North Rockhampton State High School

North Rockhampton State High School
Location
North Rockhampton , Queensland , 4701 Australia
Coordinates	23°21′08″S150°31′54″E / 23.3521°S 150.5316°E / -23.3521; 150.5316
Information
Type	State, co-ed, secondary
Motto	Fidem Praestare Memento
Established	1956
Principal	Kurt Goodwin
Teaching staff	82 [1]
Grades	7–12
Enrolment	1040 [1]
Website	northrockhamptonshs.eq.edu.au

North Rockhampton State High School is a co-educational State High School at Beserker Street, Frenchville, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It currently has over 1000 students enrolled and over 80 teaching staff. North Rockhampton High School is currently an academy of excellence in hockey.^{[ citation needed ]}

To its members, the school is commonly referred to as 'North Rocky'. ^[2]

History

North Rockhampton State High School was founded in 1956, ^[3] initially renting rooms from two churches and a nearby business when the school buildings were not completed in time for the start of the school year. In 1970s, the school was the second largest state high school in Queensland. ^[4]

House structure

North Rockhampton High School has four houses.^{[ citation needed ]}

• Berserker House. Mascot – Berserker Warrior. Colour – Blue.
• Fitzroy House. Mascot – Fitzroy Falcon. Colour – Green.
• Keppel House. Mascot – Keppel Cobra. Colour – Yellow.
• Archer House. Archer Pegasus. Colour – Red

Sports

Every year, North Rocky High holds Interhouse Athletics and Swimming Carnivals. Before Easter, the school holds an Interhouse Cross-Country day at Kemp Beach on the Capricorn Coast.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable alumni

North Rockhampton High School was the high school of Olympic gold medallist hockey players, Mark Knowles and Jamie Dwyer.^{[ citation needed ]}

Steve Baxter, Australian entrepreneur, known for his work at PIPE Networks, StartupAUS and River City Labs, is now a 'shark' on Network Ten reality television series, Shark Tank , which is based on the international Dragons' Den format.^{[ citation needed ]}

Craig Zonca, Australian radio broadcaster, was presenter of ABC Local Radio's long-running rural affairs program, The Queensland Country Hour from 2013 until 2016. In December 2016, he was announced as Spencer Howson's replacement as breakfast presenter on 612 ABC Brisbane. ^[5]

Beres Joyner was appointed "staff specialist" in 2012, by Queensland Health. There are only 27 such positions in Queensland. This comes after years working in a wide variety of medical practice areas, including Indigenous health. ^[6]

References

1. NRSHS Welcome. Retrieved 2 February 2012
2. Congraulations!, – North Rocky High News
3. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
4. "History of our school". North Rockhampton State High School. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
5. "Craig Zonca to replace Spencer Howson on Breakfast". ABC News. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
6. "Morning Bulletin" 8 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012, http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2012/02/08/rocky-medico-rewarded-for-noted-achievements/