Meridan State College Explained

Meridan State College
Motto:Learning today, creating tomorrow
City:Meridan Plains, Caloundra
State:Queensland
Country:Australia
Established:2006
Principal:Tony Roberts
Enrolment:2532 (2021)
Colours:Purple, cyan, lavender
Coordinates:-26.7728°N 153.1028°W
Homepage:meridansc.eq.edu.au

Meridan State College is a state school governed by the Queensland Department of Education located at 214 Parklands Boulevard, Meridan Plains, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia. The school was founded in 2006 for students from preschool to year 7, and in 2008 it opened to be available to years 7–9, 10 and 11 in 2010, and year 12 in 2012. It is the largest school on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

School awards

In November 2015, Meridan State College received the Jack Pizzey School of the Year Award.[1] This award no longer exists.

Sporting communities

Meridan State College has four sporting houses (referred to as "communities") within the school. These communities are named after Australian athletes.

CommunityMascotColourNamesake
BradmanBullsGreenDonald Bradman
FreemanFlamesYellowCathy Freeman
O'NeillEelsPurpleSuzie O'Neill
RafterRedbacksRedPat Rafter

References

  1. Web site: The Jack Pizzey School of the Year Award ($50,000). jackpizzeyawards.dete.qld.gov.au. 2016-05-06. 15 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315143924/http://jackpizzeyawards.dete.qld.gov.au/school-of-the-year/Pages/default.aspx. dead.