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| name = Benowa State High School |
| name = Benowa State High School |
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| motto = Many Pathways – No Limits<ref name="motto_hansard_2008">{{cite Hansard|jurisdiction=[[Queensland]]|title=Benowa State High School|url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/speeches/spk2008/John-Paul%20Langbroek%20spk%20Surfers%20Paradise%202008_06_04_106.pdf|house=[[Queensland Legislative Council]]|date=4 June 2008|page_start= |page_end= |speaker=[[John-Paul Langbroek]]|position=Member for [[Electoral district of Surfers Paradise|Surfers Paradise]]|language=en|access-date=8 November 2023|archive-url= |
| motto = Many Pathways – No Limits<ref name="motto_hansard_2008">{{cite Hansard|jurisdiction=[[Queensland]]|title=Benowa State High School|url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/speeches/spk2008/John-Paul%20Langbroek%20spk%20Surfers%20Paradise%202008_06_04_106.pdf|house=[[Queensland Legislative Council]]|date=4 June 2008|page_start= |page_end= |speaker=[[John-Paul Langbroek]]|position=Member for [[Electoral district of Surfers Paradise|Surfers Paradise]]|language=en|access-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231108105334/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/speeches/spk2008/John-Paul%20Langbroek%20spk%20Surfers%20Paradise%202008_06_04_106.pdf|archive-date=8 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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| address = Mediterranean Drive |
| address = Mediterranean Drive |
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| city = [[Benowa, Queensland]] |
| city = [[Benowa, Queensland]] |
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| grades = [[Year Seven|Year 7]] – [[Year Twelve|Year 12]]<ref name="title_benowa-state-high -school_current(2023)">{{Cite news|title=Benowa State High School|date=|page=|website=Benowa State High School (benowashs.eq.edu.au)|publisher=|url=https://benowashs.eq.edu.au|language=en|access-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031165704/https://benowashs.eq.edu.au|archive-date=31 October 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
| grades = [[Year Seven|Year 7]] – [[Year Twelve|Year 12]]<ref name="title_benowa-state-high -school_current(2023)">{{Cite news|title=Benowa State High School|date=|page=|website=Benowa State High School (benowashs.eq.edu.au)|publisher=|url=https://benowashs.eq.edu.au|language=en|access-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031165704/https://benowashs.eq.edu.au|archive-date=31 October 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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| grades_label = Year levels |
| grades_label = Year levels |
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| colours = {{color box|#a6192e}}{{color box|#b0b0b0}}{{color box|#ffffff}}{{color box|#0d0d0d}}<br>Red, grey, white and black |
| colours = {{color box|#a6192e}}{{color box|#b0b0b0}}{{color box|#ffffff}}{{color box|#0d0d0d}}<br/>Red, grey, white and black |
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| teams = Benowa Redbacks ( |
| teams = Benowa Redbacks (volley ball)<ref name="sports_benowa-state-high-school_current(2023)"/> |
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| enrolment = 1,980 (August 2023)<ref name="enrolment_education-qld-int_2023">{{Cite web|title=Keebra Park State High School|date=2023|page=|website=Education Queensland International|publisher=[[Department of Education (Queensland)|Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training]]|url=https://eqi.com.au/find-a-school/keebrapark-shs|access-date=23 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823075606/https://eqi.com.au/find-a-school/keebrapark-shs|archive-date=23 August 2023|url-status=bot: unknown|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> |
| enrolment = 1,980 (August 2023)<ref name="enrolment_education-qld-int_2023">{{Cite web|title=Keebra Park State High School|date=2023|page=|website=Education Queensland International|publisher=[[Department of Education (Queensland)|Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training]]|url=https://eqi.com.au/find-a-school/keebrapark-shs|access-date=23 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823075606/https://eqi.com.au/find-a-school/keebrapark-shs|archive-date=23 August 2023|url-status=bot: unknown|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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| homepage = {{URL|benowashs.eq.edu.au}} |
| homepage = {{URL|benowashs.eq.edu.au}} |
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'''Benowa State High School''' ('''BSHS''') is |
'''Benowa State High School''' ('''BSHS''') is a state, co-educational school in the suburb of [[Benowa, Queensland|Benowa]] ([[Queensland]], [[Australia]]) in the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]].<ref>{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> The school is located in the land of the [[Kombumerri clan|Kombumerri people]], within the wider [[Bundjalung people|Bujalung]] language nation, recognising [[Yugambeh language|Ngarahngwal and Yugambeh]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Acknowledgement to Country|website=Benowa State High School (www.benowashs.eq.edu.au)|date=|url=https://benowashs.eq.edu.au|access-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230904073746/https://benowashs.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=4 September 2023|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> It is the only state high school in the [[Electoral districts of Queensland|state electorate]] of [[Electoral district of Surfers Paradise|Surfers Paradise]].<ref name="motto_hansard_2008"/> |
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It hosts [[exchange student]]s from Asia, America, Africa and Europe.<ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Acknowledgement to Country|website=Benowa State High School (www.benowashs.eq.edu.au)|date=|url=https://benowashs.eq.edu.au|access-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528120429/https://benowashs.eq.edu.au|archive-date=28 May 2023|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> It started a French Immersion program in 1985 and was the first school to offer [[Marine Biology]] as a subject in the Queensland curriculum.<ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Benowa State High School - Prospectus 2007|website=Benowa State High School (www.benowashs.eq.edu.au)|date=29 August 2007|url=http://www.benowashs.qld.edu.au/pdf/Prospectus2007.pdf|access-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829042158/http://www.benowashs.qld.edu.au/pdf/Prospectus2007.pdf|archive-date=29 August 2007|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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== Academic == |
== Academic == |
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The school's [[French language|French]] Immersion programme is a four-year course offered in Years 7 to 10, where students are taught four of their six subjects in French: these being [[mathematics]], French, [[social sciences|society & environment]] and science. The school has recorded 11 OP1s ([[Overall Position]]) each year from 2004 to 2007, which ranks it ahead of all other secondary schools in the Gold Coast region.<ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=2006 rankings / 2005 Rankings|website=Courier Mail (www.couriermail.com.au)|date=|id=|url=http://media01.couriermail.com.au/multimedia/2007/04/op/op.htm|access-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611133745/http://media01.couriermail.com.au/multimedia/2007/04/op/op.htm|archive-date=11 June 2023|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> Another stream in Benowa SHS is the [[Steiner education]] Programme which aims to develop independent and "natural" learning in students, who learn at their own pace. |
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The STEM program at Benowa aims for students to excel in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It is a four-year program from Years 7–10 |
The STEM program at Benowa aims for students to excel in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It is a four-year program from Years 7–10. Each and every STEM student receives extra lessons in those categories and various opportunities including [[3D printing]], Rocket Launching, [[Computer programming|Coding]], and more. |
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Benowa is known for having a large range of subjects. It has over 30 subjects which students can choose in Years 10, 11 and 12. Unlike most state schools, but like some private schools, Benowa State High School groups year 10–12 as senior school, and offers Specialist Mathematics as a subject to the year 10 students. |
Benowa is known for having a large range of subjects. It has over 30 subjects which students can choose in Years 10, 11 and 12. Unlike most state schools, but like some private schools, Benowa State High School groups year 10–12 as senior school, and offers Specialist Mathematics as a subject to the year 10 students. |
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Along with Benowa holding ATAR classes, TAFE courses and apprenticeships, Benowa is one of 76 schools in Australia to offer the [[International Baccalaureate]] program.<ref name="ibo_2023"/> The course is offered through grade 10, 11 and 12 and offers a wide range of subjects to choose from. |
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== Sports == |
== Sports == |
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Benowa is a constant achiever at [[volleyball]] tournaments, placing highly in most of the competitions they enter, and some students have entered the national level of competition in the event. Students also achieve high in many other sports, including [[tennis]], swimming, [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] and [[touch (sport)|touch]]. The school also has an athletics-inclined stream called |
Benowa is a constant achiever at [[volleyball]] tournaments, placing highly in most of the competitions they enter, and some students have entered the national level of competition in the event. Students also achieve high in many other sports, including [[tennis]], swimming, [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] and [[touch (sport)|touch]]. The school also has an athletics-inclined stream called "Sports Excellence", which is aimed at Year 7, 8 and 9 students who wish to pursue a career in athletics. It has produced athletes who have gone on to represent both state and country in a variety of sports such as: swimming, [[volleyball]], [[Rugby football|rugby]], [[Australian rules football]], [[Association football|football]] and [[track & field]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} |
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== Arts == |
== Arts == |
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Benowa has created an innovative curriculum in the arts |
Benowa has created an innovative curriculum in the arts which includes visual art, music, dance, drama and music. Art workshops are offered to complement formal classes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.benowashs.qld.edu.au|title=Benowa State High School|access-date=28 March 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515215241/http://www.benowashs.qld.edu.au/ |archive-date=15 May 2008|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.benowashs.eq.edu.au/mathematics.php|title=Benowa State High School|access-date=7 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912062132/http://www.benowashs.eq.edu.au/mathematics.php|archive-date=12 September 2007|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southcoastschoolsport.eq.edu.au/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D71%26Itemid%3D104|title=South Coast School Sport - 2008 Broadwater Secondary District Convenors|access-date=7 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719153854/http://www.southcoastschoolsport.eq.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=104|archive-date=19 July 2008|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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The school is included within the Gold Coast Branch of the "Modern Language Teachers Association of Queensland" |
The school is included within the Gold Coast Branch of the "Modern Language Teachers Association of Queensland".<ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Gold Coast - Modern Language Teachers Association of Queensland|website=Modern Language Teachers Association of Queensland (www.mltaq.asn.au)|date=|id=|url=https://www.mltaq.asn.au/gold-coast-branch.html|access-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230904092906/https://www.mltaq.asn.au/gold-coast-branch.html|archive-date=4 September 2023|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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==Students== |
==Students== |
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===Year |
===Year levels=== |
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In 2015, Queensland secondary schools started catering for [[Year Seven|Year 7]] to align Queensland with the other states, as part of the official implementation of [[Anna Bligh]]'s state-wide "Flying Start" program.<ref name="year-7_courier-mail_2015">{{Cite web|title=Year 7 to move to high school from 2015 in Queensland, says Anna Bligh|date=10 June 2011|first=|last=|page=|website=Courier Mail (http://www.couriermail.com.au)|publisher=|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/cameron-dick-to-announce-move-of-year-7-into-high-school/news-story/8b910463c5eaba7e208131faf41c790f|access-date=22 September 2023|archive-url=https://archive. |
In 2015, Queensland secondary schools started catering for [[Year Seven|Year 7]] to align Queensland with the other states, as part of the official implementation of [[Anna Bligh]]'s state-wide "Flying Start" program.<ref name="year-7_courier-mail_2015">{{Cite web|title=Year 7 to move to high school from 2015 in Queensland, says Anna Bligh|date=10 June 2011|first=|last=|page=|website=Courier Mail (http://www.couriermail.com.au)|publisher=|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/cameron-dick-to-announce-move-of-year-7-into-high-school/news-story/8b910463c5eaba7e208131faf41c790f|access-date=22 September 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230922092559/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/cameron-dick-to-announce-move-of-year-7-into-high-school/news-story/8b910463c5eaba7e208131faf41c790f?amp&nk=4f00bf27c4968a3e393d0b32523dd436-1695374767|archive-date=22 September 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> 2014 was the last year Benowa State High School catered only for [[Year Eight|Year 8]] to [[Year Twelve|Year 12]].<ref name="annual-report_2013"/>{{rp|2}} Since 2015,<ref name="annual-report_2014"/>{{rp|2}} the year levels currently offered at this school are Year 7 to Year 12.<ref name="annual-report_2022"/>{{rp|2}} |
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===Student |
===Student enrolments=== |
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In 2023, Benowa State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 2,456 students.<ref name="capacity_2023">{{Cite web|title=Benowa State High School|date=2023|page=|website=[[Queensland Government]] - [[Department of Education (Queensland)|Department of Education]] (www.education.qld.gov.au)|url=https://education.qld.gov.au/parents-and-carers/enrolment/management-plans/benowa-state-high-school|access-date=5 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326115233/https://education.qld.gov.au/parents-and-carers/enrolment/management-plans/benowa-state-high-school|archive-date=26 March 2023|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> |
In 2023, Benowa State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 2,456 students.<ref name="capacity_2023">{{Cite web|title=Benowa State High School|date=2023|page=|website=[[Queensland Government]] - [[Department of Education (Queensland)|Department of Education]] (www.education.qld.gov.au)|url=https://education.qld.gov.au/parents-and-carers/enrolment/management-plans/benowa-state-high-school|access-date=5 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326115233/https://education.qld.gov.au/parents-and-carers/enrolment/management-plans/benowa-state-high-school|archive-date=26 March 2023|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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==Sports== |
==Sports== |
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===Volleyball=== |
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The school's volley ball team is called the "Benowa Redbacks".<ref name="sports_benowa-state-high-school_current(2023)">{{Cite news|title=Sports|date=|page=|website=Benowa State High School|publisher=[[Department of Education (Queensland)|Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training]]|url=https://benowashs.eq.edu.au/co-curricular/sports|language=en|access-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024064949/https://benowashs.eq.edu.au/co-curricular/sports|archive-date=24 October 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
The school's volley ball team is called the "Benowa Redbacks".<ref name="sports_benowa-state-high-school_current(2023)">{{Cite news|title=Sports|date=|page=|website=Benowa State High School|publisher=[[Department of Education (Queensland)|Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training]]|url=https://benowashs.eq.edu.au/co-curricular/sports|language=en|access-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024064949/https://benowashs.eq.edu.au/co-curricular/sports|archive-date=24 October 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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=== House |
=== House structure === |
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Benowa State High School has eight different school houses. Students can gain house points for their house during sporting events, as well as showing behaviour that aligns with the school's four core values (respect, compassion, integrity and diligence). Between 2018 and 2022, the school operated under a |
Benowa State High School has eight different school [[house system|houses]]. Students can gain house points for their house during sporting events, as well as showing behaviour that aligns with the school's four core values (respect, compassion, integrity and diligence). Between 2018 and 2022, the school operated under a "vertical" roll mark structure based around the houses, however, in 2023 the school reverted back to a "horizontal" structure. With the change of system, the heads of house were renamed "house coordinators". |
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The eight houses, named after Australian |
The eight houses, named after Australian pioneers are: |
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|Bandler |
|Bandler |
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|Dragon |
|Dragon |
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|Andy Taylor |
|Andy Taylor |
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|[[Faith Bandler]]- Indigenous and |
|[[Faith Bandler]]- Indigenous and civil rights activist |
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|Florey |
|Florey |
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|Phoenix |
|Phoenix |
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|Curtis Allnut |
|Curtis Allnut |
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|[[Howard Florey]]- Nobel Prize winning |
|[[Howard Florey]]- Nobel Prize winning pharmacologist involved in the development of [[penicillin]] |
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|Hinkler |
|Hinkler |
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|Flamingo |
|Flamingo |
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|Katy MacGibbon |
|Katy MacGibbon |
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|[[Bert Hinkler|Herbert Hinkler]]- Aviator and |
|[[Bert Hinkler|Herbert Hinkler]]- Aviator and inventor, first to fly solo from England to Australia and across the Southern Atlantic Ocean |
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|Hollows |
|Hollows |
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|Owl |
|Owl |
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|Alex McBroom |
|Alex McBroom |
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|[[Fred Hollows]]- Ophthalmologist and |
|[[Fred Hollows]]- Ophthalmologist and humanitarian involved in restoring thousands of Australian's eyesight |
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|Laver |
|Laver |
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|Lion |
|Lion |
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|Jane Brown |
|Jane Brown |
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|[[Rod Laver]]- Tennis |
|[[Rod Laver]]- Tennis player |
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|Murdoch |
|Murdoch |
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|Wolverine |
|Wolverine |
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|Imogen Klan |
|Imogen Klan |
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|[[Nancy Wake]]- Nurse, |
|[[Nancy Wake]]- Nurse, journalist, special operations executive and intelligence officer for the French in WWII |
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|Wright |
|Wright |
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|Griffin |
|Griffin |
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|Mike Redfern |
|Mike Redfern |
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|[[Judith Wright]]- Award winning |
|[[Judith Wright]]- Award winning poet, environmentalist and Indigenous land rights activist |
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Before 2018, the original 4 homesteads (Carnarvon, Lindemann, Moreton and Girraween) had a system in which siblings were in the same homestead. This is no longer the case. |
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==Notable alumni== |
==Notable alumni== |
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| [[Peter Andre]] |
| [[Peter Andre]] |
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| Singer<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Andre's Benowa Waters childhood Home Listed for Sale|website=benowashs.eq.edu.au|publisher=Urban (www.urban.com.au)|url=https://www.urban.com.au/news/peter-andres-benowa-waters-childhood-home-listed-for-sale|access-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230904054226/https://www.urban.com.au/news/peter-andres-benowa-waters-childhood-home-listed-for-sale#selection-225.0-225.58|archive-date=4 September 2023|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> |
| Singer<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Andre's Benowa Waters childhood Home Listed for Sale|website=benowashs.eq.edu.au|date=10 January 2017 |publisher=Urban (www.urban.com.au)|url=https://www.urban.com.au/news/peter-andres-benowa-waters-childhood-home-listed-for-sale|access-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230904054226/https://www.urban.com.au/news/peter-andres-benowa-waters-childhood-home-listed-for-sale#selection-225.0-225.58|archive-date=4 September 2023|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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| [[Jamie Durie]] |
| [[Jamie Durie]] |
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| TV |
| TV presenter and landscape designer<ref>{{cite news|first1=Jenny|last1=Rogers|title=Pimpama Estate Uses Star Power|work=The Gold Coast Bulletin|date=3 October 2012|url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-gold-coast-bulletin/20121003/281483568600715|access-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613122006/https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-gold-coast-bulletin/20121003/281483568600715|archive-date=13 June 2023|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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| [[Anna Torv]] |
| [[Anna Torv]] |
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| [[Daniel Merrett]] |
| [[Daniel Merrett]] |
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| [[Australian rules football]] |
| [[Australian rules football]] |
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| [[Brisbane Lions]] player |
| [[Brisbane Lions]] player<ref>{{cite news|last1=Blucher|first1=Peter|title=Dan Merrett: 200 Over and Out|publisher=AFL Queensland|date=24 August 2016|url=http://www.aflq.com.au/dan-merrett-200-over-and-out|access-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611133743/https://www.aflq.com.au/dan-merrett-200-over-and-out|archive-date=11 June 2023|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy}}</ref> |
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| [[Chelsea Hodges]] |
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| [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] |
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| Olympic medal winner.{{cn|date=October 2023}} |
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| [[Brent Renouf]] |
| [[Brent Renouf]] |
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| [[Australian rules football]] |
| [[Australian rules football]] |
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| [[Hawthorn Football Club]] ([[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]) player |
| [[Hawthorn Football Club]] ([[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]) player{{cn|date=September 2023}} |
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| [[Dayne Zorko]] |
| [[Dayne Zorko]] |
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| [[Australian rules football]] |
| [[Australian rules football]] |
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Benowa State High School | |
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Address | |
Mediterranean Drive , 4217 Australia | |
Coordinates | 28°00′21″S 153°23′20″E / 28.0057°S 153.3888°E |
Information | |
Type | State secondary day school |
Motto | Many Pathways – No Limits[1] |
Established | 1980; 40 years ago[2] |
Principal | Alison Fahlbusch[5] |
Year levels | Year 7 – Year 12[3] |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrolment | 1,980 (August 2023)[2] |
Colour(s) | Red, grey, white and black |
Teams | Benowa Redbacks (volley ball)[4] |
Website | benowashs |
Benowa State High School (BSHS) is a state, co-educational school in the suburb of Benowa (Queensland, Australia) in the Gold Coast.[6] The school is located in the land of the Kombumerri people, within the wider Bujalung language nation, recognising Ngarahngwal and Yugambeh.[7] It is the only state high school in the state electorate of Surfers Paradise.[1]
It hosts exchange students from Asia, America, Africa and Europe.[8] It started a French Immersion program in 1985 and was the first school to offer Marine Biology as a subject in the Queensland curriculum.[9]
Academic
[edit]The school's French Immersion programme is a four-year course offered in Years 7 to 10, where students are taught four of their six subjects in French: these being mathematics, French, society & environment and science. The school has recorded 11 OP1s (Overall Position) each year from 2004 to 2007, which ranks it ahead of all other secondary schools in the Gold Coast region.[10] Another stream in Benowa SHS is the Steiner education Programme which aims to develop independent and "natural" learning in students, who learn at their own pace.
The STEM program at Benowa aims for students to excel in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It is a four-year program from Years 7–10. Each and every STEM student receives extra lessons in those categories and various opportunities including 3D printing, Rocket Launching, Coding, and more.
Benowa is known for having a large range of subjects. It has over 30 subjects which students can choose in Years 10, 11 and 12. Unlike most state schools, but like some private schools, Benowa State High School groups year 10–12 as senior school, and offers Specialist Mathematics as a subject to the year 10 students.
Sports
[edit]Benowa is a constant achiever at volleyball tournaments, placing highly in most of the competitions they enter, and some students have entered the national level of competition in the event. Students also achieve high in many other sports, including tennis, swimming, athletics and touch. The school also has an athletics-inclined stream called "Sports Excellence", which is aimed at Year 7, 8 and 9 students who wish to pursue a career in athletics. It has produced athletes who have gone on to represent both state and country in a variety of sports such as: swimming, volleyball, rugby, Australian rules football, football and track & field.[citation needed]
Arts
[edit]Benowa has created an innovative curriculum in the arts which includes visual art, music, dance, drama and music. Art workshops are offered to complement formal classes.[11][12][13]
The school is included within the Gold Coast Branch of the "Modern Language Teachers Association of Queensland".[14]
Students
[edit]Year levels
[edit]In 2015, Queensland secondary schools started catering for Year 7 to align Queensland with the other states, as part of the official implementation of Anna Bligh's state-wide "Flying Start" program.[15] 2014 was the last year Benowa State High School catered only for Year 8 to Year 12.[16]: 2 Since 2015,[17]: 2 the year levels currently offered at this school are Year 7 to Year 12.[18]: 2
Student enrolments
[edit]In 2023, Benowa State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 2,456 students.[19]
The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:
Year | Year levels | Gender | Total | ||||||
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7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Boys | Girls | ||
2010 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 819 | 914 | 1,733[20]: 2 |
2011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 895 | 952 | 1,847[21]: 2 |
2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 945 | 997 | 1,942[22]: 2 |
2013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 957 | 1,001 | 1,958[16]: 2 |
2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 914 | 979 | 1,893[17]: 2 [23] |
2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 984 | 1,032 | 2,016[24]: 2 [25] |
2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 932 | 1,000 | 1,932[26]: 3 [27] |
2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 880 | 1,015 | 1,895[28]: 3 [29] |
2018 | 405 | 352 | 364 | 262 | 232 | 288 | 869 | 1,024 | 1,893[30]: 3 [31] |
2019 | 361 | 396 | 344 | 340 | 261 | 187 | 858 | 1,031 | 1,889[32]: 2 [33] |
2020 | 379 | 359 | 393 | 315 | 315 | 217 | 905 | 1,073 | 1,978[34]: 2 [35] |
2021 | 340 | 367 | 349 | 343 | 293 | 291 | 916 | 1,067 | 1,983[36]: 2 [37] |
2022 | 357 | 340 | 377 | 312 | 334 | 269 | 927 | 1,062 | 1,989[18]: 2 [38] |
2023 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 1,980[2] |
Sports
[edit]Volleyball
[edit]The school's volley ball team is called the "Benowa Redbacks".[4]
House structure
[edit]Benowa State High School has eight different school houses. Students can gain house points for their house during sporting events, as well as showing behaviour that aligns with the school's four core values (respect, compassion, integrity and diligence). Between 2018 and 2022, the school operated under a "vertical" roll mark structure based around the houses, however, in 2023 the school reverted back to a "horizontal" structure. With the change of system, the heads of house were renamed "house coordinators".
The eight houses, named after Australian pioneers are:
House name | Colour | Mascot | House coordinator | Australian based pioneer |
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Bandler | Red | Dragon | Andy Taylor | Faith Bandler- Indigenous and civil rights activist |
Florey | Purple | Phoenix | Curtis Allnut | Howard Florey- Nobel Prize winning pharmacologist involved in the development of penicillin |
Hinkler | Pink | Flamingo | Katy MacGibbon | Herbert Hinkler- Aviator and inventor, first to fly solo from England to Australia and across the Southern Atlantic Ocean |
Hollows | Orange | Owl | Alex McBroom | Fred Hollows- Ophthalmologist and humanitarian involved in restoring thousands of Australian's eyesight |
Laver | Blue | Lion | Jane Brown | Rod Laver- Tennis player |
Murdoch | Green | Minotaur | Nanette Richert | Elisabeth Murdoch- Philanthropist |
Wake | Aqua | Wolverine | Imogen Klan | Nancy Wake- Nurse, journalist, special operations executive and intelligence officer for the French in WWII |
Wright | Yellow | Griffin | Mike Redfern | Judith Wright- Award winning poet, environmentalist and Indigenous land rights activist |
Before 2018, the original 4 homesteads (Carnarvon, Lindemann, Moreton and Girraween) had a system in which siblings were in the same homestead. This is no longer the case.
Notable alumni
[edit]The following are notable alumni of the school:
Entertainment
[edit]Name | Area |
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Peter Andre | Singer[39] |
Jamie Durie | TV presenter and landscape designer[40] |
Anna Torv | Actress[41] |
Sport
[edit]Name | Sport | Achievement |
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Daniel Merrett | Australian rules football | Brisbane Lions player[42] |
Brent Renouf | Australian rules football | Hawthorn Football Club (Port Adelaide) player[citation needed] |
Dayne Zorko | Australian rules football | Brisbane Lions captain[43] |
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