Benowa State High School

Benowa State High School (BSHS) is an independent, co-educational school, founded in 1980, located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2] The school is located in the land of the Kombumerri people, within the wider Bujalung language nation, recognising Ngarahngwal and Yugambeh.[3]

Benowa State High School
Address
Mediterranean Drive, Benowa

Gold Coast, Queensland

Australia
Coordinates28.0057°S 153.3888°E / -28.0057; 153.3888
Information
TypeState secondary day school
MottoMany Pathways – No Limits
Established1980; 40 years ago[1]
PrincipalAlison Fahlbusch
Deputy PrincipalsAnthony Larkin, Cameron Murray, Lieve Rimbaut, Brendon Wolski
Grades7–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrolment1,980 (August 2023)[1]
Colour(s)     Red, grey, white and black
TeamsBenowa Redbacks
Websitebenowashs.eq.edu.au

It is part of the Council of International Schools (CIS) and hosts exchange students from Asia, America, Africa and Europe.[4] It started a French Immersion program in 1985 and was the first school to offer Marine Biology as a subject in the Queensland curriculum.[5] In 2015, they commenced their Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based educational program. In 2017, the International Baccalaureate diploma program was offered to years 11 and 12, along with a preparatory course in grade 10.[6]

Academic

Benowa's French Immersion programme is a four-year course offered in years 7 to 10, where students are taught four of their six subjects in French: these being mathematics, French, society & environment and science. The school has recorded 11 OP1s (Overall Position) each year from 2004 to 2007, which ranks it ahead of all other secondary schools in the Gold Coast region.[7] Another stream in Benowa SHS is the Waldorf education Programme which aims to develop independent and "natural" learning in students, who learn at their own pace.

The STEM program at Benowa aims for students to excel in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It is a four-year program from years 7–10 which ends with an excursion to the NASA launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Each and every STEM student receives extra lessons in those categories and various opportunities including 3D printing, Rocket Launching, Coding, and more.

Benowa is known for having a large range of subjects. It has over 30 subjects which students can choose in years 10, 11 and 12. Unlike most state schools, but like some private schools, Benowa State High School groups year 10–12 as senior school, and offers Specialist Mathematics as a subject to the year 10 students.

Along with Benowa holding ATAR classes, TAFE courses and apprenticeships, Benowa is one of 76 schools in Australia to offer the International Baccalaureate program.[6] The course is offered through grade 10, 11 and 12 and offers a wide range of subjects to choose from.

Sports

Benowa is a constant achiever at volleyball tournaments, placing highly in most of the competitions they enter, and some students have entered the national level of competition in the event. Students also achieve high in many other sports, including tennis, swimming, athletics and touch. The school also has an athletics-inclined stream called 'Sports Excellence' which is aimed at year 7, 8 and 9 students who wish to pursue a career in athletics. It has produced athletes who have gone on to represent both state and country in a variety of sports such as: swimming, volleyball, rugby, Australian rules football, football and track & field.

Arts

Benowa has created an innovative curriculum in the arts, called 'Arts@Benowa', which includes visual art, music, dance, drama and music. Art workshops are offered to complement formal classes.[8][9][10]

The school is included within the Gold Coast Branch of the "Modern Language Teachers Association of Queensland" (MLTAQ)[11]

Use of technology

Benowa has projectors and speakers in all classrooms, allowing students to have an enhanced learning experience.

In 2015, Benowa implemented[12] a intranet system through the "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOx) Program,[13] which allows students to connect to the wifi network, access documents and files uploaded by their teachers via a "Student Drive", and print.[12]

"OneNote" is widely used throughout the school to engage and facilitate student learning, and provide students with opportunities to collaborate with peers, receive feedback and become autonomous with their learning.[14]

"Education Perfect"[15] is used for classwork. Benowa State High School was awarded "Top School" in the 2004 "Education Perfect World Series", the world largest global online competition for social sciences, languages, maths, Engish and science.

"TurnItIn" is manditorily used for students in years 10, 11 and 12 to submit their assessments, with the exception of practical tasks.[16]

In 2021, the school rolled-out the use of the school management system, "Compass", to replace the existing "IDAttend" system.[17]

Students

Class Sizes

The trend in the average size of classes has been: -

Movie Premiers
Year Year 7 – 10 Year 11 – 12
2010 23 † 20[18]
2011 23.9 † 20.6[19]
2012 23 † 22[20]
2013 24 † 21[21]
2014 23 21[22]
2015 23 21[23]
2016 22 21[24]
2017 22 20[25]
2018 22 18[26]
2019 22 17[27]
2020 23 17[28]
2021 23 18[29]
2022 22 18[30]

† - Only years 8 – 10

Student Enrolments

In 2023, Benowa State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 2,456 students.[31]

The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:-

Year Years Gender Total
7 8 9 10 11 12 Boys Girls
2010 - - - - - - 819 914 1,733[18]
2011 - - - - - - 895 952 1,847[19]
2012 - - - - - - 945 997 1,942[20]
2013 - - - - - - 957 1,001 1,958[21]
2014 - - - - - - 914 979 1,893[22][32]
2015 - - - - - - 984 1,032 2,016[23][33]
2016 - - - - - - 932 1,000 1,932[24][34]
2017 - - - - - - 880 1,015 1,895[25][35]
2018 405 352 364 262 232 288 869 1,024 1,893[26][36]
2019 361 396 344 340 261 187 858 1,031 1,889[37][38]
2020 379 359 393 315 315 217 905 1,073 1,978[28][39]
2021 340 367 349 343 293 291 916 1,067 1,983[29][40]
2022 357 340 377 312 334 269 927 1,062 1,989[30][41]
2023 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 1,980[1]

Discipline

The trend in student discipline has been: -

Movie Premiers
Year Short Suspensions
1 – 10 days		 Long Suspensions
11 – 20 days		 Exclusions Cancellations
of Enrolment		 Total
2010 351 24 10 18 403[18]
2011 329 40 2 24 395[19]
2012 323 33 20 7 383[20]
2013 206 9 6 10 231[21]
2014 181 2 4 12 199[22]
2015 227 3 3 8 241[23]
2016 258 22 55 12 347[42]
2017 301 13 13 10 337[43]
2018 241 8 4 4 257[44]
2019 274 18 9 0 301[45]
2020 279 19 9 1 308[46]
2021 272 40 7 3 322[47]
2022 195 47 9 2 253[48]

School Leadership

Executive Team

The school welcomed new principal Alison Fahlbusch, in 2022. The school's executive leadership team includes:

Executive Team[49]
Position Name
Principal Alison Fahlbusch
Deputy Principal (Year 7 and 8) Anthony Larkin
Deputy Principal (Year 9 and 10) Cameron Murray
Deputy Principal (Year 11 and 12) Lieve Rimbaut
Deputy Principal - Operations Brendon Wolski
Business Manager Michelle Black

Year Level Structure

In 2023, Year Level Coordinators were re-introduced alongside the new role of Heads of Department - Wellbeing and Engagement.

Year Level Structure[49]
Year Level Year Coordinator HOD Wellbeing and Engagement Deputy Principal
7 Paul Clare Andy McKee Anthony Larkin
8 Alex Armour Amanda Kellow
9 Renee Budden Mandy Howden Cameron Murray
10 Matt Anderson Tina Mackay
11 Kylie Diviak Lieve Rimbaut
12 Dee Thorsborne

Curriculum Heads of Department
Heads of Department[49]
Department HOD
Access Centre Ron Eyre
Humanities Justin Hinton
English (Communications) Matt Pickersgill
Languages and International Cathryn Cooper
Industrial Technology & Design/Hospitality Dwayne Scicluna
Mathematics Ben Callum
International Baccalaureate Adrian Hays
Physical Education Ian Hutchison
Science Schinead Johnston
Senior Schooling Sarah Price
The Arts Bettianne Stuart

House Structure

Benowa State High School has eight different school houses. Students can gain house points for their house during sporting events, as well as showing behaviour that aligns with the school's four core values (respect, compassion, integrity and diligence). Between 2018 and 2022, the school operated under a 'vertical' roll mark structure based around the houses, however, in 2023 the school reverted back to a 'horizontal' structure. with the change of system, the 'Heads of House' were renamed 'House Coordinators'.

The eight houses, named after Australian Pioneers are:

Current House System in Benowa SHS
House Name Colour Mascot House Coordinator Australian Based Pioneer
Bandler   Red Dragon Andy Taylor Faith Bandler- Indigenous and Civil Rights Activist
Florey   Purple Phoenix Curtis Allnut Howard Florey- Nobel Prize winning Pharmacologist involved in the development of Penicillin
Hinkler   Pink Flamingo Katy MacGibbon Herbert Hinkler- Aviator and Inventor, first to fly solo from England to Australia and across the Southern Atlantic Ocean
Hollows   Orange Owl Alex McBroom Fred Hollows- Ophthalmologist and Humanitarian involved in restoring thousands of Australian's eyesight
Laver   Blue Lion Jane Brown Rod Laver- Tennis Player
Murdoch   Green Minotaur Nanette Richert Elisabeth Murdoch- Philanthropist
Wake   Aqua Wolverine Imogen Klan Nancy Wake- Nurse, Journalist, Special Operations Executive and Intelligence Officer for the French in WWII
Wright   Yellow Griffin Mike Redfern Judith Wright- Award winning Poet, environmentalist and Indigenous land rights activist

Predating 2018, the original 4 homesteads (Carnarvon, Lindemann, Moreton and Girraween) had a system in which siblings were in the same homestead. This is no longer the case.


Notable alumni

Entertainment
Name Area
Peter Andre Singer[50]
Jamie Durie TV Presenter and landscape designer[51]
Anna Torv Actress[52]

Sport
Name Sport Achievement
Daniel Merrett Australian rules football Brisbane Lions player.[53]
Chelsea Hodges Swimming Olympic medal winner.
Brent Renouf Australian rules football Hawthorn Football Club (Port Adelaide) player.
Dayne Zorko Australian rules football Brisbane Lions captain.[54]

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