The Gap State High School

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The Gap State High School
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Location
The Gap State High School
The Gap, Brisbane
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 27°26′45.4″S152°56′58.74″E / 27.445944°S 152.9496500°E / -27.445944; 152.9496500
Information
TypeState secondary high school
MottoOurs The Future
EstablishedJuly 1959
PrincipalAnne McLauchlan [1]
Enrolment1,692 (2023)
Campus Suburban
Colour(s)Green, grey and white    
Website thegapshs.eq.edu.au

The Gap State High School is located in the suburb of The Gap in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with a student population of 1,692 in 2023. [2] The Gap State High School is an Education Queensland Secondary High School.

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History

The Gap State High School was opened on 25 January 1960. [3]

In 2009, the school gained the attention of the media following the suspected stabbing of a student. [4]

In early 2018, the school gained media attention as a number of students were given detention for wearing footwear that did not comply with the strict uniform guidelines. [5]

In 2023 a deadly eastern brown snake was spotted in the school grounds resulting in a whole school lockdown. [6]

On October 30th, 2024 the Manual Arts block was destroyed by a fire. [7] As a result, the school was evacuated and on-site activities were cancelled.

Campus

The Gap State High School's Leadership Training Centre opened in August 2002 and features 22 adventure courses including indoor rock climbing and bouldering walls used to develop leadership and communication skills as part of the Applied Positive Psychology program, which is compulsory for all students to promote good mental health and lower the chances of student suicide. The Leadership Training Centre is open to other schools and the community, and has been used by professional athletes and by the Australian Army for cadet training.[ citation needed ] The original teachers working at the centre were trained by a past student of the Gap State High School. [8]

The performing arts centre has an auditorium that can house up to 150 students.

Sporting facilities include one turf cricket pitch, one concrete cricket pitch, two full size soccer fields, four basketball courts, and a sports hall that houses four volleyball/basketball courts with digital signage for each court controlled by iPads. This sporting facility was opened on 21 February 2014 by Premier Campbell Newman.

Principals

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Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Executive Principal's welcome". The Gap State High School. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Gap State High School My School Profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Student injured in suspected school stabbing". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kids from The Gap State High School in detention for wearing the wrong shoes". news.com.au. news.com.au. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Deadly reason Queensland school was plunged into lockdown". 7NEWS. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ↑ ""Fire sparks evacuation at Brisbane state high school"" . The Courier Mail. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Martin Worth
  9. ↑ "History". The Gap State High School. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

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