Redcliffe State High School Explained

Redcliffe State High School
Motto:Faire sans Dire (Deeds without Words)[1]
Established:25 October 1958
Principal:Shona Mackinlay
State:Queensland
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-27.2234°N 153.1102°W
Enrolment:1280 (2017)[2]
Colours:Blue

Redcliffe State High School is an independent co-educational public high school based in Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The school initially opened in 1958 on the eastern side of Oxley Avenue, with sporting facilities on the land adjacent. In order to meet growing demands, the school classroom facilities have since expanded onto the adjacent land across Oxley Avenue.

In 2019, some of the school's buildings were listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.

Social issues

The school is notable for its left-wing, liberal values. The deputy principal, Sue Linde, was involved with Montecito.[3] The school's LGBTQI+ group introduced pronoun badges in 2021. It was the first school in the State to do so.[4] [5] [6]

Academic performance metrics

The school performed below the national average when compared to "All Australian students" in the Year 7 reading and numeracy categories and the Year 9 spelling and numeracy categories of the 2021 NAPLAN tests. Student participation in the NAPLAN tests was 10% below the national average. [7]

The school has never been able to reach a State Overall Score of 90, meaning it is consistently outside of the top 160 high schools in the state.[8] [9]

It is also consistently outside the top 100 high schools in the state based on the Better Education Rank metric.[10] Its best ranking was 110 in 2013 and its worst was 307 in 2017.[11]

The school is rated 2.3 out of 5 on the reviewing site, SchoolParrot.[12]

Attendance

In semester one of 2023, the student attendance rate was 86% with only 52% of students attending school 90% or more of the time. By term three, this had dropped to 45%.[13]

Incidents

In 2020, a student was murdered after a drug deal went wrong.[14] [15]

In 2021, a number of students were rushed to hospital after drinking Gatorade spiked with wiper fluid by another student.[16]

In 2021, the media reported the school was put into lockdown when students brought knives on campus with the intention of fighting. The school denied the students had the weapons.[17]

A head of senior school has been accused of sexual misconduct against a student[18] and multiple incidents of bullying student-teachers but no charges have ever been laid against him.[19] [20]

In 2022, video emerged of one female student from the school violently attacking another outside a supermarket.[21] [22]

Notable alumni

Notable staff

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospectus & Parent Information 2019. Redcliffe State High School. 23 March 2019. 9 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190309065059/https://redcliffeshs.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/Enrolments/2019-prospectus.pdf. live.
  2. Web site: Redcliffe State High School Annual Report 2017. Department of Education and Training (Queensland). 23 March 2019. 23 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323124658/https://redcliffeshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2017.pdf. live.
  3. https://amp.smh.com.au/business/small-business/brothels-face-soft-conditions-20140408-369q1.html
  4. https://www.4bc.com.au/brisbane-high-school-introduces-badges-in-strong-step-toward-gender-inclusion/
  5. https://www.ladbible.com/news/latest-aussie-school-becomes-first-in-the-state-to-have-student-pronoun-badge-20210228
  6. https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/moreton/redcliffe-state-high-school-is-trialling-the-use-of-pronoun-badges/news-story/f801aec3896ed41163eb60ed30319821
  7. https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/47439/naplan/results/2021#results
  8. https://bettereducation.com.au/school/secondary/qld/qld_top_secondary_schools.aspx
  9. https://bettereducation.com.au/HotSuburb/secondary/qld/qld_hot_suburb_rating.aspx
  10. https://bettereducation.com.au/Results/QCE_OP.aspx
  11. https://bettereducation.com.au/CompareSchools/year_12/qld/compare_qld_yr12_school_ranking.aspx
  12. https://www.schoolparrot.com.au/schools/redcliffe-state-high-school-137941
  13. https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/47439/attendance
  14. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-14/15yo-angus-beaumont-stabbed-redcliffe-qld/12056324
  15. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-04/angus-beaumont-murder-retrial-redcliffe-supreme-court/103184284
  16. https://internewscast.com/news/redcliffe-state-high-school-students-caught-drinking-windshield-washer-fluid-mixed-with-gatorade/
  17. https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/moreton/redcliffe-state-high-school-was-put-in-lockdown-after-an-alleged-knife-fight/news-story/abe4132e8b14a1af4377ca36144da513
  18. Report: Investigation into Incidents 2010-2020 Redcliffe State High School
  19. Report: Investigation into Incidents 2010-2020 Redcliffe State High School
  20. https://www.reddit.com/r/AustralianTeachers/comments/18z0lxl/anyone_else_ever_have_bad_practicum/?rdt=62979
  21. https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/watch-redcliffe-state-high-school-students-in-fist-fight-at-local-shopping-centre/news-story/83a924adedf21bc64b2ce4a19b6021c8
  22. https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/watch-students-fight-on-street/video/43427aaf59251f217afb6126dd0ac5b6

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