Mareeba State High School Explained

Mareeba State High School
Motto:Non Nobis Solum (Not for ourselves alone)
Coordinates:-16.9956°N 145.4167°W
Established:1960
Principal:Scott Whybird
Enrolment:790 (2023)
Homepage:https://mareebashs.eq.edu.au

Mareeba State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the town of Mareeba, in Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 790 students and a teaching staff of 64, as of 2023. The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12, and was the first state school in Queensland to offer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.[3]

History

The school opened 25 January 1960.[4]

To improve Indigenous road safety, in 2005, the school created a Driver Awareness Program Workbook, which aimed "to prepare students to successfully sit for their learners' theory test."[5] It was specifically designed for students with literacy difficulties.

In March 2018, some students and staff were sent home as a precaution due to rising flood waters, however the school remained open.[6]

In 2021, the school was the first state school in Queensland to offer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

Sport Houses

The school consists of four sport houses, McKinlay, Kennedy, Leichart and Gregory.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mareeba State High School Department of Education . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811001424/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/2058 . 2024-08-11 . 2024-08-11 . 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 . 2024-08-11 . Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority.
  3. Web site: Thomas . Rhys . 2021-10-24 . Mareeba High becomes first state school in Queensland to offer Moderna vaccine jabs . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231114113218/https://www.theexpressnewspaper.com.au/mareeba-high-becomes-first-state-school-in-queensland-to-offer-moderna-vaccine-jabs-2021-10-24 . 2023-11-14 . 2024-08-11 . The Express . en.
  4. Web site: 2019-04-14 . Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501085934/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx . 2024-05-01 . 2024-08-11 . Queensland Department of Education . en.
  5. Web site: Styles . Tanya . Edmonston . Colin . June 2006 . Road Safety Research Report - Australian Indigenous Road Safety . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304170451/https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/migrated/roads/safety/publications/2006/pdf/CR225.pdf . 2024-03-04 . 2024-08-11 . Australian Transport Safety Bureau . 39, 90.
  6. Web site: Wheatcroft . Bronwyn . 2018-03-10 . Students across the Mareeba Shire sent how due to flooded roads . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811005746/https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/students-across-the-mareeba-shire-sent-how-due-to-flooded-roads/news-story/de676ba6bcbfe023b3af8d6634daf89a?nk=d44d178143843840e35b1442f9938031-1723337866 . 2024-08-11 . 2024-08-11 . The Cairns Post . en.
  7. Web site: 2014-03-23 . Melbourne Storm rookie Ben Hampton will never forget his north Queensland roots . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811014256/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/melbourne-storm-rookie-ben-hampton-will-never-forget-his-north-queensland-roots/news-story/fb3bbac26cf82ea5166c29964e4ca107 . 2024-08-11 . 2024-08-11 . Fox Sports . en.

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