Brisbane State High School
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| Brisbane State High School | |
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| Scientia est Potestas (Latin:"Knowledge is Power") |
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| Established | 1921 |
| School type | Public, Co-educational, Secondary, Day school |
| Principal/ Headmaster |
David Sutton |
| Location | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Campus | Urban (South Brisbane) |
| Enrolment | ~2,100 (8–12) |
| School colours | Cerise and Navy Blue |
| Homepage | www.brisbaneshs.eq.edu.au |
Brisbane State High School (BSHS) is a co-educational, state secondary school, located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the first state secondary school established in Brisbane.
The school was founded in 1921 as the 'Normal School', at the corner of Adelaide and Edward Streets, in the Brisbane CBD. It was relocated to its current campus next to Musgrave Park at South Brisbane, in 1925.
BSHS is a member of the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc (GPS), with eight other (boys) private schools from the south-east region of Queensland. It is also a member of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA), with eight other (girls) private schools and one other co-educational school.
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[edit] Current and future projects
Current projects underway at State High include:
- Demolition of F block (Unused Home Economics Room) into new Sports Centre (Completed)
- Library being moved to top B block to make new classrooms in top of G block (Completed)
- New library being put in B block (Completed)
Future projects include:
- Demolition of P block (old indoor sports centre) into a new performing arts block
- Demolition of the existing tennis courts, to make more room for a permanent drop off zone.
- New multi-purpose tennis courts on land between the School & Musgrave Park Swimming Pool.
- The installation of double glazed windows and airconditioning in A, C and E block to compensate for the extra noise and harmful pollution from Cordelia Street, when the Hale St bridge is completed.
- Private bridge installed to allow only BSHS students and staff overpass access from the upper to the lower campus.
- Demolition of K block (performing arts block) after the completion of new performing arts block
- Giant statue to commemorate Team Pride.
[edit] Notable alumni
[edit] Business
- Robin Gibson – Architect
- Andrew N. Liveris – CEO Dow Chemicals
- John Logan – Electrical Engineer
- Ed Tweddell – Pharmaceutical Company CEO
[edit] Entertainment, media and the arts
- Ray Barrett – Actor
- Paul Bishop – Actor
- Chris Bombolas – Labor MLA for Chatsworth and Former Channel 9 Sports Presenter/Reporter
- Carol Burns – Actor
- Brett Dean – Composer
- Diana Doherty – Oboist
- Nick Etchells – Journalist
- Heather Foord –Journalist
- William Robinson – Artist
- Sandra Sully – Journalist and Channel 10 Presenter
- Patrick Thomas – Conductor
- Avra Velis – Singer-songwriter
[edit] Government and politics
- Chris Bombolas – Labor MLA for Chatsworth and Former Channel 9 Sports Presenter/Reporter
- Mal Colston – Australian politician
- George Georges – Labor senator
- Bill Hayden – 21st Governor-General of Australia
- Bill O'Chee – National Party Senator
[edit] Medicine and science
- David Chang – Neurologist
- Andrew Godfrey – Optometrist
[edit] Military
- Geoff Shepherd – Chief of the RAAF
[edit] Sport
- Norma Croker – Olympian
- Ian Healy – Australian test cricketer
- Michael Kasprowicz – Australian test cricketer
- Stuart Law – Australian test cricketer
- John Maclean – Australian test cricketer
- Glenn Trimble – Australian ODI cricketer
- Matthew Bode – Olympian
- Bo Hanson – Olympian
- Trevor Bailey – St. George Sydney
- Wally Lewis – Australian national team captain from 1984 to 1989
- Ryan McGoldrick – Cronulla, Castleford Tigers, USA RL Team
- John Plath – Brisbane Bronco
- Mark Bartholomeusz – ACT Brumbies and Wallaby
- Paul Carozza – Wallaby 15 caps
- Charlie Fetoai – Queensland Reds
- Peter Hynes – Queensland Reds
- William McLean – Wallaby Captain
- David Paice – London Irish, England Saxons
- Peter Slattery – Queensland Reds and Wallaby
- Brian Smith – Wallaby and Ireland International
- Matt Toomua – ACT Brumbies
- Brando Va'aulu – Queensland Reds
- Nathan Williams – Queensland Reds
- David Wilson – Wallaby
- Peter Wilson – Rugby
- Duncan Armstrong – Olympian
- Rosemary Brown – Olympian
- Brad Cooper – Olympian
- Justin Lemberg – Olympian
- Hayley Lewis – Olympian
- Lise Mackie – Olympian
- Jon Sieben – Olympian
- Rina Hill – Olympian
[edit] See also
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