MacGregor State High School

MacGregor State High School

The Best We Can Be
Location
Macgregor, Brisbane, Queensland
Australia
Coordinates 27°33′56″S 153°04′36″E / 27.5655°S 153.0766°E / -27.5655; 153.0766Coordinates: 27°33′56″S 153°04′36″E / 27.5655°S 153.0766°E / -27.5655; 153.0766
Information
Type Independent Public, Co-educational, Secondary, Day school
Established 1969
Principal Karyn Hart
Enrolment ~1400
Campus Suburban
Colour(s) Red, White and Green
            
Website https://macgregorshs.eq.edu.au/

MacGregor State High School (MSHS) is an Independent public,[1] co-educational, state secondary school, located in Macgregor, a southeastern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland Australia. The current principal is Liz Foster and there are currently around 1,400[2] students who are enrolled in the school.

Sport

As with most Australian schools, MacGregor State High utilises a house system, of which is referred to as a 'clan system'. There are currently four clans - Alpin (Blue), Gregor (Green), Rob Roy (Red) and Duncan (Yellow).

Awards

In recent years, the school has won awards in a variety of fields. There were the Education Minister's Awards for Excellence in Art (2004, 2006), the BHP Billiton Science Award (Physics, Engineering & Technology) (2001) and the Queensland Youth Music Awards (2006).[3]

Academic

Macgregor have competed in Maths Team challenge every year placing 2nd in the 2007 Junior and Senior division. Macgregor State High School also competes in local academic competitions such as the Physics Olympiad and Big Science Challenge.

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, May 02, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.