Beerwah State High School

Beerwah State High School (often abbreviated to Beerwah High School, Beerwah High or simply BSHS) is a government-owned secondary school in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia that was established in 1992.[1]

Beerwah State High School
Address
35 Roberts Road

Beerwah
,
Queensland
,
4519

Australia
Coordinates26°51′50.32″S 152°57′15.03″E
Information
TypePublic school
MottoSuccess For All
Established1992 (1992)
School code2109
PrincipalLyn McDonald
Staff120
Years offered7–12
Enrolment1,020
Colour(s)  Maroon
  Blue
  yellow
MascotCrocodile
Websitebeerwahshs.eq.edu.au

Faculties

Subject offerings at Beerwah State High School are organised around nine faculties. Each of these faculties is led by a Head of Department who is responsible for the quality of teaching, learning and assessment within their area of responsibility.[2]

  • Business Education and Information Technology Communications
  • Communications
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Home Economics
  • Industrial Technology
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Science
  • The Arts

Specialist programs

Beerwah State High School offers three specialist programs: Athletics Extension Program, Music Extension Program and in 2012, an iLearn Program (which failed spectacularly). In 2017, a "bring your own device" program was introduced. The program still runs in Semester 2 of 2019 and usage of the network is slowly increasing across the school.

Location and facilities

Beerwah State High School is located on Roberts Road. The school is located next to the local swimming pool, which serves as the venue for swimming training and the annual Swimming Carnival. Located within the school is a purpose-built assembly hall and indoor stadium, which hosts school assemblies, as well as interschool sporting events and physical education classes. The school also has a performing arts centre, which is used for school performances as well as for performing arts and dance classes. The school also features purpose-built chemistry laboratories, graphics and woodworking rooms and art facilities.[3]

School sporting houses

Each house has a staff member as a house leader and two students as house captains.[4]

House name Colour
Miketeebumulgrai   Blue
Tibberoowuccum   Aqua
Ngungun   Yellow
Tunbubudla   Maroon

Parents & Citizens Association

Beerwah State High School has a well established Parents and Citizens Association which works within the school community to enhance learning outcomes. The P&C Association also operates the school uniform shop and canteen.

Glass House Coalition of State Schools

Beerwah State High School is a member of the Glass House Coalition of State Schools, a partnership between schools in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland area.[5]

References
  1. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "Our Faculties". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  3. "Location". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. "Sports". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  5. "Local Primary Schools". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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