Tamborine Mountain State High School

Tamborine Mountain State High School
Tamborine Mount State High School, 2023
Location
Holt Road, North Tamborine QLD, Australia
Coordinates	27°55′59″S153°11′26″E / 27.93306°S 153.19056°E / -27.93306; 153.19056
Information
Type	Co-educational state secondary (Year 7–12)
Established	1999
Principal	Tracey Brose
School roll	898 (2023)
Website	https://tamborinemtnshs.eq.edu.au/

Tamborine Mountain State High School is a co-educational, state secondary school located in Tamborine Mountain, in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[1] It is administered by the Department of Education. As of 2023, it had an enrolment of 898 students and a teaching staff of 85. ^[2]

History

In 1999, the school was established as a campus of Helensvale State High School offering Years 8 to 10, known as "Helensvale State High School, Tamborine Mountain Campus". In 2002, Tamborine Mountain State High School became a separate school offering Years 8 to 12. ^[3]

Defamation case

In 2019, Tamborine Mountain State High School principal Tracey Brose launched defamation action against five parents, claiming more than $1 million in damages for comments made about her on Facebook and a Change.org petition while she was temporarily suspended from her job in 2016. ^{[4] [5]} In 2020, Judge Catherine Muir ruled in favour of Brose and ordered Donna and Miguel Baluskas to pay $3000 in damages each. ^{[6] [7]}

References

• schools portal
• education portal
• Queensland portal
• Australia portal

1. "Tamborine Mountain State High School | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
2. "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
3. "Our school". Tamborine Mountain State High School. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
4. Gifford, Storm (12 October 2019). "Principal suing parents over negative online comments claims two defendants oinked at her". Daily News. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
5. Sapwell, Gemma (11 October 2019). "A principal is suing parents for more than $1 million over online comments". ABC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
6. Taylor, Sammi (28 February 2020). "Tamborine Mountain High School Principal wins defamation case against parents who made derogatory comments on social media". 60 Minutes Australia. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
7. "School principal wins defamation case over parents' social media posts". ABC News. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.