Mountain Creek State High School

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Mountain Creek State High School
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Mountain Creek State High School
Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Australia
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Type Independent public school
MottoQuality, Opportunity, Excellence
Established1994
PrincipalBrian Parr [1]
Grades7–12
EnrolmentApproximately 2,200
Campus Mountain Creek, Queensland
Colour(s)  Navy   Fuchsia
MascotCreeker
Website mountaincreekshs.eq.edu.au

Mountain Creek State High School (MCSHS) is a co-ed secondary school on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. It is located in the suburb of Mountain Creek, 96 kilometres (60 mi) north of Brisbane. It is also home to 233 Squadron of the Australian Air Force Cadets.

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Structure

The school is organised around five sub-schools that are designed to break down the large size of the school. They are named after local islands:

Consequently, each academic cohort of roughly 275 students in the middle school is taught by the same group of about 25 teachers, who are also responsible for pastoral care.

The school community is supported by The Creeker Foundation, the P&C Association, the Local Chaplaincy Committee (with two resident chaplains) and the following groups: Lions Mooloolaba, Life Church Sunshine Coast, Goodlife Community Centre and Redfrogs Australia.

In 2015, the school began educating year 7 students. It has a strict catchment restriction. [2]

Expertise

In 2000, the school won the Education Queensland's Showcase For Excellence Award. [3]

International

The school is an International Baccalaureate [4] Diploma Programme, supporting a 5% international student population. The school also provides international exposure trips to Asia, Europe and Latin America. It is a long-term member of the Council of International Schools Australia. [5]

Innovation

In 2018, the school began construction of a multi-purpose building, named The Leading Edge, and finished it in 2019. [6] The school facilitates the Coding and Innovation Hub as part of the Sunshine Coast's innovation ecosystem. [7] This building delivers training to students and staff on STEM concepts. In 2019, the school established an eSports program.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Our Staff". Mountain Creek State High School. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Home is where the superior school is". Sunshine Coast Daily. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Matters of Public Interest" (PDF). Queensland Government. p. 2482. Retrieved 23 June 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ School Profile [ permanent dead link ]. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  5. ↑ "Mountain Creek State High School". Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  6. ↑ Warhurst, Craig. "$22m project to turn school into innovation hub". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Ecosystem". Sunshine Coast Council. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Tahlia Randall". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

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