Centenary Heights State High School

Centenary Heights High School
Location
Toowoomba, QLD
Australia
Information
Motto Latin: Per Ardua Ad Alta
(Through Hard Work to the Top[1])
Established 13 February 1968
Founder Bob Dansie
Principal Maryanne Walsh
Years offered Centenary Heights: Year 7–Year 12
Toowoomba Flexischool: Year 10-Year 12
Enrolment Centenary Heights: 1500 (2015)
Toowoomba Flexischool: 203[2]
Website www.centheigshs.eq.edu.au/
Flexischool

Centenary Heights State High School is a State High School located in the suburb of Centenary Heights in Toowoomba, Queensland, with an enrolment of 1500 students (2015)[3] and has become one of Queensland's leading high schools with 11 OP's 1 (scores for university) scored in 2012. The school is one of several state high schools in Toowoomba, including Toowoomba State High School and Harristown State High School.

History

Centenary Heights State High School was founded in 1968, as a coeducational institution, with an initial enrolment of 168 students. The construction for the main building was commenced in 1967 and completed in 1968.

In 1990 the school began works on upgrading its dirt ovals to grass ovals to reduce student injuries. Due to budget constraints the school only managed to upgrade one of its three ovals.

In 2008, the school began a A$5 million project to upgrade the library into a multi-resource centre for the students and the community, and this was completed in 2009. The facility consists of a study hall with computer facilities, thousands of books, and six rooms where students or the community can study or meet.

In 2015 the school integrated the Flying Start program, meaning that year seven students would now be enrolled at the school. In response to the growth of the school by roughly 250 students, a large year seven building was built, and it incorporated a range of facilities that were completely new to the school.

The school's principal from 2003 was Maryanne Walsh. She had previously been the principal of Toowoomba High School from 2000 to 2003. In 2010 she appeared on the Channel 7 breakfast show Sunrise in relation to the Toowoomba Flexi School program.[4]

Facilities

As of 2010 the school's facilities were as follows:

Curriculum

The school offers students many subject choices. Students from Year 8 to Year 10 undertake core studies in Mathematics, English, Science, and Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE), as well a variety of other subjects from the arts, languages other than English, business studies, Information and communications technology, and practical areas.

Year 11 and 12 Subjects are more diverse and allow students a greater choice in electives. Most of these subjects are Overall Position (OP) eligible, but some are OP Ineligible and SATS subjects. Students in Year 12 also are required to undertake Queensland Core Skills Test (QCS) practice and the QCS (Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)). This helps determine the student's OP and the school's progress.

Community and clubs

Centenary offers many extracurricular activities and clubs. These include Student council, Rotary Interact, Peer support, Peer Mediation, debating, Eco-action, Harmony Week and Day, ski trip, Relay For Life, Book Trailer Club and Toastmasters.

The student council consists of two representatives from every age group, a secretary, treasurer, vice president and president. Their purpose is to raise money for projects throughout the school, including bubblers, bins, and furniture. The Rotary Interact Club is supported by the Toowoomba South Rotary International Club, and raises money for community organisations and charities, including Lifeline and Jeans for Genes day.

Centenary's Parents and Citizens Association spends the money raised by these events on the school's facilities. The most recent additions include the terrace shade structure and the prepaid tuckshop counter. The Parents and Citizens Association is currently run by its president Wayne Heading, who was elected in March 2014.

Sports

Centenary Heights State High School offers students a diverse range of sports. The Australian Rules Football team, the Centenary Tigers have won Queensland High School League championships in the past. The school also has very successful basketball teams. Both the boys and the girls won overall champions in the All-Schools Toowoomba Competition in 2013. The school also offers sports such as baseball, softball, cricket, basketball, netball, tennis, squash, hockey, volleyball, badminton, soccer, rugby, touch, athletics, swimming, cross country running, water polo, martial arts, cheerleading and boxing.

The school has an intraschool sports program, and also conducts interschool competitions against other schools from Ipswich, Goondiwindi, Dalby, Toowoomba and Warwick.

Flexi school

The Toowoomba Flexi School is an alternative to mainstream schooling, and operates as an annexe of Centenary Heights State High School. This allows for students to study, participate in a band, and undertake work experience.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ School History
  2. ↑ School Report
  3. ↑ https://centheigshs.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2013.pdf
  4. ↑ "NAB Schools First 2010 winner". Yahoo-7 Sunrise. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  5. ↑ "London 2012 - Andrew McCabe Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.

External links

Coordinates: 27°34′49.88″S 151°57′50.05″E / 27.5805222°S 151.9639028°E / -27.5805222; 151.9639028

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