Beerwah State High School

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Beerwah State High School
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Address
Beerwah State High School
35 Roberts Road

Queensland
,
4519

Australia
Coordinates 26°51′50.32″S152°57′15.03″E / 26.8639778°S 152.9541750°E / -26.8639778; 152.9541750
Information
Type Public school
MottoSuccess For All
Established1992;32 years ago (1992)
School code2109
PrincipalLyn Thomas
Staff120
Years offered7–12
Enrolment1,020
Colour(s)  Maroon
  Blue
  yellow
MascotCrocodile
Website beerwahshs.eq.edu.au

Beerwah State High School (often abbreviated to Beerwah High School, Beerwah High or simply BSHS) is a government-owned secondary school in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia that was established in 1992. [1]

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Faculties

Subject offerings at Beerwah State High School are organised around nine faculties. Each of these faculties is led by a Head of Department who is responsible for the quality of teaching, learning and assessment within their area of responsibility. [2]

Specialist programs

Beerwah State High School offers three specialist programs: Athletics Extension Program, Music Extension Program and in 2012, an iLearn Program (which failed spectacularly).[ clarification needed ] In 2017, a "bring your own device" program was introduced. The program still runs in Semester 2 of 2019 and usage of the network is slowly increasing across the school.

Location and facilities

Beerwah State High School is located on Roberts Road. The school is located next to the local swimming pool (Beerwah Aquatic Centre), which serves as the venue for swimming training and the annual Swimming Carnival. Located within the school is a purpose-built assembly hall and indoor stadium, which hosts school assemblies, as well as interschool sporting events and physical education classes. The school also has a performing arts centre, which is used for school performances as well as for performing arts and dance classes. The school also features purpose-built chemistry laboratories, graphics and woodworking rooms and art facilities. [3] The School is home to a great dance company (Beerwah Dance Company) spanning many year levels which over the years has won multiple awards.

School sporting houses

Each house has a staff member as a house leader and two students as house captains. [4]

House nameColour
Miketeebumulgrai  Blue
Tibberoowuccum  Aqua
Ngungun  Yellow
Tunbubudla  Maroon

Glass House Coalition of State Schools

Beerwah State High School is a member of the Glass House Coalition of State Schools, a partnership between schools in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland area. [5]

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  2. ↑ "Our Faculties". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Location". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sports". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Local Primary Schools". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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