Maryborough State High School

Maryborough State High School

MSHS Logo
Non Sine Pulvere Palma
Location
510-528 Kent St
Maryborough, Queensland 4650
Australia
Information
Type Public, Co-educational, Secondary, Day school
Established 1881
School district Wide Bay South
Principal Simon Done [1]
Grades 7 to 12
Enrolment 754 [2] (2010)
Campus Rural
Colour(s) Junior - Brown and Blue          Senior - Grey and White         
Sports Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, Futsal, Cricket, Volleyball, Rugby Union, Rugby League
Rivals Aldridge State High School, St Mary's College, Maryborough
Website www.maryboroshs.eq.edu.au

Maryborough State High School (commonly abbreviated as 'MSHS') is a public high school located in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. The school is run by the Queensland State Government, and is split on either side of Kent Street. The school colors are blue and brown. In 2010 MSHS had 362 Girls, 392 Boys (754 Students) with 10% being indigenous. [2]

The 2016 School Captains are George Brown and Brooke Wessling, and the Vice Captains are Martin Michaluk and Loretta Shirley.

History

The Maryborough Boys Grammar School was founded on the north side of Kent St in 1881 and the Maryborough Girls Grammar School on the south of Kent St in 1883. An assembly hall was added to the side of the Girls Grammar School in 1888. Four Rhodes scholars graduated from Maryborough Boys Grammar School and many students went on to distinguished careers. Hit hard by the effects of the Great Depression, the Grammar Schools were forced to close. They were subsequently taken over by the Department of Education in 1936 to become the Maryborough State High and Intermediate School for Boys and Maryborough State High and Intermediate School for Girls.[3]

The Boys' and Girls' High Schools were amalgamated in 1974 to form Maryborough State High School.[4] The school has a long standing tradition of excellence in the Maryborough region and has had many notable Australians attend the school.

Grade 12 2008, Photo taken in the Fairy Ring

Location

The campus is situated on either side of Kent Street adjacent to the Maryborough CBD.[4]

Facilities

The school has a number of sporting facilities artificial hockey surface, multipurpose gymnasium, 2 ovals, ping pong tables, a gym and a tennis court (currently used as bike rake lockup). There are six computer labs with network and internet access with individual user accounts.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of the school include:

References

  1. ↑ "Maryborough State High School Staff Listing 2015" (PDF). Maryborough State High School. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 MSHS Annual Report 2010
  3. ↑ Development of State secondary schools 1912-1957
  4. 1 2 MSHS Annual Report 2007
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Past students". maryboroshs.eq.edu.au. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  6. ↑ "Gallipoli 1915: The first Anzac ashore". ABC Wide Bay Qld. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  7. ↑ "Queenslanders to honour first Anzac ashore". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Achiever's Walk: Ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things" (PDF). Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Memories, medals to be shared". Fraser Coast Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  10. ↑ "Military and Police Uniforms at the Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum". www.maryboroughmuseum.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  11. ↑ "From heavy skirts to shin pads: Queensland women’s hockey turns 100". University of Queensland. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "PROF Robert WHITE - The University of Melbourne". www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 2015-11-22.

External links

Coordinates: 25°32′01″S 152°41′54″E / 25.53361°S 152.69833°E / -25.53361; 152.69833

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