North Lakes State College

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North Lakes State College
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North Lakes State College
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Coordinates 27°14′14″S153°01′30″E / 27.237283°S 153.024879°E / -27.237283; 153.024879
Information
Type Public, College
MottoLearn, Lead, Succeed
Established2002
PrincipalJohn Thornberry
GradesPrep to 12
Enrolment2,280 (2023)
Colour(s)Purple, navy blue, white and cyan    
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North Lakes State College is a public, co-educational, P-12, school located in the City of Moreton Bay suburb of North Lakes in Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 2,280 students and a teaching staff of 190, as of 2023. [2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 12, [1] [2] on two campuses, with the main campus situated on Joyner Circuit, and the second campus, known as the Urban Learning Centre, is situated on North Lakes Drive.

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History

The State Government allocated $24 million towards the construction of the college, with the Commonwealth contributing $19.4 million. According to Minister for Education and Training and Minister for the Arts Welford, was built around a circular ‘spine’, with the design of the facilities taking into account of the various stages of school life. [3]

The school was opened on 1 January 2002 [4] as a P–3 college with an enrollment of approximately 150 students, 75 of which were in Prep and the other 75 were enrolled in Years 1–3. [5] In 2003, Years 4, 5 and 6 were introduced to the college, along with the facilities known as the Villa Precinct. [5] 2004 saw the introduction of Year 7, and the facilities known as the Lodge Precinct opened. [5] This year also saw a large development across the site in preparation for the introduction of the secondary component of Years 8 and 9 in 2005. [5] The year 2006 saw the introduction of Year 10 and the construction of the Urban Learning Centre, with the Senior Secondary years of Year 11 introduced in 2007 and Year 12 introduced in 2008. [5] In 2018, a five-storey vertical senior campus began construction by building contractor Hutchies Builders. The new facility was located on a tight urban site, making the construction of multiple stories necessary, which included general learning areas, staff rooms, special education, music spaces, a roof top terrace, lecture theatre, and Student Well Being Space. It was completed in 2019, taking 64 weeks to build and costing approximately $15.2m. The development was described as being state-of-the-art, as it was one of the first of its kind in Queensland. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "North Lakes State College | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. "North Lakes State College officially opened". Queensland Government – Statements. The Honourable Rod Welford, Minister for Education and Training and Minister for the Arts. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  4. "Register of Recent School Openings, Closures and Name Changes". Queensland Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "North Lakes State College – Our School". North Lakes State College. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. "North Lakes State College". Hutchinson Builders – Projects. Hutchinson Builders. Retrieved 13 September 2025.