Wynnum State High School Explained

Wynnum State High School (WSHS)
Motto:	Latin: [[Semper Fidelis]]
Motto Translation:	Always Faithful
Slogan:	We’re Wynnum, We’re Proud
Opened:	^[1] ^[2]
Type:	State, secondary
Streetaddress:	Peel Street
Postcode:	4179
City:	Manly
State:	Queensland
Country:	Australia
Campus:	Surburban
Principal:	Sandra Quinn
Enrolment:	1,943 (2019)
Enrolment As Of:	2010
Colours:	Green, gray and black
Picture Caption:	Peet Street Entrance

Wynnum State High School is a public high school in Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[3]

As at August 2024, the principal is Sandra Quinn, and the deputy principals are Danielle Goshnick, Marina Williams, Celia Connell, and Lisa Hawkin.^[4]

History

Construction began in 1941, and the school first opened for students on 2 March 1942.^[5]

In 2010, there was 709 enrolled students and 60 teachers.^[6]

Construction also recently finished on a new block of four classrooms, dubbed the Russell Building or R Block (November, 2018). Later, it underwent construction to include 3 other classrooms in May, 2023.

Facilities

Facilities at the school include:

• Basketball courts
• Pool
• Large sports oval
• Assembly hall
• Multi-Purpose Sports (MPS)
• Multiple classroom buildings
• Amphitheatre
• Technology Studios
• Science labs
• library
• Canteen

Notable alumni

• Kyle Sandilands, radio host and television personality
• Belle Gibson, cookbook author and cancer fraudster
• Samantha Riley, Olympic swimmer.
• Associate Professor Dominic Berry, physicist specializing in quantum information and quantum optics.^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: 5 . Wynnum High School . . Brisbane, QLD. . 17 December 2011 . 2 February 1942 . 20 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320032929/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50137823 . live .
2. News: 3 . Schools To Reopen on Monday If Protected . . Brisbane, QLD. . 1 January 2012 . 27 February 1942 . 3 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803084115/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50142138 . live .
3. Web site: 2020-05-08 . Wynnum State High School . 2022-05-31 . Wynnum State High School . en . 6 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220306054703/https://wynnumshs.eq.edu.au/ . live .
4. Web site: 2022-05-31 . Contact us . 2024-08-03 . Wynnum State High School . en . 2 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240802044045/https://wynnumshs.eq.edu.au/our-school/contact-us . live .
5. News: 24 January 1941 . £28,000 State High School For Wynnum . 1 January 2012 . . Brisbane, QLD. . 11.
6. http://www.wynnumshs.eq.edu.au/documents/School-Annual-Report.pdf
7. Web site: Berry. Dominic. 20 August 2021. Dominic Berry. 20 August 2021. Dominic Berry. 20 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820031208/https://www.dominicberry.org/. live.