Lowood State High School

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Lowood State High School
Address
Lowood State High School
Prospect Street

Lowood
,
Queensland
,
4311

Australia
Coordinates 27°28′07″S152°34′57″E / 27.468521°S 152.582625°E / -27.468521; 152.582625
Information
Type State secondary day school
MottoCreating the Future [1] [2]
Established1983 [3]
PrincipalStacey Beu [2] [4]
GradesYear 7–12 [3]
Gender Coeducational
Enrolment732 (August 2022) [5] : 3  [6]
Houses
  • Oxley
  • Lockyer
  • Logan
  • Cunningham [7] : 31 
Website www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au

Lowood State High School is a state high school located in Lowood, Queensland, Australia.

Contents

Infrastructure

The school has been used as a place of refuge during flooding of the local area, in particular the floods of November 2023. [8] [9]

Students

Student enrolments

In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 905 students. [10]

In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700. [11] : 2  The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:

Student enrolment trends
YearYearsBoysGirlsTotal
789101112
2014------311279590 [12]
2015------373315688 [13]
2016------376352728 [14]
2017------378373751 [15]
2018------376371747 [16]
2019------366338704 [17]
202014714813412611077373369742 [5] : 3  [18]
202114616114513310791390393783 [5] : 3  [19]
20221221401571439674371361732 [5] : 3  [6]
2023TBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBA

House structure

The school's four sports houses are named after Australian explorers, in particular those associated with the exploration of Queensland's Brisbane River: [20]

Current house system [7] : 31 
House nameColourMascotAustralian explorers
Oxley  Green Crocodile John Oxley
Lockyer  Red Lion Edmund Lockyer
Logan  Blue Shark Patrick Logan
Cunningham  Yellow Hornet Allan Cunningham

Notable alumni

The following are notable alumni of the school:

Notable alumni in sport
NameSport
Tom Court Shotputter and international rugby union player. [21] [22]
Dane Sampson Olympic shooting sport. [23]

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