Lowood State High School

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Lowood State High School
Address
Lowood State High School
Prospect Street

Lowood
,
Queensland
,
4311

Australia [1]
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 [2] [3]
Established1983 [4] [1] [5]
PrincipalStacey Beu [3] [6]
GradesYear 7–12 [4]
Gender Coeducational
Enrolment663 (August 2024) [7]
Houses
  • Oxley
  • Lockyer
  • Logan
  • Cunningham [8] : 31 
Website lowoodshs.eq.edu.au [1]

Lowood State High School is a band 10 [1] [5] state high school in Lowood (Queensland, Australia), located 32 km north-west of Ipswich, [5] [1] an area administered by the council of Somerset. [1]

Contents

Administration

The school's founding principal was Peter Whitelaw [9] and the current principal is Stacey Beu. [3] [6]

Principals of the School
TenurePrincipalRef
Initial YearFinal Year
2018PresentStacey Beu [9]
20132017Anne McLauchlan [9]
19831984Peter Whitelaw [9]

Year Levels

Lowood school, the original pre-Lowood State High School version of the school, accommodated pre-school to year 10 students. [9] In its founding year of 1983, Lowood State High School initially catered for years 7 - 11, expanding to include year 12 a year later in 1984. [9] Since then, the school has continued to cater for students from years 7 to 12 inclusive. [4]

Students

Student enrolments

For its initial two years (1983-1984) the school had a yearly enrolment of 250 to 300 students. [9] In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700. [10] : 2  The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:

Student enrolment trends
YearYearsBoysGirlsTotalSchool
Capacity		Ref
789101112
2014------311279590- [11]
2015------373315688- [12]
2016------376352728- [13]
2017------378373751- [14]
2018------376371747- [15]
20191491391381249361366338704849 [16] : 2  [17] [18]
202014714813412611077373369742849 [16] : 2  [19] [20]
202114616114513310791390393783849 [16] : 2  [21] [22]
20221221401571439674371361732905 [23] : 3  [24] [25]
20231321201321529367368328696905 [26] : 2  [27] [28]
2024TBATBATBATBATBATBA356308663905 [7] [29]
2025TBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBA905 [30]

Lowood State High School is currently being reported as having a maximum student enrolment capacity of 905 students. [30]

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: [31]

Current house system [8] : 31 
House nameColourMascotAustralian explorers
Oxley  Green Crocodile John Oxley
Lockyer  Red Lion Edmund Lockyer
Logan  Blue Shark Patrick Logan
Cunningham  Yellow Hornet Allan Cunningham

School Hall

Flood Refuge

The school's hall has been used as a place of refuge during the flooding of the local area, in particular, the floods of November 2023 in which the hall played a crucial role. [32] [33]

Notable alumni

The following are notable alumni of the school:

Notable alumni
NameAchievementRef
Tom Court Shotputter and international rugby union player [34] [35]
Graeme Lehmann†Mayor of Somerset Council [9]
Dane Sampson Olympic sporting shooter [36]

† - A graduate from Lowood school, the pre-Lowood State High School version of the school.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Our school". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Principal's Welcome". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Lowood State High School – Executive Summary" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 30 March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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  6. 1 2 "Our staff". Lowood State High School (wwww.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Lowood State High School - Prospectus 2022" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Lowood High celebrates 40 years in style". Somerset Sentinel (www.somersetsentinel.com.au. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lowood High School Literacy Report – Results of Schoolwide Survey" (PDF). University of Queensland (www.uq.edu.au). March 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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  16. 1 2 3 "Lowood State High School – School Annual Report – Queensland State School Reporting – 2021" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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  19. ↑ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  20. ↑ "Lowood State High School – School Enrolment Management Plan". Education. Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  21. ↑ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  22. ↑ "Lowood State High School – School Enrolment Management Plan". Education. Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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  30. 1 2 "Lowood State High School – School Enrolment Management Plan". Education. Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 9 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  31. ↑ Richards, Jonathan (2019). "Chapter 3 - Historical Changes of the Lower Brisbane River". In Tibbetts, I.R.; Rothlisberg, P.C.; Neil, D.T.; Homburg, T.A.; Brewer, D.T.; Arthington, A.H. (eds.). Moreton Bay Quandamooka & Catchment: Past, Present, and Future (PDF). ISBN   978-0-6486690-0-5. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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  35. ↑ Banks, Kieran (26 June 2013). "Lowood's Court in Lions' den". Courier Mail (www.couriermail.com.au). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  36. ↑ "Dane Sampson - The Inspiration of Our Nation". Australian Olympic Team (www.london2012.olympics.com.au). Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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