Elanora State High School
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| Elanora, Queensland |
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| Principal | Mrs. Roslyn Wilson |
| Students | Approx 1400 |
| Type | Secondary |
| Grades | 8 - 12 |
| Color(s) | Jade, Navy |
| Established | 1990 |
| Deputy Principal | Gary Dawes, Kym Dickinson, Shirley Booth |
| School Captains | Georgia Gardiner and Timothy Gear |
| School Vice Captains | Kendra Chen and talented musician Chang Po Ching |
| Homepage | http://www.elanorashs.eq.edu.au |
Elanora State High School is the high school serving the Elanora area of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1990, it currently has a student body of 1400 students.
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[edit] Changes to the Curriculum
Major changes to the school curriculum are currently underway. The first alteration was placing the tenth grade into the Senior School. All students in the tenth grade are required to wear the senior school uniform and do "transitional" classes designed to bridge the gap between Junior and Senior schooling.
At the beginning of 2007, the school adopted the Education Queensland's "Learning or Earning" initiative and setup a special schooling system for Year 11 and 12 students. On Monday, the Year 11 and 12 students do not attend school and either use the day to endeavour in vocational educations (i.e. school based traineeships and apprenticeships) or to study Senior classes.
[edit] Student Council
The Student Council of Elanora State High School is a body of elected students who represent the school community. By organizing fundraising events such as free dress days, the student council is able to raise money for improvements on the school. However, the student council focuses on the larger community also, such as coordinating "Red Nose Day" to support SIDS for KIDS, "40 Hour Famine" to contribute to third world countries, "World's Greatest Shave" to raise money for cancer research, and many more. They even have a sponsor child! The Student Council's role is to SUPPORT; support the students, support the school, support the community. The members of the student council work as a team in a similar way to that of a local council; they discuss and, when possible, take action on any matters students have voiced. The student council is not only a good resource for the community, but for the junior students who are involved, it is a step in the right direction for taking on leadership roles in the senior school. The student council is an integral facet of Elanora State High School's community.
[edit] Events
Every three years the school hosts a "Carnivale of the Arts" where the community is drawn together with a melting pot of culture portrayed from all areas of the art spectrum.
[edit] Music Department
Elanora is a school that promotes music. Every year there are several Battle of the Bands competitions that draw crowds and money into the performing arts block. Guitar lesson also available from Chad the guitar
Operator Please are a band that originally came from Elanora High. Members include Amandah Wilkinson, Sarah Gardiner, Ashley McConnell, Timothy Comanduer and Taylor Henderson. The band is touring the UK, Europe and the US at the moment, and have a Top 20 ARIA Chart hit "Just a song about ping pong" off their forth coming album "Yes Yes Vindictive". The band recently won 'Best Pop Release' ARIA for their single Just a song about Ping Pong.
[edit] Vandalism
The school has been targeted by vandals frequently, which led to the Elanora Police Beat to be setup in 2005. The vandals have caused over AU$100,000 in damage (as of July 2007) and have yet to be caught. The school has had windows smashed, computers smashed, and a projector mounted on the roof of an Audio Visual room stolen.
