Atherton State High School

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Atherton State High School

Alis Aquilae "On the wings of an eagle"
Established
School type	Public
Principal/ Headmaster	Colin Allen-Waters (2000-present)
Location	{{{city}}}, QLD, Australia
Campus	Rural
Enrolment	1000
School colours	Maroon and Yellow
Homepage	http://www.athertonshs.qld.edu.au/

Atherton State High School (ASHS) is a co-educational, state secondary school in Atherton, Queensland. Possibly its most notable alumnus is the former Premier of Queensland, Peter Beattie.

1 Education
2 Sport
3 Attendance
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Education

The school is known for its outstanding vocational education standards, winning numerous awards around the state of Queensland. Many students are receiving traineeships and apprenticeships and the percentage of students receiving these eclipses the state standards.

The school is linked to a TAFE branch, close to the front entrance. TAFE and Atherton High School are linked in many vocational education and training programs. ^[1]

[edit] Sport

The school has 4 sports teams, competing for 3 sports titles, Athletics, Cross-Country running, and Swimming. They are Eacham (red), Euramo (blue), Quincan (yellow) and Barrine (green.) These teams are named using lakes around the Tableland area. Eacham has been crowned champion house the past 3 years.

At this year's Tablelands Athletics events, Atherton State High School won by over 60 points, against schools such as Mareeba State High School, and Mount Saint Bernard's High School. This was a record margin for the event. Also, the school captured the District swimming, and cross-country titles, taking a clean sweep of sports events around the Tableland schools area. ^[2]