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)
PrincipalAnna Osborn
Teaching staff39
Years7–12
Enrolment372 (2023)
Colour(s)Maroon and white   
Website charterstowersshs.eq.edu.au

Charters Towers State High School (CTSHS) is a public co-educational secondary school, located in the Charters Towers suburb of Charters Towers City, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 372 students and a teaching staff of 39, as of 2023. [2] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12, [1] [2] and is one of the oldest state secondary schools in Queensland still operating. [3]

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History

The school opened on either the 22 January 1912 [4] or 5 February 1912. [5]

In 1976, three teachers were suspended from their teaching roles at the school after being convicted of possessing Marihuana. [6]

Demographics

In 1919, the school had an enrolment of 164 students, with an average daily attendance of 117. [7]

In 2023, the school had a student enrollment of 372 with 39 teachers (38.8 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (22.7 full-time equivalent). Female enrollments consisted of 186 students and Male enrollments consisted of 186 students; Indigenous enrollments accounted for a total of 28% and 4% of students had a language background other than English. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Charters Towers State High School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "The oldest state secondary schools in Queensland". Department of Education and Training . November 2008. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education . 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Charters Towers State High School (A4888)". Queensland State Archives . Archived from the original on 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Charters Towers State High School - Annual Report 1919". The Evening Telegraph. 5 December 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 14 August 2024– via Trove.
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