Stretton State College | |
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990 Gowan Road & 226 Illaweena Street , | |
Coordinates | 27°38′17″S153°03′29″E / 27.638°S 153.058°E |
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Type | Public, college |
Motto | With purpose and spirit |
Established | 2006 |
Principal | Jan Maresca |
Grades | P–12 |
Enrolment | 4000+ (2022) [1] |
Colour(s) | Maroon, purple, navy blue and taupe |
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Stretton State College is an independent public, co-educational, P-12 school located in the Brisbane suburb of Stretton, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 3,491 students and a teaching staff of 256 as of 2024. [4] The school serves students from Prep to Year 12 [4] across two campuses (a primary campus referred to as Gowan and a secondary campus referred to as Illaweena). [5] It opened in 2006. [5]
Stretton State College's current role of Executive Principal is held by Jan Maresca. The college also consists of two Campus Principals, with the role of the Gowan Campus Principal held by Judy Rose-Cooper and the role of the Illaweena Campus Principal held by Bradley Stewart. Other staff at Stretton State College include eight Deputy Principals (four at the Junior Campus and four at the Senior Campus), three Business Services Managers, fourteen Heads of Department (three at the Junior Campus and eleven at the Senior Campus), three Year Level Coordinators (Senior Campus), two Excellence Program Coordinators, three Guidance Officers (one on Gowan and two at Illaweena), 82 teaching staff at the Junior Campus and 77 teaching staff at the Senior Campus. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Stretton State College offers the following three Excellence Programs to students across both campuses:
Vocational Education & Training (VET) courses available to students in Years 11 and 12 include:
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Today, the school has 4 houses which include:
There is no Alumni lists on the Names Database, however, the school has a section of past students on its website. [15] As for notable alumni, Henry Taefu attended the school. [16]