Springwood State High School

Public school in Australia

Springwood State High School
Location

Springwood, Queensland Australia
Information
Type	Public
Motto	The highest expectations
Established	1977
Grades	Year 7 to Year 12
Website	springwoodshs.eq.edu.au

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.^[2] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12,^[1]^[2] 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.

References

^ ^a ^b "Springwood State High School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "South East Queensland". Air monitoring network stations. The State of Queensland. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "Springwood State High School". Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
^ Moore, Tony; Trenwith, Courtney (25 February 2010). "School suspends 20 over Facebook bully groups". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "Springwood State High School 2015 Prospectus" (PDF). Springwood State High School. Springwood State High School. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2017.