Maryborough State High School Explained

Maryborough State High School
Motto:Non Sine Pulvere Palma
Location:510–528 Kent St
Postalcode:4650
Country:Australia
Type:Public, co-educational, secondary, day school
Established:1881
District:North Coast Region[1]
Principal:Simon Done[2]
Grades:7 to 12
Colours:Brown and blue. Junior uniform is grey and blue, with senior uniform grey and white. The school colours reflect the 47th "Wide Bay" Battalion.
Slogan:Valued, Developed, Empowered
Sports:Soccer, hockey, futsal, rugby union, rowing, basketball
Mascot:Kingi – Kingfisher
Enrolment:1330
Enrolment As Of:2024
Campus:Rural

Maryborough State High School (commonly abbreviated as 'MSHS') is an Independent Public School located in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. The school is run by the Queensland State Government, and is split on either side of Kent Street. The school colours are blue and brown. In 2024 MSHS had 1330 students (including 120 students identifying as indigenous) with 102 teachers and 60 non-teaching staff (35 full-time equivalent).[3]

The school has had many incarnations, starting its life as Maryborough Boys Grammar School and Maryborough Girls Grammar School, then from 1937 a segregated boys and girls state high school. The school became coeducational from 1974. From 2017, Maryborough State High School is an Independent Public School. The school is now the largest secondary school in Maryborough, with more than 50% of all students in Maryborough attending Maryborough SHS.

History

The Maryborough Boys Grammar School was founded on the north side of Kent Street in 1881 and the Maryborough Girls Grammar School on the south of Kent Street in 1883. An assembly hall was added to the side of the Girls Grammar School in 1888. Four Rhodes scholars graduated from Maryborough Boys Grammar School and many students went on to distinguished careers. Hit hard by the effects of the Great Depression, the Grammar Schools were forced to close. They were subsequently taken over by the Department of Education in 1936 to become the Maryborough State High and Intermediate School for Boys and Maryborough State High and Intermediate School for Girls.[4]

The Boys' and Girls' High Schools were amalgamated in 1974 to form Maryborough State High School.[5]

The original building of Maryborough Boys Grammar School was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992. It now houses the English and Humanities Departments.[6]

Location

The campus is situated on either side of Kent Street adjacent to the Maryborough CBD.[5]

Notable alumni and staff

Notable alumni of the school include:

Staff who have worked at the school include Amy Hannah Adamson, who was both an alumna (Maryborough Girls' Grammar School) and headmistress (Maryborough State High and Intermediate School from 1949 to 1959).[15]

There are currently over 26 alumni working at the school – former students who have returned to the school in many roles, from teacher aides to teaching staff, administration and Heads of Department.[16]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Department of Education and Training - North Coast Region. Queensland Government. 26 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326231313/http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/maps/pdfs/northcoast.pdf. 26 March 2017. live.
  2. Web site: Maryborough State High School Staff Listing 2015. Maryborough State High School. 21 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151121124721/https://maryboroshs.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/staff-listing-2015.pdf. 21 November 2015.
  3. Web site: 2016 School Annual Report. Maryborough State High School. https://web.archive.org/web/20171016060759/https://maryboroshs.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/mshs-annual-report-2016.pdf. 16 October 2017. live. 16 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Development of State secondary schools 1912-1957 . 2008-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171008035759/http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/state/brief/secondary-1912.html . 8 October 2017 . dead .
  5. MSHS Annual Report 2007
  6. 1 August 2014.
  7. Web site: Past students. maryboroshs.eq.edu.au. 2015-11-22. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053606/https://maryboroshs.eq.edu.au/Ourcommunity/Paststudents/Pages/Paststudents.aspx. 4 March 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: Gallipoli 1915: The first Anzac ashore. ABC Wide Bay Qld. 2015-11-22. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926152519/http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2015/04/23/4222562.htm. 2015-09-26. live.
  9. Web site: Queenslanders to honour first Anzac ashore. Brisbane Times. 2015-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204055347/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queenslanders-to-honour-first-anzac-ashore-lieutenant-duncan-chapman-20150423-1mrdvf.html. 2016-02-04. live.
  10. Web site: Achiever's Walk: Ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things. 22 November 2015. Fraser Coast Regional Council. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081108/http://www.livelifehappy.com.au/admin/uploads/AchieversA4_vweb.pdf. 4 March 2016.
  11. Web site: Memories, medals to be shared. Fraser Coast Chronicle. 2015-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123758/http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/memories-and-medals-to-be-shared-with-all/659717/. 2016-03-04. live.
  12. Web site: Military and Police Uniforms at the Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum. www.maryboroughmuseum.org. 2015-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20151009143833/http://www.maryboroughmuseum.org/uniforms.html. 2015-10-09. live.
  13. Web site: From heavy skirts to shin pads: Queensland women's hockey turns 100. 19 July 2012. 22 November 2015. University of Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20151122125335/https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2012/07/heavy-skirts-shin-pads-queensland-women%E2%80%99s-hockey-turns-100. 22 November 2015. live.
  14. Web site: PROF Robert WHITE - The University of Melbourne. www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au. 2015-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20151010025923/http://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person14817. 2015-10-10. live.
  15. Web site: Adamson, Amy Hannah (1893–1963) . Australian Dictionary of Biography . 11 February 2020.
  16. Staff Lists 2022

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