Corinda State High School

Corinda State High School

Main entrance
Latin: Hodie Quoque Cras
Not only for today but for tomorrow also
Location
Brisbane, Queensland
Australia Australia
Information
Type Public, Co-educational, Secondary, Day school
Established 1960
Principal Helen Jamieson
Enrolment 2385 (7-12)
Campus Urban (Corinda)
Colour(s) Green and Yellow         
Website http://www.corindashs.eq.edu.au

Corinda State High School (CSHS) is a non-selective, co-educational, state secondary school, located in Corinda, Queensland, Australia.[1] The school was established in 1960.

Campus

The school is located on one campus in the western suburbs of Brisbane. The school has extensive outdoor as well as indoor sporting facilities, a performing arts centre and an agricultural farm as part of the "outdoor classroom‟. The agricultural farm is a unique resource for a large school in close proximity to the city centre of Brisbane and world-class universities.

Student Leadership

Corinda State High School encourages leadership towards students. Students have many opportunities to become a student leader which falls under the following categories: Student Executive, School Captains, Sport Captains, Social Captains, Arts Captains and Portfolio Captains. The school captains are all grade 12 students who work with the Principal and Deputy Principal's to promote the school's culture. The Student Executive is a group of year 12 students who work as a team to create a better environment for all students and also participate in all events within the school to help promote the culture of the school. Sports Captains are also grade 12 and 11 students who work together to promote the sporting culture within the school. There are also house captains from each of the sporting houses. The Arts Captains are grade 12 and 11 students who work closely with the Arts Head of Department and Arts Teachers who help promote Corinda's Arts programs and subjects which are combined of: Drama, Music, Visual Art, Practical Art, Dance and Digital Design Studies. Portfolio Captains help promote their elected portfolio within the school community.

Academics

Curriculum offered

The school offers a wide selection of authority subjects (O.P. eligible subjects) including:[2]

  • Accounting
  • Ancient History
  • Biological Science
  • Business Communication & Technologies
  • Business Organisation & Management
  • Chemistry
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Earth Science
  • Economics

  • English
  • French
  • Geography
  • German
  • Graphics
  • Health Education
  • Home Economics
  • Information Processing & Technology
  • Japanese
  • Legal Studies

  • Mathematics A, B and C
  • Modern History
  • Multistrand Science
  • Music and Music Extension
  • Physics
  • Senior Agricultural Science
  • Senior Physical Education
  • Tourism
  • Visual Art

As well as this the school also offers a number of authority-registered subjects and Vocational Education and Training (VET).[2]

Extra-curricular

The school offers a wide variety of extra curricular activities including sports, music, arts and tours.

Notable alumni

References

  1. Corinda State High School, Handbook 2010. Retrieved August 2011
  2. 1 2 Archived February 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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Coordinates: 27°32′42.35″S 152°59′11.77″E / 27.5450972°S 152.9866028°E / -27.5450972; 152.9866028

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