Stretton State College

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Stretton State College
Location
Stretton State College
990 Gowan Road & 226 Illaweena Street

Stretton
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 27°38′17″S153°03′29″E / 27.638°S 153.058°E / -27.638; 153.058
Information
Type Public, college
MottoWith purpose and spirit
Established2006
PrincipalJan Maresca
GradesP–12
Enrolment4000+ (2022) [1]
Colour(s)Maroon, purple, navy blue and taupe     
Website

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]

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Organisation

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]

Excellence programs

Stretton State College offers the following three Excellence Programs to students across both campuses:

Vocational Education & Training

Vocational Education & Training (VET) courses available to students in Years 11 and 12 include:

House system

Today, the school has 4 houses which include:

Extracurricular

Clubs and activities

Music

Other activities

Notable alumni

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stretton State College Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Department of Education and Training (Queensland) . Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Schools Directory – Stretton State College". Queensland Department of Education . Archived from the original on 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "School Location 2024". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 "ACARA Data Access Program: School Profile 2008–2024". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 3 March 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Premis Project: Stretton State College". Premis Solutions. 10 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Executive Team". Stretton State College. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Leadership Team". Stretton State College. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Teaching Staff – Gowan" (PDF). Stretton State College. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Staff Phone List – Illaweena Campus" (PDF). Stretton State College. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Excellence programs". Stretton State College. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Year 11 & 12 Subject Information" (PDF). Stretton State College. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Clubs and Activities". Stretton State College. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Music". Stretton State College. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Extra-curricular Activities". Stretton State College. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Past students". Stretton State College. 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 23 March 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "QSSRL 15 years&OPENS U 18 State Carnival 2008 Draw and Results". OurFootyTeam Archives. Archived from the original on 27 May 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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