Type Public state school Principal Christopher Zilm Phone +61 7 4050 3000 Number of students 1,498 | Established 1917 Enrolment 1498 Colour(s) White and royal blue Founded 1917 | |
Motto Latin: Vincit Qui Se Vincit; ("Who Conquers Oneself Conquers All") Profiles | ||
Cairns state high school
Cairns State High School (CSHS) is a public independent secondary school located near the centre of Cairns, North Queensland, Australia. It was founded in 1917 as an annex of Cairns Central State School and is the oldest high school in Cairns. The school caters for grades 7 though to 12 and has the capacity for 1500 enrolled students. The school motto is 'Vincit Qui Se Vincit' ('He Conquers Who Conquers Himself') and its executive principal is Mr Christopher Zilm.
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- Cairns state high school
- Activitiesachievements
- School facilities
- Awards
- Notable alumni
- Heritage listings
- References
Activities/achievements
Cultural: Cairns High music students participated in the Eisteddfod Challenge 2005, in which the school came out on top. CSHS participates in the biannual Education Queensland Fanfare competition which consists of musical ensembles of government schools in the state. In total, the Cairns State High School Orchestra has been presented with the first prize trophy a record five times, while the only school to have entered the Grand Finals on more occasions is Brisbane State High School.
Although Cairns State High did not win the Fanfare Finals in 2006 they were awarded the 'TOAN National Orchestra' award and their conductor Robert Favell was acclaimed the 'most outstanding conductor'. Bob Favell is conductor of the CSHS orchestra, he has led the Cairns State High School Orchestra in Education Queensland's Fanfare competition from 1992 to present.
In 2008 Cairns High produced 7 OP 1 graduates. This was repeated in 2009, with another 7 OP 1 Graduates.
Basketball School of Excellence Bulldogs Basketball, the schools basketball development program has won the boys CISSA competition for the last seven years with the girls team winning five of the last seven years as well. The program has produced numerous National Champions as well as AIS and US scholarship athletes. Recently:
Students have won:
In the last decade Bulldogs Basketball has helped to develop over 50 state or national team representative players. Program Director Brad Burdon also serves as Director of Coaching at Cairns Basketball ensuring strong links with the representative program.
School facilities
The follow facilities are available:
The Cairns Japanese Language Tutorial Centre Inc. (ケアンズ補習授業校 Keanzu Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a weekend Japanese education programme, held its classes at Cairns State High School.
Awards
The school has received the following awards:
Notable alumni
Heritage listings
Block A of the school is the former Cairns Technical College and High School Building which is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.