Kenmore State High School

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Kenmore State High School
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Entrance in Mabb Street
Location
Kenmore State High School
Kenmore
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 27°30′30″S152°55′46″E / 27.5082°S 152.9294°E / -27.5082; 152.9294
Information
Type Public school
MottoEducation For Life
Established1972
PrincipalPaul Robertson [1]
Staff153 teaching and 57 non-teaching staff, five deputy principals, and eleven heads of department [2]
Grades7–12
Enrolment1,960 (2020) [3]
Color(s)Green and gold   
Website kenmoreshs.eq.edu.au

Kenmore State High School is a government secondary school in the suburb of Kenmore of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [4] It has been accredited by the Council of International Schools (Australia). [5]

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History

The school opened in 1972 as a Years 8-12 school with its first students graduating from Year 12 in 1976. [6] In 2015, Year 7 schooling was moved from primary schools into secondary schools with Kenmore State High School becoming a Years 7-12 school. [7]

Kenmore's logo is made up of five items: the Munich Emblem, the castle, the trees, the birds and the book. The Munich Emblem is a reminder of the school's foundation year – the year of the Munich Olympics. The castle links to Kenmore Castle in Scotland; the home of some of the original settlers of Kenmore. The birds and the trees are a symbol of the environmental focus of the school, and the book symbolises learning. [8]

Sporting houses

Kenmore State High School has eight sporting houses, each with a name taken from the Aboriginal language of the district. The sporting houses are: [6]

The Information Communication Extension Program

The Information Communication Extension (ICE) program at Kenmore is a three-year initiative spanning Years 7–9, with a focus on incorporating technology into students' studies. It is considered the least intensive among Kenmore's extension programs, comprising one semester's worth of extra-curricular content. [9] Students of this program are required to take an additional specialised subject known as 'ICX' (Information Communication Extension) as one of their electives for one semester in Year 9. In this subject, students are tasked with investigating and solving current problems within the local community with the aid of technology. [10]

The German Immersion Program

Kenmore State High School is recognised for its German Immersion Program (GIP), a four-year intensive language initiative. Subjects like math, science, and history are taught in German. The program includes an eight-week exchange in Germany, where students stay with host families and tour the country. [11]

The Music Extension Program

Music Extension (MEX) is a two-year program specifically designed to extend students who have already developed sound music reading and performing skills throughout their primary years of education. The program allows students to develop advanced skills in practical musicianship and theory alongside like-minded peers in a challenging environment. [12]

The Zenith Program

Kenmore State High School offers a program for high performing academic students called The Zenith Program. Students must complete an ACER aptitude test as well as meet other criteria to be considered as an entrant in the program. The Zenith Program enables students to participate in the Future Problem Solving Competition. Past teams of Kenmore State High School have successfully progressed to the next stage of the competition, having competed nationally in Perth and Melbourne. [13]

Controversies

In October 2020, Andrew Thomas Blight, the deputy principal of Kenmore State High School, received probation for forging doctors' scripts to obtain powerful painkillers. He pleaded guilty to one count of forgery, uttering and receiving tainted property; the scripts were for MS Contin and fentanyl. [14]

In May 2021, several children from Kenmore High re-enacted the George Floyd incident, sparking controversy as it was reported on many news outlets, such as Nine News. [15]

Notable alumni

See also

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