Nerang State High School

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Nerang State High School
Nerang State High School (logo).jpg
Location
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 
Enrolment998 [7]  (August 2025)
Average class size
  • 21 (Year 7 - 10) [8] : 2 
  • 16 (Year 11 - 12) [8] : 2 
Colours
  •   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). [9] [10] The school is administered by the Department of Education and is located in Division 5 of the City of Gold Coast local government area. [11]

Contents

History

The school opened on 28 January 1986. [12] [13]

In 2021, Nerang State High School had 484 solar panels installed and up-and-running. [14] This $310,000 investment [14] 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. [15]

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, [16] with 1,008 students enrolled. [2] The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:

Student enrolment trends
YearYearsBoysGirlsTotalRef
789101112
2014------435442877 [17]
2015------477514991 [18]
2016------482508990 [19] [20]
2017------5075301,037 [19] [21]
20181972102091751121235125141,026 [19] [22] [23]
2019230202213204156925615361,097 [24] [25]
20202182291952121801265935671,160 [22] [26]
20211982101991881711525875311,118 [27] [28]
20222051861991901581385725041,076 [29] [30]
20231941891841821451345814471,028 [6] : 2  [10] [31] [32]
20241742101781701471295054581,008 [2] [8] : 2 
2025TBATBATBATBATBATBA544454998 [7]
2026TBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBA

Sports

Houses

The school's five sports houses are named after the initial four letters of the Greek alphabet: [33]

Sports Houses
House NameColourSurnamesRef
Alpha  BlueA-D [33]
Beta  GoldE - K [33]
Gamma  RedL - R [33]
Delta  GreenS - Z [33]
Nerang State High School - Sports Oval, 2026. Nerang State High School - Sports Oval (2026).jpg
Nerang State High School - Sports Oval, 2026.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni in sport
NameSportAchievementsRef
Shelley Cronau Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic athlete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo [34] [35] [36]

See also

References

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  9. ↑ "Nerang State High School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. 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.
  11. ↑ "Division 5 Councillor". Gold Coast Council (www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au). Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
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