Southport State High School
| Southport State High School | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view, 2013 Respice Finem | |
| Location | |
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Southport, Queensland Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1916 |
| School district | South East Queensland |
| Principal | Nigel Hughes |
| Grades | Year 7 - 12 |
Southport State High School is a secondary school situated in Southport on the Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia. Southport State High School was the first public high school on the Gold Coast, celebrating its 100th Centenary in 2016. Originally opened in 1916 in Scarborough Street on what is now the site for Southport Central Towers, the school was moved to its Smith Street location in March 1955. 'Respice Finem' remains the school motto to this day, meaning 'to look to the end result'.
Facilities
- Specialist Science Labs
- Lecture Theatre
- Specialised Junior Secondary Facility
- Professional Tennis Courts with in house tennis professional and access available for private coaching
- Industrial Kitchen Facility
- Performing Arts Theatre
- Dance Studio
- Music Centre for Excellence
- Apple Mac Edit Suite
- Multi-purpose Sports Centre
Excellence programs
Southport State High School has a tradition of extending students through a range of excellence programs. These programs nurture and extend high achieving students who have a passion for learning in a specialist area of academia, sport, instrumental music, performing arts and visual arts.
The Academic Excellence Program provides a more rich, integrated experience challenging them to take responsibility over their own learning. Students in the Academic Excellence Program are challenged to question, analyse, build intellectual curiosity and develop critical thinking skills. The Southport State High School Creative Arts Excellence program contains a curriculum designed to allow students to flourish in an environment especially designed to guide and facilitate students demonstrated creative ability. The program recognizes the talents of each individual student. The Sports Excellence Program at Southport State High School enhances the athletic potential of each and every student. The program supplements the training and professional coaching of each student through a program that develops speed, agility, movement, core strength co-ordination and power. Based on the 'Long Term Athlete Development Model' created by Dr. Istvan Balyi, the Sports Excellence Program approach emphasizes age appropriate skills acquisition to maximize athletic potential.
Apple Distinguished Program
Southport State High School is an internationally recognized and accredited Apple Distinguished Program. As a member of a global community of educational leaders recognized for doing outstanding work with Apple technology in and out of the classroom, teachers are encouraged to explore new ideas, seek new paths and embrace new opportunities.
Violence
In 2009, a student at the school was charged with assault.[1] In the same year, 303 students were suspended from the school. [1] In 2014, a 14 year-old student was stabbed by his classmate.[1]
Notable alumni
Southport State High School has produced a number of distinguished students including:
- Lex Bell - politician and former Gold Coast mayor
- Ricki-Lee Coulter - singer and television personality
- Russ Crane - former Chief of the Royal Australian Navy
- Fred Hilmer - academic and businessman
- Peter Lawlor - politician
- Jodhi Meares - fashion designer and model
- Clive Palmer - politician and mining magnate
- Bob Quinn - politician
- Larry Sengstock - basketballer and former CEO of Basketball Australia
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Greg Stolz and Tanya Chilcott (31 March 2011). "Student, 14, charged over Southport State High school stabbing". The Courier Mail (News Corp). Retrieved 1 March 2016.
External links
Coordinates: 27°57′43.30″S 153°24′6.47″E / 27.9620278°S 153.4017972°E