Nerang State High School

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Address
Nerang State High School
1-35 Weedons Road

Nerang
,
Queensland
,
4211

Australia [1] [2]
Coordinates 28°00′03″S153°19′38″E / 28.00091°S 153.327223°E / -28.00091; 153.327223
Information
Type State secondary day school
MottoSeek within, strive beyond [3]
Established1986 [4]
PrincipalScott Ison [5] [1]
Deputy
Principals
  • Suzy Riley (Years 7 & 8) [5]
  • Kerry Wharton (Years 9 & 10) [5]
  • Kate Jorgensen (Years 11 & 12) [5]
Year levels Year 7 – Year 12 [6] : 2  [1]
Gender Coeducational [6] : 2 
Enrolment1,008 [2]  (August 2024)
Colour(s)
  •   Maroon
  •   Navy blue
  •   White
Website nerangshs.eq.edu.au [4] [1] [2]

Nerang State High School (NSHS) is a public, co-educational, secondary school, located in the Gold Coast town of Nerang (Queensland, Australia). [7] [8] The school is administered by the Department of Education and is located in Division 5 of the City of Gold Coast council. [9]

Contents

History

The school opened on 28 January 1986. [10] [11]

In 2021, Nerang State High School had 484 solar panels installed and up-and-running. [12] This $310,000 investment [12] was part of Queensland's "Advancing Clean Energy Schools" (ACES) program that was completed in 2022, which saw a total of 200,000 solar PV panels installed on rooftops at 912 schools across that state. [13]

Demographics

Student enrolments

As of 2024, the school has a teaching staff of 89 and a non-teaching staff of 45, [2] serving students from Year 7 to Year 12. [2]

In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,295 students, [14] with 1,008 students enrolled. [2] The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:

Student enrolment trends
YearYearsBoysGirlsTotalRef
789101112
2014------435442877 [15]
2015------477514991 [16]
2016------482508990 [17] [18]
2017------5075301,037 [17] [19]
20181972102091751121235125141,026 [17] [20] [21]
2019230202213204156925615361,097 [22] [23]
20202182291952121801265935671,160 [20] [24]
20211982101991881711525875311,118 [25] [26]
20222051861991901581385725041,076 [27] [28]
20231941891841821451345814471,028 [6] : 2  [8] [29] [30]
2024TBATBATBATBATBATBA5054581,008 [2]
2025TBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBA

Notable alumni

Notable alumni in sport
NameSportAchievementsRef
Shelley Cronau Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic athlete in Tokyo's 2020 Summer Paralympics [31]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Our school". Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Nerang State High School". Education Queensland International. Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 2023. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Our staff directory". Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Nerang State High School – School Annual Report – Queensland State School Reporting – 2023" (PDF). Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 7 June 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nerang State High School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  8. 1 2 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Division 5 Councillor". Gold Coast Council (www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au). Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Nerang State High School". Queensland Government Archives Search. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  12. 1 2 Grace, Ignazia Graziella "Grace" (28 July 2022). "Solar power target smashed at Gold Coast state schools". Queensland Government . Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Solar power target eclipsed in Queensland schools program". PV Magazine Australia (www.pv-magazine-australia.com). 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Nerang State High School". Education. Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 2023. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  17. 1 2 3 "Nerang State High School – School annual report – Queensland state school reporting – 2018" (PDF). Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. p. 4. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  18. ↑ "Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  19. ↑ "Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Nerang State High School – School annual report – Queensland state school reporting – 2020" (PDF). Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 21 June 2021. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  21. ↑ "Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  22. ↑ "Nerang State High School – School annual report – Queensland state school reporting – 2019" (PDF). Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  23. ↑ "Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  25. ↑ "Nerang State High School – School annual report – Queensland state school reporting – 2021" (PDF). Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 14 June 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  26. ↑ "Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  27. ↑ "Nerang State High School – School Annual Report – Queensland State School Reporting – 2022" (PDF). Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 13 June 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  28. ↑ "Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  29. ↑ "ACARA Data Access Program - Enrolments by Grade 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  30. ↑ "Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLD". My School . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  31. ↑ Dick, Callum (23 August 2021). "Reigning Paralympic and world champions headline Coast's incredible group competing in Tokyo". Gold Coast Bulletin (www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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