Balmoral State High School

Balmoral State High School is a secondary school in Balmoral, Queensland, Australia. The school opened in February 1958.[2]

This article is about Balmoral State High School in Queensland, Australia. For other schools named Balmoral High School, see Balmoral High School (disambiguation).

Balmoral State High School
Location
Balmoral
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates27°27′22.04″S 153°4′23.04″E
Information
TypePublic, co-educational, secondary, day school
MottoLatin: consilio at animo
(By wisdom and courage / With purpose and spirit)
Established1958[1]
PrincipalLinda Galloway [1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment740
Colour(s)Bottle green and shadow   
Websitewww.balmoralshs.eq.edu.au

The school has an enrolment of 740 students and is a part of the Gateway Learning Community (GLC). The GLC is an alliance of six local primary schools and Balmoral State High School. One of the most notable students who attended is the infamous and widely successful Jack Storer.

Houses

The school has a house system. There are three houses, which are identified by name and colour. The school's houses are:

Curriculum

The school offers a full implementation of the Australian Curriculum and a wide range of specialist subjects, including aerospace studies, history, design & technology, graphics, Japanese, film & television, drama, dance, and music.

Co-curricular activities

Balmoral State High School has many academic, sporting and cultural programmes, including the Boeing Enterprise Team, touch football excellence programme, student radio station, instrumental music programme, competitive cheerleading squad, and biennial musical production.

The school is one of 16 within the Gateway Aerospace Schools Project. This project is a joint initiative between Education Queensland, Aviation Australia, Aviation industries and selected schools, and is designed to promote and develop careers in the aerospace industry.

The school also has a formal relationship with Boeing Defence Australia and offers students the Boeing Enterprise Team, which is mentored by senior Boeing staff. This initiative is designed to provide real-life business management experiences within a working team.

Facilities
Student courtyard and arts block

Balmoral State High School has large suburban grounds of over 30 acres. The grounds include three sports ovals, two futsal courts and two basketball courts. The school's learning spaces include a trades training centre, including modern metal fabrication machinery, a studio theatre, an indoor sports complex, a film & television facility, a home economics precinct, specialist science laboratories, a 500-seat hall, a purpose-built access centre, and five eLearning PC laboratories.

References
  1. BSHS - Principal's welcome Archived 2011-04-23 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2 February 2012
  2. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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