Kedron State High School

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Kedron State High School
Image:Kedron logo.jpg
Niti est Nitere
"To strive is to shine"
Established January 1, 1956
School type Public
Principal/
Headmaster		 M. McCormick (2007-present)
Location Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Campus Urban (Wooloowin), 33 acres
Enrollment Approx. 1000
School colours Black and gold
Homepage http://www.kedronshs.eq.edu.au/


Kedron State High School is a Queensland public secondary school[1] located in the inner-northern suburb of Wooloowin in Brisbane, Australia. The school was opened in 1956, to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding North Brisbane population whose children were members of the post-World War II baby boomer generation.

Kedron is a co-educational and non-denominational school, renowned in Brisbane for offering a Special Education Unit for hearing-impaired students[2] and also for its accredited International Students Program[3].

The school vision is "...to become a traditional, multicultural academic (and) disciplined school of international significance where all students can fulfil the purpose of both state education and education at Kedron."[4]

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[edit] History

Kedron State High School is situated on 134 000 m² of land bordering Kedron Brook and Kedron Park. Originally inhabited by the Aboriginal Enoggera tribe, the site was also owned by Queensland's first Resident Judge, Justice Alfred Lutwyche. From the 1880's onward, it was used as a racecourse which was later partially owned by businessman John Wren in 1912.

Kedron was established in 1956; the school derives its name from a valley mentioned in the Bible and located in Palestine. Over the years, enrollment has ranged from 274 students in 1956 to 1700 in 1976. Since its inception, almost 20 000 students have attended Kedron. A language census conducted in 2003 revealed 38 languages were spoken within the school community.

[edit] Student achievements

Kedron is a traditional school which focusses primarily on scholastic excellence. Its students have achieved High Distinctions, Distinctions and Credits in Australasian Schools Competitions run by the University of New South Wales in English, Computer Science & Literacy, Science and Writing, and various other competitions. There have also been pupils selected to attend the National Youth Science Forum in Canberra and national winners in the National History Challenge.

There is also a strong focus on school-leavers' performance in statewide academic rankings; Kedron's Queensland Core Skills Test (QCS) preparation program has proven highly effective with eight students achieving an Overall Position (OP) of 1, the highest possible rank in the state.

In 1975, a Kedron band travelled to Longreach to play at the opening of the Stockman's Hall of Fame. They were followed 30 years later by a new generation of Kedron musicians to play at an anniversary celebration of the Hall's opening.

As of 2005, a Kedron student has become the third in three years to win the coveted Pierre de Coubertin Award for sporting excellence, an initiative of the Australian Olympic Committee.

[edit] Sporting houses

There are four houses operating within the school. These are further divided into form classes, which hold meetings every morning to distribute news and information. The four houses are:

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  • Stoodley, A (ed) The History of Kedron State High School, 1956-1988

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ↑  Queensland State High Schools Wikipedia article
  2. ↑  Education Queensland International schools (2003).
    Official EQI website
  3. ↑  Australian Deafness Directory (2005).
    Listing in Directory
  4. ↑  Kedron State High School - About Kedron (2004).
    School Vision and Purpose
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