but for all)
Established	1964
Principal	Jacquita Miller
Enrollment	1,081
Campus	Suburban
Colour(s)	Red █, blue █ and white █
Website	aspleyshs.eq.edu.au

Last updated August 19, 2024

Aspley State High School is a secondary school situated in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, in the Australian state of Queensland. As of August 2023 it has a student population of 1,081.^[2]

History

Aspley State High School opened on 29 January 1963. It was originally to be called Zillmere State High School but was renamed on 17 January 1963 shortly before it opened.^[3]

Events

Aspley High students participate in many events throughout the school year, such as the Swimming Carnival, the Athletics Carnival (field and track events) and the Cross Country.

The student population is split up into four houses.

House name	Named after
Florey	Howard Walter Florey
Hinkler	Herbert John Louis Hinkler
Melba	Dame Nellie Melba
Kenny	Sister Elizabeth Kenny

Publications

Aspley High releases a fortnightly newsletter to school members allowing current and recent news to be distributed. In December an annual yearbook named Toora is published. Toora is Aspley's longest running publication, first being released in the school's inaugural year.

School principals

1963–1964	J. A. Robertson
1964–1975	C. H. Martin
1976	B. A. Keogh (acting)
1976–1990	R. Day
1990–2002	I. Issacs
2002–2003	R. Pollock (acting)
2004–2010	J. Schuh
2011–present	J. Miller

Notable alumni

Mick Doohan (Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion)^{[ citation needed ]}
Marcia Langton , Indigenous activist and academic, who was expelled after objecting to racism in a school text, despite being a prefect and good student [4]
Rosanna Natoli (television presenter and politician)^[5]
Greg Norman (golfer)^{[ citation needed ]}
Leigh Sales (ABC journalist and host of 7.30 )^{[ citation needed ]}
Brad Thorn (Rugby league and rugby union dual international)^{[ citation needed ]}

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References

↑ Principal's Welcome Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 4 February 2012
↑ "Aspley State High School | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
↑ "Agency ID 4863, Aspley State High School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 21 May 2014.
↑ "Professor Marcia Langton AM". Victorian Government . 26 May 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
↑ Natoli, Rosanna (December 2023). "Meet Rosanna". Rosanna Natoli. Retrieved 29 March 2024. I was Dux of the School at Aspley State High School and achieved a 990 Tertiary Entrance score – the equivalent of an OP1. I was school captain and the lead in the school musical.

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[1] Principal's Welcome Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 4 February 2012

[2] "Aspley State High School | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

[3] "Agency ID 4863, Aspley State High School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 21 May 2014.

[vichonour-4] "Professor Marcia Langton AM". Victorian Government . 26 May 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

[5] Natoli, Rosanna (December 2023). "Meet Rosanna". Rosanna Natoli. Retrieved 29 March 2024. I was Dux of the School at Aspley State High School and achieved a 990 Tertiary Entrance score – the equivalent of an OP1. I was school captain and the lead in the school musical.

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