Southport State High School is a school situated on the Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia. It was the first public high school on the Gold Coast to be opened, originally established in 1916 and moved to its current position in 1954. It is known for raising exceptional students, including past students such as Clive Palmer (Australia's 5th richest man and Queensland's wealthiest), Vice Admiral Russ Crane (Chief of the Royal Australian Navy) and many others.
Southport State High School has a range of facilities, such as a performing arts theatre, a pool, an agricultural plot, an IT district (including Film & Television equipment) and an industrial kitchen and a function center known as the Enterprise center. (The Enterprise center was established between late 2008 & early 2009.) A science lecture theatre was opened in 2010 and a Farm.