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'''Lowood State High School''' is a [[high school]] located in [[Lowood, Queensland|Lowood]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. |
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| name = Lowood State High School |
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| motto = Creating the Future<ref name="our-school_lowood-state-high-school_current(2023)">{{Cite web|title=Our school|date=|page=|website=Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au)|publisher=[[Department of Education (Queensland)|Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training]]|url=https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au/our-school|language=en|access-date=5 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104051130/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au/our-school|archive-date=4 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="principal_lowood-state-high-school_current(2023)">{{Cite web|title=Principal's Welcome|date=|page=|website=Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au)|publisher=[[Department of Education (Queensland)|Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training]]|url=https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au/our-school/principals-welcome|language=en|access-date=5 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104051207/https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au/our-school/principals-welcome|archive-date=4 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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| houses = {{unbulleted list|Oxley|Lockyer|Logan|Cunningham<ref name="prospectus_lowood-state-high-school_2022">{{Cite news|title=Lowood State High School - Prospectus 2022|date=2022|page=|website=Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au)|publisher=[[Department of Education (Queensland)|Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training]]|url=https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au/SupportAndResources/FormsAndDocuments/Documents/Enrolment%20Information/Prospectus.pdf|language=en|access-date=5 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806221340/https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au/SupportAndResources/FormsAndDocuments/Documents/Enrolment%20Information/Prospectus.pdf|archive-date=6 August 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref>{{rp|31}}}} |
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| established = 1983<ref name="summary_lowood-state-high-school_2022">{{Cite web|title=Lowood State High School – Executive Summary|date=30 March 2023|page=|website=Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au)|publisher=[[Department of Education (Queensland)|Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training]]|url=https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/documents/school%20reports/eib_lowood%20state%20high%20school_executive%20summary_2022.pdf|language=en|access-date=5 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807022639/https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/documents/school%20reports/eib_lowood%20state%20high%20school_executive%20summary_2022.pdf|archive-date=7 August 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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| type = [[State school|State]] [[Secondary education|secondary]] [[day school]] |
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| gender = [[Coeducational]] |
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| address = Prospect Street |
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| city = [[Lowood]] |
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| state = [[Queensland]] |
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| country = [[Australia]] |
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| postcode = 4311 |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|-27.468521|152.582625|display=title|scale:10000}} |
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| principal = Stacey Beu<ref name="principal_lowood-state-high-school_current(2023)"/><ref name="staff_lowood-state-high-school_current(2023)">{{Cite web|title=Our staff|date=|page=|website=Lowood State High School (wwww.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au)|publisher=[[Department of Education (Queensland)|Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training]]|url=https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au/our-school/our-staff|language=en|access-date=5 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104223401/https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au/our-school/our-staff|archive-date=4 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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| grades = Year 7–12<ref name="summary_lowood-state-high-school_2022"/> |
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| enrolment = 732 (August 2022)<ref name="annual-report_2022"/>{{rp|3}}<ref name="acara_2022"/> |
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| homepage = [https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au] |
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'''Lowood State High School''' is a state [[high school]] located in [[Lowood, Queensland]], [[Australia]]. |
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Established in 1983, Lowood State High School is available for students in grades 7 to 12, with an enrolment of about 700 students, as of 2003.<ref>[http://www.uq.edu.au/boilerhouse/docs/Stevens-Lowood-High-School-Literacy.pdf Lowood State High School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031850/http://www.uq.edu.au/boilerhouse/docs/Stevens-Lowood-High-School-Literacy.pdf |date=2014-01-06 }}</ref> |
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==Infrastructure== |
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*[[Tom Court]], [[shot put|shotputter]] and international [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{cite news|first=Charlie|last=Peel|url=http://www.gattonstar.com.au/news/rugby-star-began-life-in-lowood/593759/|title=Rugby star began life in Lowood|work=[[Gatton Star]]|date=28 July 2010|accessdate=23 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020944/http://www.gattonstar.com.au/news/rugby-star-began-life-in-lowood/593759/|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Kieran Banks, [http://www.qt.com.au/news/lowoods-tom-court-joins-the-lions-den/1921471/ "Lowood's Court in Lions' den"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032136/http://www.qt.com.au/news/lowoods-tom-court-joins-the-lions-den/1921471/ |date=22 February 2014 }}, 26 June 2013.</ref> |
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The school has been used as a place of refuge during flooding of the local area, in particular the floods of November 2023.<ref>{{cite news|title=Emergency flood warnings declared in several south-east Queensland regions as wet weather set to continue|website=9 News (www.9news.com.au)|date=12 May 2022|first1=Raffaella|last1=Ciccarelli|first2=Marina|last2=Trajkovich|language=en|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-forecast-australia-rain-events-tracks-south-as-flooding-emergency--unfolds-across-queensland/ec2a4369-6ffc-4c97-89ab-5bc561938d59|access-date=5 November 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614093245/https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-forecast-australia-rain-events-tracks-south-as-flooding-emergency--unfolds-across-queensland/ec2a4369-6ffc-4c97-89ab-5bc561938d59|archive-date=14 June 2022|df=dmy}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Can't believe it's happening': Queenslanders devastated by second flood event in months|website=9 News (www.9news.com.au)|date=13 May 2022|first=Marina|last=Trajkovich|language=en|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-flood-weather-update-residents-speak-out-second-flooding-event-months/f60cde01-de57-4538-a640-82b96a3bfa74|access-date=5 November 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616064305/https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-flood-weather-update-residents-speak-out-second-flooding-event-months/f60cde01-de57-4538-a640-82b96a3bfa74|archive-date=16 June 2022|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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*[[Dane Sampson]], Olympic [[shooting sport|sports shooter]].<ref>[http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/dane-sampson Dane Sampson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103062542/http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/dane-sampson |date=3 November 2013 }} at Australian Olympic Team website (accessed 2014-02-04).</ref> |
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==Students== |
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===Student enrolments=== |
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In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 905 students.<ref name="capacity_education_2023">{{Cite web|title=Lowood State High School – School Enrolment Management Plan|date=|page=|website=Education|publisher=[[Department of Education (Queensland)|Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training]]|language=en|url=https://education.qld.gov.au/parents-and-carers/enrolment/management-plans/lowood-state-high-school|access-date=4 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103131311/https://education.qld.gov.au/parents-and-carers/enrolment/management-plans/lowood-state-high-school|archive-date=3 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700.<ref name="enrollment-stats_uq_2003">{{Cite web|title=Lowood High School Literacy Report – Results of Schoolwide Survey|date=March 2003|page=|publisher=University of Queensland (www.uq.edu.au)|url=http://www.uq.edu.au/boilerhouse/docs/Stevens-Lowood-High-School-Literacy.pdf|language=en|access-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031850/http://www.uq.edu.au/boilerhouse/docs/Stevens-Lowood-High-School-Literacy.pdf|archive-date=6 January 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref>{{rp|2}} The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been: |
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|style="text-align:center"| 311 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 279 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 590<ref name="acara_2014">{{cite web|title=Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD|date=2014|url=https://myschool.edu.au/school/47539/profile/2014|website=[[My School]]|publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] (ACARA)|language=en|access-date=4 November 2023|archive-url=https://ia600506.us.archive.org/34/items/acara-2014_202311/acara-2014.pdf|archive-date=6 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center"| 373 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 315 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 688<ref name="acara_2015">{{cite web|title=Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD|date=2015|url=https://myschool.edu.au/school/47539/profile/2015|website=[[My School]]|publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] (ACARA)|language=en|access-date=4 November 2023|archive-url=https://ia600506.us.archive.org/32/items/acara-2015_202311/acara-2015.pdf|archive-date=6 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center"| 376 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 352 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 728<ref name="acara_2016">{{cite web|title=Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD|date=2016|url=https://myschool.edu.au/school/47539/profile/2016|website=[[My School]]|publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] (ACARA)|language=en|access-date=4 November 2023|archive-url=https://ia600501.us.archive.org/20/items/acara-2016_202311/acara-2016.pdf|archive-date=6 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center"| 378 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 373 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 751<ref name="acara_2017">{{cite web|title=Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD|date=2017|url=https://myschool.edu.au/school/47539/profile/2017|website=[[My School]]|publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] (ACARA)|language=en|access-date=4 November 2023|archive-url=https://ia800505.us.archive.org/0/items/acara-2017_202311/acara-2017.pdf|archive-date=6 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center"| 376 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 371 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 747<ref name="acara_2018">{{cite web|title=Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD|date=2018|url=https://myschool.edu.au/school/47539/profile/2018|website=[[My School]]|publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] (ACARA)|language=en|access-date=4 November 2023|archive-url=https://ia600502.us.archive.org/7/items/acara-2018_202311/acara-2018.pdf|archive-date=6 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center"| 366 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 338 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 704<ref name="acara_2019">{{cite web|title=Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD|date=2019|url=https://myschool.edu.au/school/47539/profile/2019|website=[[My School]]|publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] (ACARA)|language=en|access-date=4 November 2023|archive-url=https://ia801204.us.archive.org/2/items/acara-2019_202311/acara-2019.pdf|archive-date=6 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center"| 742<ref name="annual-report_2022"/>{{rp|3}}<ref name="acara_2020">{{cite web|title=Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD|date=2020|url=https://myschool.edu.au/school/47539/profile/2020|website=[[My School]]|publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] (ACARA)|language=en|access-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://ia801201.us.archive.org/27/items/acara-2020_202311/acara-2020.pdf|archive-date=6 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center"| 393 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 783<ref name="annual-report_2022"/>{{rp|3}}<ref name="acara_2021">{{cite web|title=Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD|date=2021|url=https://myschool.edu.au/school/47539/profile/2021|website=[[My School]]|publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] (ACARA)|language=en|access-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://ia800509.us.archive.org/7/items/acara-2021_202311/acara-2021.pdf|archive-date=6 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center"| 361 |
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|style="text-align:center"| 732<ref name="annual-report_2022">{{Cite web|title=Lowood State High School – School Annual Report – Queensland State School Reporting – 2022|date=19 Jun 2023|page=|website=Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au)|language=en|publisher=[[Department of Education (Queensland)|Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training]]|url=https://lowoodshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2022.pdf|access-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://ia601200.us.archive.org/9/items/annual-report-2022_202311/annual-report-2022.pdf|archive-date=5 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref>{{rp|3}}<ref name="acara_2022">{{cite web|title=Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD|date=2022|url=https://myschool.edu.au/school/47539|website=[[My School]]|publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] (ACARA)|language=en|access-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://ia800507.us.archive.org/24/items/acara-2022_202311/acara-2022.pdf|archive-date=6 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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==House structure== |
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The school's four [[House system|sports houses]] are named after [[European land exploration of Australia|Australian explorers]], in particular those associated with the exploration of [[Queensland|Queensland's]] [[Brisbane River]]:<ref name="brisbane-river_richards_2019">{{Cite book|title=Moreton Bay Quandamooka & Catchment: Past, Present, and Future|editor1=Tibbetts, I.R.|editor2=Rothlisberg, P.C.|editor3=Neil, D.T.|editor4=Homburg, T.A.|editor5=Brewer, D.T.|editor6=Arthington, A.H.|url=https://moretonbayfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Moreton-Bay-Quandamooka-and-Catchment-book-edition-1-Aug-2019.pdf|chapter=Chapter 3 - Historical Changes of the Lower Brisbane River|first=Jonathan|last=Richards|date=2019|page=|isbn=978-0-6486690-0-5|language=en|chapter-url=https://moretonbayfoundation.org/articles/historical-change-in-the-lower-brisbane-river|access-date=5 November 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231105002813/https://moretonbayfoundation.org/articles/historical-change-in-the-lower-brisbane-river|archive-date=5 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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| Oxley |
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| {{color box|green}} Green |
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| [[Crocodile]] |
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| [[John Oxley]] |
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| Lockyer |
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| {{color box|red}} Red |
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| [[Lion]] |
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| [[Edmund Lockyer]] |
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| Logan |
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| {{color box|blue}} Blue |
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| [[Shark]] |
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| [[Patrick Logan]] |
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| Cunningham |
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| {{color box|yellow}} Yellow |
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| [[Hornet]] |
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| [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|Allan Cunningham]] |
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==Notable alumni== |
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The following are notable [[alumni]] of the school: |
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|[[Tom Court]] |
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|[[shot put|Shotputter]] and international [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{cite news|first=Charlie|last=Peel|url=http://www.gattonstar.com.au/news/rugby-star-began-life-in-lowood/593759|title=Rugby star began life in Lowood|work=[[Gatton Star]]|date=28 July 2010|accessdate=23 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020944/http://www.gattonstar.com.au/news/rugby-star-began-life-in-lowood/593759/|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tom-court_courier-mail_2013">{{Cite news|title=Lowood's Court in Lions' den|first=Kieran|last=Banks|date=26 June 2013|page=|website=Courier Mail (www.couriermail.com.au)|publisher=|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/ipswich/lowoods-court-in-lions-den/news-story/7e706ee6e8d88ba380737d410c5c5e48|language=en|access-date=5 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222032136/http://www.qt.com.au/news/lowoods-tom-court-joins-the-lions-den/1921471|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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|[[Dane Sampson]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:16, 19 February 2024
Lowood State High School is a state high school located in Lowood, Queensland, Australia.
Infrastructure
The school has been used as a place of refuge during flooding of the local area, in particular the floods of November 2023.[8][9]
Students
Student enrolments
In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 905 students.[10]
In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700.[11]: 2 The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:
Year | Years | Boys | Girls | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 311 | 279 | 590[12] |
2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 373 | 315 | 688[13] |
2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 376 | 352 | 728[14] |
2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 378 | 373 | 751[15] |
2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 376 | 371 | 747[16] |
2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 366 | 338 | 704[17] |
2020 | 147 | 148 | 134 | 126 | 110 | 77 | 373 | 369 | 742[6]: 3 [18] |
2021 | 146 | 161 | 145 | 133 | 107 | 91 | 390 | 393 | 783[6]: 3 [19] |
2022 | 122 | 140 | 157 | 143 | 96 | 74 | 371 | 361 | 732[6]: 3 [7] |
2023 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
House structure
The school's four sports houses are named after Australian explorers, in particular those associated with the exploration of Queensland's Brisbane River:[20]
House name | Colour | Mascot | Australian explorers |
---|---|---|---|
Oxley | Green | Crocodile | John Oxley |
Lockyer | Red | Lion | Edmund Lockyer |
Logan | Blue | Shark | Patrick Logan |
Cunningham | Yellow | Hornet | Allan Cunningham |
Notable alumni
The following are notable alumni of the school:
Name | Sport |
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Tom Court | Shotputter and international rugby union player.[21][22] |
Dane Sampson | Olympic shooting sport.[23] |
References
- ^ "Our school". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Principal's Welcome". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Lowood State High School - Prospectus 2022" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Lowood State High School – Executive Summary" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 30 March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Our staff". Lowood State High School (wwww.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Lowood State High School – School Annual Report – Queensland State School Reporting – 2022" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 19 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Ciccarelli, Raffaella; Trajkovich, Marina (12 May 2022). "Emergency flood warnings declared in several south-east Queensland regions as wet weather set to continue". 9 News (www.9news.com.au). Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Trajkovich, Marina (13 May 2022). "'Can't believe it's happening': Queenslanders devastated by second flood event in months". 9 News (www.9news.com.au). Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School – School Enrolment Management Plan". Education. Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood High School Literacy Report – Results of Schoolwide Survey" (PDF). University of Queensland (www.uq.edu.au). March 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Richards, Jonathan (2019). "Chapter 3 - Historical Changes of the Lower Brisbane River". In Tibbetts, I.R.; Rothlisberg, P.C.; Neil, D.T.; Homburg, T.A.; Brewer, D.T.; Arthington, A.H. (eds.). Moreton Bay Quandamooka & Catchment: Past, Present, and Future (PDF). ISBN 978-0-6486690-0-5. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Peel, Charlie (28 July 2010). "Rugby star began life in Lowood". Gatton Star. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Banks, Kieran (26 June 2013). "Lowood's Court in Lions' den". Courier Mail (www.couriermail.com.au). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Dane Sampson - The Inspiration of Our Nation". Australian Olympic Team (www.london2012.olympics.com.au). Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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