North Rockhampton State High School

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North Rockhampton State High School
Location
North Rockhampton State High School
Berserker Street

North Rockhampton
,
Queensland
,
4701

Australia [1] [2] [3]
Coordinates 23°21′08″S150°31′54″E / 23.3521°S 150.5316°E / -23.3521; 150.5316
Information
Type State Secondary school day school [4] [5]
Motto Latin: Fidem Praestare Memento [2]
(Remember to Keep Your Faith [6] )
Religious affiliationNon-denominational [4]
Established1956 [3] [7]
Authority Department of Education (Queensland)
PrincipalKurt Goodwin [8]
Deputy Principals
  • Jacalean Wines (Year 7 & 8) [8]
  • Lucy Ferrara (Year 9 & 10) [8]
  • Amanda Pearce (Year 11 & 12) [8]
Staff
  • 72 (Teaching)
  • 41 (Non-teaching) [7]
Year levels Year 7 – Year 12 [9] [7] [5]
Gender Coeducational [4]
Enrolment968 [10]  (2025)
Area26 acres (0.1052 km2) [11]
Website northrockhamptonshs.eq.edu.au [2]

North Rockhampton State High School, colloquially known as 'North Rocky', [12] is a co-educational State High School [4] [5] at Beserker Street, Frenchville, Rockhampton (Queensland, Australia), [1] [2] [3] in the Central Queensland region of that state.

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History

North Rockhampton State High School was founded on 23 January 1956, [11] [13] 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. [11]

Administration

The school has a teaching staff of 72 (Full-time equivalent: 70.4) and a non-teaching staff of 41 (Full-time equivalent: 34.7). [7]

The first principal of the school when it opened in 1956 was Victor G. Honour. As of 2024, the current principal is Kurt Goodwin. [8] Recent principals have included:

Previous School Principals
PrincipalTenureRef
Initial YearFinal Year
Kurt Goodwin
2020
Current
 [11]
Janet Young
2015
2019
 [11] [14]
Judith Newman
2007
2014
 [11]
P. O'Beirne
1996
2006
 [11]
L. Ferguson
1992
1995
 [11]
G.J. Williams
1988
1991
 [11]
B. Kehoe
1979
1987
 [11]
P. MacDonald
1976
1978
 [11]
A.G. Matthews
1975
 [11]
E.K. Haughton
1971
1974
 [11]
C.J.R. Spall
1970
1968
 [11]
A.F. Pembleton
1964
1967
 [11]
D.J. Watson
1958
1963
 [11]
Victor G. Honour
1956
1957
 [11]

Students

Years

The school caters for Year 7 to Year 12 [9] [7] Queensland secondary schools started catering for year 7 to align Queensland with the other states, as part of the official implementation in 2015 of Anna Bligh's state-wide "Flying Start" program. [15] As part of a 2013 trial, some schools implemented this transition early.

Enrolments

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

Trend in enrolment figures
YearYears (7 – 12)BoysGirlsTotalRef
789101112
2010------456478934 [16] : 3 
2011------439467906 [17] : 3 
2012------463476939 [18] : 4 
2013------451438889 [19] : 4 
2014------454420874 [20] : 3  [21]
2015------518452970 [22] : 3  [23]
2016------480426906 [24] : 5  [25]
2017------472439911 [26] : 5  [27]
2018------431439870 [28] : 4  [29]
2019------450445895 [30] : 2  [31]
202016117918017314193462465927 [32] : 2  [33]
2021187169159161139108481442923 [34] : 2  [35]
2022190180160152155103485455940 [36] : 2  [37]
2023162186181177144124490484974 [38] : 2  [39]
2024130158179210161141498481979 [40] : 2  [7]
2025145138157197190141TBATBA968 [10]

Cultural Diversity

Indigenous

The school is located on traditional lands of the Darumbal people. [41]

Multiculturalism

The recent trends in multicultural composition been:

Student enrolment trends
YearIndigenousLBOTERef
201415%7% [21]
201518%8% [23]
201619%8% [25]
201722%9% [27]
201824%10% [29]
201924%10% [31]
202026%10% [33]
202125%10% [35]
202224%10% [37]
202326%10% [39]
202428%11% [7]
2025TBATBA

Sports

Houses

The school's five sports houses are named after geography and historical explorers significant to the local area: [42]

Sports Houses
House NameGeography and historical explorersMascotColourRef
Archer Archer brothers, Explorers and pastoralists Pegasus   Red [42]
Berserker Berserker Range named after Norse “Berserkers” Warrior   Blue [42]
Fitzroy Fitzroy River named after Governor Charles Augustus FitzRoy. Falcon   Green [42]
Keppel Keppel Bay named after Admiral Augustus Keppel Cobra   Yellow [42]

Competition

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

Notable alumni

Notable alumni
AlumniNotorietyRef
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. [43]
Jamie Dwyer Field hockey player and Olympic gold medalist: [11]
Mark Knowles Field hockey player and Olympic gold medalist: [11]
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. [44]

See also

References

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