Deception Bay State High School

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Deception Bay State High School
Location
Deception Bay State High School
Deception Bay
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 27°12′03″S153°01′51″E / 27.2009°S 153.0307°E / -27.2009; 153.0307
Information
Type Public, co-educational, secondary, day school
MottoEmpowering Learners to Thrive
Established1992
PrincipalGoldy Sodhi
Colour(s)Maroon, white and black
   
Website deceptionbayshs.eq.edu.au

Deception Bay State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the City of Moreton Bay suburb of Deception Bay, in Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,361 students and a teaching staff of 88, as of 2023. [2] The School serves students from Year 7 to Year 12. [1] [2]

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History

Prior to the schools opening, the land was a plantation of pine trees, [3] the school opened on 1 January 1992. [4]

In September 2008, it was believed the school was one of many locations of a cancer cluster, [5] due to eleven staff members contracting cancer within the past few years, [6] with three cases being diagnosed since November the previous year. [3] Two of the eleven cases, however, were pre-existing before the staff members arrived at the school. [3] It was investigated by the Queensland Government [7] after the cases had been identified [8] and was declared safe in December 2008, after finding no evidence of contamination in the soil, water or the air. [7] If it would have deemed unsafe, the school would have been abandoned. [9]

Houses

The school has four sports houses, Cawley, Bradman, Elliott and Gould.[ citation needed ]

Curriculum

The school offers a range of curriculum in the senior school that caters for different pathways, providing VET certificates in Hospitality, Early Childhood, Horticulture and Fitness.[ citation needed ]

The school also has a volleyball development program.[ citation needed ]

Recognition

From 2016, the school has increased its enrolments by 15%; achieved 100% QCE attainment; reduced its school disciplinary absences by 40%; improved A–C student outcomes to be the highest in the North Coast Region. It is renowned for its flexible programs: Futures (for seniors) and Aspire (for young mums) and its focus on Positive Behaviour for Learning and Restorative Practices to improve the learning culture of the school.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Watson, Matt (22 September 2008). "Authorities look into cancer cluster fears at Brisbane school". ABC News. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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  5. ↑ "Qld Health probes 2 new 'cancer cluster' sites". ABC News. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Parents furious over school cancer cluster scare". ABC News. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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