Established 1881 Principal Simon Done Enrolment 740 (2016) Motto Non Sine Pulvere Palma Founded 1881 | School district Wide Bay South Grades 7 to 12 Phone +61 7 4120 9333 Number of students 740 (2016) | |
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Type Public, Co-educational, Secondary, Day school Architect Samuel Charles Brittingham Profiles | ||
Maryborough State High School (commonly abbreviated as 'MSHS') is an Independent Public 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 colours are blue and brown. In 2015 MSHS had 724 students (including 82 students identifiying as indigenous) with 67 teachers (63 full-time equivalent).
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The 2017 School Captains are Annabel Head and Jayden Phillips, with Nikki Harmer and Nicholas Schneider as School Vice Captains.
The school has had many incarnations, starting its life as a Grammar School, then a segregated boys and girls high school in the early 1970s. The school became coeducational from 1974. From 2017, Maryborough State High School will be an Independent Public School.
Maryborough state high school
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.
The Boys' and Girls' High Schools were amalgamated in 1974 to form Maryborough State High School. The school has a long standing tradition of excellence in the Maryborough region and has had many notable Australians attend the school.
Location
The campus is situated on either side of Kent Street adjacent to the Maryborough CBD.
Facilities
The school has a number of sporting facilities - an artificial hockey surface, multipurpose gymnasium, 2 ovals, ping pong tables, a gym and a tennis court. There are six computer labs with network and internet access with individual user accounts. The school also offers a Bring Your Own Device (BYOx) model so all students can bring their own computer or device to use in all classrooms. From 2017 the school also offers academies in Hockey, Football (soccer) and STEM subjects (Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of the school include: