Mount Gravatt State High School
Mount Gravatt State High School is a co-educational government secondary school of about 1200 students in Mount Gravatt, a suburb in the south of Brisbane, Australia. The school was opened in 1960.
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| Coordinates | 27°32′24″S 153°4′4.8″E |
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| Type | State High School |
| Motto | Digna Petamus (Seek Worthy Things) |
| Established | 1960 |
| Principal | Ross Robertson |
| Enrolment | 1200 |
| Colour(s) | White, black & red |
| Website | Official Homepage |
Mount Gravatt State High School is a Registered Training Organization (RTO) and is able to issue Australian Qualification Framework qualifications in the vocational education and training vector and to deliver and/or assess associated training.[1]
The school is an Education Queensland International (EQI) pioneer school for International student programs.[2]
Gateway school
The school is part of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Industry Project. As such it can be officially blended (along with five other schools) as ‘Gateway Schools to the ICT Industry’. Schools involved in this project are committed to increasing and improving the various and range of technology in learning. Students are encouraged to develop their learning and stills through the application of appropriate technology in education, as in many other schools.[3]
Notable alumni
- Ross Clark – poet
- Simon Shirley - decathlete who competed for England
- Erika Yamasaki – member of Australian weightlifting team at 2006 Commonwealth Games.[4]
Notable staff
Awards
References
- "Mount Gravatt State High School registered in QLD" (Web listing). National Training Information Service. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- "Mount Gravatt SHS school overview" (PDF). Education Queensland International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- Tierney, Sean. "Gateway Schools to the ICT Industry – Gateway Schools" (Project site). Education Queensland. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- Harrison, Dan (17 March 2006). "Medallist brushes off drugs row" (Web article). Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
- "Waste Smart Brisbane Awards 2022 Winners". Waste Smart Brisbane Awards. Retrieved 6 June 2023.