Charters Towers State High School

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Charters Towers State High School
Address
Charters Towers State High School
97-113 Towers Street, Charters Towers City

Charters Towers
,
Queensland
,
4820

Australia
Coordinates 20°04′51.52″S146°15′40.91″E / 20.0809778°S 146.2613639°E / -20.0809778; 146.2613639
Information
Other nameCTSHS
Type Public high school
Motto Latin: Cupiendiora Quam Aurum
(More To Be Desired Than Gold)
Established1912 (1912)
PrincipalRobert Homer [1]
Teaching staff47 [2]
Years7–12
Enrolment437 (2017) [2]
Colour(s)Maroon and white   
Website charterstowersshs.eq.edu.au

Charters Towers State High School (CTSHS) is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the suburb of Charters Towers City, in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. [3] [4] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 372 students and a teaching staff of 39, as of 2023. [4] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12, [3] [4] and is one of the oldest state secondary schools in Queensland. [5]

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History

The school opened on 22 January 1912. [6] In 1976, three teachers were suspended from their teaching roles at the school after being convicted of possessing Marihuana. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Our staff". Charters Towers State High School. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Charters Towers State High School". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Charters Towers State High School | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "The oldest state secondary schools in Queensland". education.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Teachers dismissed over drug. The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1976. p. 10. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.


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