Ferny Grove State High School | |
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Coordinates | 27°24′22″S152°56′04″E / 27.406172°S 152.934552°E |
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Type | Independent public school |
Motto | Always Aim High |
Established | 1980 |
Principal | Kiah Lanham |
Enrolment | 1963 (2021) |
Colour(s) | peppermint green/bottle green (formal) silver/green/purple (sport) |
Website | Official School Webpage |
Ferny Grove State High School is a public secondary school in the suburb of Ferny Grove, in Brisbane, Australia.
The school has a total enrolment of more than 1900 students, with an official count of 1961 students in 2023. [1] In 2007, the school won the award for the most innovative music program in Queensland. [2] Ferny Grove also won the award for the cleanest school for 8 years, with the latest Green and Healthy Schools award being won in 2010. [3]
The school was opened in 1980 on its current site at McGinn Road, Ferny Grove, near the Ferny Grove Railway Station and primary school; the Primary school is located in Finvoy Street Ferny Grove.
Notable teachers at the school include John Howard Amundsen who taught the subjects of manual arts, media and business. [4] [5] Amundsen gained notoriety in May 2006, after a stockpile of explosives and detonators were found in his home which caused the school to be evacuated and searched. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] On 10 May 2006, the school was closed for most of the morning as police with sniffer dogs checked classrooms, before they declared it safe for students and staff to resume lessons. [5] In a Brisbane court on 11 May 2006, he was charged with fraudulently obtaining 53 kg of the explosive substance Powergel. [8] He was subsequently charged with preparing a terrorist act, as well as two counts of making a threat and making a hoax threat. [8] In February 2007, the charges of terrorism and making a hoax threat were dropped but replaced with new charges of possessing incendiary devices and having dangerous goods in a vehicle. [9] [10]
The school is located in the suburb of Ferny Grove in Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. It is situated on McGinn Road, neighbouring Ferny Grove State School and the Ferny Grove Railway Station.
The grounds of the school are known for their landscaping and aesthetically pleasing gardens. The school occupies a large area of land, and this allows the school have a feel of space, openness and tranquillity. There are only two buildings that are not single story, and this demonstrates the contrast of Ferny Grove SHS from the typical hospital-style campuses of other Brisbane Secondary Schools such as St Laurence's College and Brisbane State High School.
On enrolment, students are allocated at random to the four houses of Itchika (red), Kara Kara (yellow), Ourapilla (black), and Wookarin (blue). In 2024, a new house system will be introduced, consisting of six houses. These will be Djurgun (Platypus - Black), Brolgun (Curlew - Yellow), Geewer (Sand Goanna - Red), Kubul (Carpet Snake - Green), Cangungan (Kookaburra - White), Tagun (Eel - Blue).
2nd Place: Lisa and Jessica Origlasso with a song and dance
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