Springwood State High School Explained

Springwood State High School
Motto:	The highest expectations
Location:	Springwood, Queensland
Country:	Australia
Established:	1977
Type:	Public
Grades:	Year 7 to Year 12

Springwood State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the Logan City suburb of Springwood, in Queensland, Australia.^{[1] [2]} It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 549 students and a teaching staff of 51, as of 2023. The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12, and is home to one of fifteen air quality monitoring stations in South East Queensland.^[3]

History

The school opened on 24 January 1977^[4] to Grade 8 students, with its official opening occurring in 1978.^[5]

In 2010, the school suspended 20 students over the creation of a Facebook page that bullied staff members of the school.^[6]

Notable alumni

Some Springwood High School students have become notable, including:

• Steven Bradbury – First Australian gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics,
• Jodie Henry – Triple Olympic gold medal winner,
• Aidan McLindon – Queensland politician,
• Grant Musgrove – Ex-Queensland politician (was member for Springwood),
• Lorna Jane Clarkson^[7] – founder of Lorna Jane fitness clothing stores worldwide,
• Quade Cooper – rugby union player,
• Steven Johnson – Australian V8 racing driver.

See also

• List of schools in Greater Brisbane

External links

• Springwood State High School

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Springwood State High School Department of Education . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240724063340/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/2140 . 2024-07-24 . 2024-07-24 . 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 . 2024-07-24 . Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority.
3. News: 9 May 2014 . South East Queensland . 16 April 2015 . Air monitoring network stations . The State of Queensland.
4. 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 . 2024-07-24 . Queensland Department of Education. . en.
5. Web site: Springwood State High School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090523024430/http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/catchment/springwood-shs.html . 2009-05-23 . 2009-06-09 . Department of Education and Training.
6. Web site: Moore . Tony . Trenwith . Courtney . 2010-02-25 . School suspends 20 over Facebook bully groups . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210616073628/https://www.smh.com.au/technology/school-suspends-20-over-facebook-bully-groups-20100225-p55h.html . 2021-06-16 . 2024-07-24 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
7. Web site: Springwood State High School 2015 Prospectus . 2018-08-25 . Springwood State High School . Springwood State High School . 2017-02-27 .