North Lakes State College Explained

North Lakes State College
Motto:Learn, Lead, Succeed
Type:Public, College
Established:2002
Principal:John Thornberry
Grades:Prep to 12
Enrolment:2,280 (2023)
Colours:Purple, navy blue, white and cyan
Homepage:https://northlakescollege.eq.edu.au/

North Lakes State College is a public, co-educational, P-12, school located in the City of Moreton Bay suburb of North Lakes in Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 2,280 students and a teaching staff of 190, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 12, on two campuses, with the main campus situated on Joyner Circuit, and the second campus, known as the Urban Learning Centre, is situated on North Lakes Drive.

History

The school was established on 1 January 2002[3] as a P–3 college with an enrolment of approximately 150 students, 75 of which were in Prep and the other 75 were enrolled in Years 1–3. In 2003, Years 4, 5 and 6 were introduced to the college, along with the facilities known as the Villa Precinct. 2004 saw the introduction of Year 7, and the facilities known as the Lodge Precinct opened. This year also saw a large development across the site in preparation for the introduction of the secondary component of Years 8 and 9 in 2005. The year 2006 saw the introduction of Year 10 and the construction of the Urban Learning Centre, with the Senior Secondary years of Year 11 introduced in 2007 and Year 12 introduced in 2008.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Lakes State College Department of Education . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721054645/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/2324 . 2024-07-21 . 2024-07-21 . Schools Directory.
  2. 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 . 2024-07-21 . Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority.
  3. Web site: Register of Recent School Openings, Closures and Name Changes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002113832/https://education.qld.gov.au/parents/school-information/Documents/change-register.xls . 2023-10-02 . 2024-07-21 . Queensland Department of Education.
  4. Web site: North Lakes State College – Our School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190419034422/https://northlakescollege.eq.edu.au/Ourschool/Pages/Ourschool.aspx . 19 April 2019 . 18 April 2019 . North Lakes State College.