Charters Towers State High School Explained
| Charters Towers State High School |
| Motto Translation: | More To Be Desired Than Gold |
| Postcode: | 4820 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Other Name: | CTSHS |
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| Principal: | Anna Osborn |
| Teaching Staff: | 39 |
| Grades: | 7–12 |
| Grades Label: | Years |
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| Lower Age: | and |
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| Enrolment: | 372 (2023) |
| Colours: | Maroon and white |
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Charters Towers State High School (CTSHS) is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the suburb of Charters Towers City, in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 372 students and a teaching staff of 39, as of 2023. The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12, and is one of the oldest state secondary schools in Queensland.[3]
History
The school opened on 22 January 1912,[4] and in 1919, had an enrolment of 164 students, with an average daily attendance of 117.[5]
In 1976, three teachers were suspended from their teaching roles at the school after being convicted of possessing Marihuana.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Charters Towers State High School Department of Education . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240624101931/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/2006 . 2024-06-24 . 2024-06-24 . Schools Directory.
- Web site: ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501085934/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx . 2024-05-01 . 2024-06-24 . Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority.
- Web site: November 2008 . The oldest state secondary schools in Queensland . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129140634/http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/topics/oldest-sec-schools.html . 2018-01-29 . 2018-01-29 . Department of Education and Training . en-AU.
- Web site: 2019-04-14 . Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240724064755/https://education.qld.gov.au/about/history/Documents/historical-summary-prior-1999.xlsx . 2024-07-24 . 2024-06-24 . Queensland Department of Education . en.
- News: 1919-12-05 . Charters Towers State High School - Annual Report 1919 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240814045518/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212809250 . 2024-08-14 . 2024-08-14 . The Evening Telegraph.
- Book: Teachers dismissed over drug . 1976-07-21 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 . en . 2024-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240624104459/https://books.google.com.au/books?id=XvxjAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=Charters+Towers+State+High+School&article_id=5218,6308259&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwwvu7hfSGAxWJlK8BHVMTBqAQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=Charters%20Towers%20State%20High%20School&f=false . 2024-06-24 . live.
