Townsville State High School

Townsville State High School, also known as Town High, is a school in the Australian state of Queensland.

Townsville State High School was established in 1924 and was located at the northwest corner of Stanley and Walker Streets in the city. The building is now a TAFE campus. The current High School is located at 36-64 Boundary St, Railway Estate, Townsville opposite a previous dump. This move took place in 1965. The principal of Townsville State High School is currently Scott Stewart who took over from Ian Smythe who is currently the Chief Executive for the Townsville Crocodiles.

Houses

There are four [House system houses] at the school named after reefs off the Queensland coast:

• Warrior - Blue
• Faraday - Yellow
• Brewer - Red
• Needle - Green

Sport

Town High is known for its Basketball program called the Town High Tropics. Town High has been involved in many programs such as jump rope for heart, Clean Up Australia day, Optiminds, Young Diplomats Program, ANZAC day march, Shave for a Cure, New Zealand ski trip, star struck, Inspiring Young Australians, CREST, Japan tour and hosting with the sister school Matsudo Mabashi as well as an "Energy Farm" that helps supply energy to the library. Town High also has an extensive science program and a vertical curriculum allowing students to undertake subjects above their year level at their knowledge level.^[1][2][3][4]

References

Coordinates: 18°16′22″S 146°48′40″E / 18.27278°S 146.81111°E / -18.27278; 146.81111