Merrimac State High School

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Merrimac State High School
Address
Merrimac State High School
Dunlop Court

Mermaid Waters
,
Queensland
,
4218

Australia
Coordinates 28°02′24″S153°25′04″E / 28.0400°S 153.4177°E / -28.0400; 153.4177
Information
Type State secondary day school
MottoPride in excellence [1]
Established1979 [2]
PrincipalRachel Cutajar [1]
Grades7–12 [2]
Gender Coeducational
Enrolment1,287 (August 2023) [3]
Campus size10.4 acres (0.042 km2) [2]
Colour(s)   Green and Black [4]
Website www.merrimacshs.eq.edu.au

Merrimac State High School is a public high school in Mermaid Waters, Queensland which opened in 1979.

Contents

Students

Years

In 2015, Anna Bligh's state-wide "Flying Start" program was officially implemented to align Queensland with the other states by transferring year 7 into the high school system, [5] meaning that in 2015 Merrimac State High School now catered for years 7-12. [6] [7]

Student enrolments

In 2023, Merrimac State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,492 students. [8]

The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:-

YearYearsGenderTotal
789101112BoysGirls
2010------6796131,292 [9]
2011------6405901,230 [10]
2012------6906181,308 [11]
2013------6626511,313 [12]
2014------6606191,279 [6] [13]
2015------6997001,399 [7] [14]
2016------6366221,258 [15] [16]
2017------6285791,207 [17] [18]
2018------6055951,200 [19] [20]
2019------6056241,229 [21] [22]
20202172341972101941826236111,234 [23] [24]
20212502202351831921436236001,223 [25] [26]
20222242252032081671475935811,174 [27] [28]
2023TBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBA1,287 [3]

Notable alumni

Sports

Sports
NameGraduation DateSportAchievement
Marcus Ashcroft [29] 1988 Australian rules football Former professional Australian rules footballer for Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions, and Gold Coast football coaching panel member. The Marcus Ashcroft Medal is named after him.
Caine Eckstein [29] 2003 Surf lifesaving Ironman champion
Grant Hackett [30] [29] 1997 Swimming Former professional Australian swimmer, gold medallist and world record holder, former "Regan Funds Management" Director, and current Chief Executive Officer of "Generation Life". [31]
Trevor Hendy [29] 1986 Surf lifesaving Ironman Champion and professional kayaker
Steven McLuckie [32] [29] 1990 Australian rules football Former Australian rules footballer for Brisbane Bears, 1993 Queensland-Northern Territory State of Origin squad member, 2000 Joe Grant Medal winner, [33] and Gold Coast school principal.
Ben Mahoney [29] 2012 Professional boxing Champion Muay Thai fighter & professional boxer.
Amber Pilley [29] 2014Australian rugby league footballerCenter for both the Brisbane Broncos Women’s Team and Indigenous All Stars.
Ricky Petterd [34] [29] 2005 Australian rules football Former Australian rules football player Melbourne Football Club and Richmond Football Club.
Luke McGuane [ citation needed ] Australian rules football Richmond Tigers player in the Australian Football League (AFL)

Entertainment

Entrainment
NameGraduation DateAchievement
Chris Black [29] 2009 The Voice Contestant, Usher's Megastar talent competition contestant, Hallenstein Brothers model.
Pete Evans [29] 1990Chef, author, and My Kitchen Rules judge
Savanna Haenel [29] 2016 Le Lido (Paris, France) performer
Courtney Quinn [29] 2018Sydney's ED5 International (Sydney, Australia) performer.

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