Nerang State High School

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Nerang State High School
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Address
Nerang State High School
1-35 Weedons Road

Nerang
,
Queensland

Australia
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 [1]
Established1986 [2]
PrincipalScott Ison [3] [4]
Enrolment1,060 (August 2023) [2]
Colour(s)    Maroon, navy blue, and white
Website www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au [2]

Nerang State High School (NSHS) is a state high school located in Nerang (Queensland, Australia), a suburb on the Gold Coast.

Contents

Infrastructure

Solar panels

In 2021, Nerang State High School had 484 solar panels installed and up-and-running. [5] This $310,000 investment [5] 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. [6]

Students


Student Enrolments

In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,295 students. [7]

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

Student enrolment trends
YearYearsBoysGirlsTotal
789101112
2014------435442877 [8]
2015------477514991 [9]
2016------482508990 [10]
2017------5075301,037 [11]
20181972102091751121235125141,026 [12] [13]
2019230202213204156925615361,097 [12] [14]
20202182291952121801265935671,160 [12] [15]
20211982101991881711525875311,118 [16] [17]
20222051861991901581385725041,076 [18] [19]
2023TBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBA1,060 [2]

Notable alumni

The following are notable alumni of the school:

Notable alumni in sport
NameSportAchievements
Shelley Cronau Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic athlete in Tokyo's 2020 Summer Paralympics [20]

See also

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  5. 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.
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