Wellington Point State High School

Last updated

Wellington Point State High School is a coeducational secondary school located on Badgen Road in Wellington Point, Queensland; a locality of Redland Shire. The school is now home to over 1100 students.

Contents

History

Wellington Point State High School opened in January 1988, [1] along with the closely located but privately run Redlands College. It is one of the 6 public high schools located in the Redland Shire along with a further 6 non-government high schools. The school is governed under the motto of "Aim High" and the mascot of the osprey.

Facilities

Wellington Point State High School has a fully functional theatre (The Osprey Theatre) and a Multi Purpose Shelter (MPS) for assemblies and sporting activities. The school has developed a number of unique programs to encourage the steady educational development of students. Such a program is 'The Acceleration Program', which allows gifted year 10 students to undertake year 11 subjects, giving the student the option of beginning a tertiary course in their senior year.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beenleigh, Queensland</span> Suburb of City of Logan, Queensland, Australia

Beenleigh is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,252 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Cotton, Queensland</span> Locale in Queensland, Australia

Mount Cotton is a rural locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Cotton had a population of 6,835 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russell Island (Moreton Bay)</span> Town in Queensland, Australia

Russell Island is an island, a town and a locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. The island is also known by its traditional Aboriginal name of Canaipa. In the 2021 census, Russell Island had a population of 3,698 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Birkdale, Queensland</span> Suburb of Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Birkdale is a coastal locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Birkdale had a population of 14,497 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Capalaba, Queensland</span> Suburb of Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Capalaba is an urban locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Capalaba had a population of 17,333 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tingalpa, Queensland</span> Suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Tingalpa is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Tingalpa had a population of 8,290 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kelvin Grove, Queensland</span> Suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Kelvin Grove is an inner northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kelvin Grove had a population of 7,927 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victoria Point, Queensland</span> Suburb of Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Victoria Point is a coastal locality in Redland City, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Victoria Point had a population of 15,140 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cleveland, Queensland</span> Suburb of Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Cleveland is a coastal and central locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Cleveland had a population of 14,801 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dunwich, Queensland</span> Town in Queensland, Australia

Dunwich is a town and locality on the western side of North Stradbroke Island in Queensland, Australia. Dunwich is part of the Redland City local government area, administered from the bayside town of Cleveland on the Queensland mainland. In the 2016 census, Dunwich had a population of 864 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Redland Bay, Queensland</span> Suburb of Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Redland Bay is a coastal semi-rural locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Redland Bay had a population of 14,958 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexandra Hills, Queensland</span> Suburb of Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Alexandra Hills is a residential locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Alexandra Hills had a population of 16,254 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thornlands, Queensland</span> Suburb of Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Thornlands is a coastal residential locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Thornlands had a population of 19,263 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carbrook, Queensland</span> Suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia

Carbrook is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. Carbrook was previously called Gramzow, a name of German origin. The German name was anglicised in 1916 during World War I. In the 2016 census, Carbrook had a population of 1,216 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noosaville</span> Suburb of Noosa, Queensland, Australia

Noosaville is a town and suburb in Noosa in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Noosaville had a population of 8,124 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wellington Point, Queensland</span> Suburb of Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Wellington Point is a residential locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wellington Point had a population of 12,350 people. The suburb is a popular seaside destination within the Brisbane metropolitan area and is notable for a popular walk along a sandbar to King Island which emerges at low tide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ormiston, Queensland</span> Suburb of Redland City, Queensland, Australia

Ormiston is a coastal residential locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Ormiston had a population of 5,793 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macleay Island</span> Town in Queensland, Australia

Macleay Island is an island in Moreton Bay, South East Queensland, Australia. The island constitutes a town and locality within the City of Redland. In the 2016 census, the locality of Macleay Island had a population of 2,681 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slacks Creek, Queensland</span> Suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia

Slacks Creek is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Slacks Creek had a population of 10,432 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Faith Lutheran College, Redlands</span> Public co-educational school in Redlands, QLD, Australia

Faith Lutheran College Redlands , Queensland, Australia, is an independent co-educational Lutheran primary and secondary school located on two campuses in Victoria Point and Thornlands. The school currently educates students from years Prep to Year 12.

References

  1. ↑ "Wellington Point State High School". www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

27°29′29″S153°13′46.3″E / 27.49139°S 153.229528°E / -27.49139; 153.229528


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.