Maryborough State High School
| Maryborough State High School | |
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MSHS Logo | |
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510-528 Kent St Maryborough, Queensland 4650 Australia | |
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| Type | Public, Co-educational, Secondary, Day school |
| Motto | Non Sine Pulvere Palma |
| Established | 1881 |
| School district | North Coast Region[1] |
| Principal | Simon Done [2] |
| Grades | 7 to 12 |
| Enrolment | 765 [3] (2016) |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colour(s) | Brown and Blue. Junior uniform is Grey and Blue, with senior uniform Grey and White. The school colours reflect the 47th 'Wide Bay' Battalion. |
| Sports | Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, Futsal, Cricket, Volleyball, Rugby Union, Rugby League |
| Rivals | Aldridge State High School, St Mary's College, Maryborough |
| Website | www.maryboroshs.eq.edu.au |
Maryborough State High School (commonly abbreviated as 'MSHS') is an Independent Public School located in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. The school is run by the Queensland State Government, and is split on either side of Kent Street. The school colours are blue and brown. In 2015 MSHS had 724 students (including 82 students identifiying as indigenous) with 67 teachers (63 full-time equivalent).[4]
The school has had many incarnations, starting its life as Maryborough Boys Grammar School and Maryborough Girls Grammar School, then in 1937 segregated boys and girls state high school. The school became coeducational from 1974. From 2017, Maryborough State High School is an Independent Public School.
History
The Maryborough Boys Grammar School was founded on the north side of Kent St in 1881 and the Maryborough Girls Grammar School on the south of Kent St in 1883. An assembly hall was added to the side of the Girls Grammar School in 1888. Four Rhodes scholars graduated from Maryborough Boys Grammar School and many students went on to distinguished careers. Hit hard by the effects of the Great Depression, the Grammar Schools were forced to close. They were subsequently taken over by the Department of Education in 1936 to become the Maryborough State High and Intermediate School for Boys and Maryborough State High and Intermediate School for Girls.[5]
The Boys' and Girls' High Schools were amalgamated in 1974 to form Maryborough State High School.[6] The school has a long standing tradition of excellence in the Maryborough region and has had many notable Australians attend the school.
The original building of Maryborough Boys Grammar School was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992. It is no longer used by the Maryborough State High School but is used for adult vocational education.[7]
Location
The campus is situated on either side of Kent Street adjacent to the Maryborough CBD.[6]
Facilities
The school has a number of sporting facilities - an artificial hockey surface, multipurpose gymnasium, 2 ovals, ping pong tables, a gym and a tennis court. There are six computer labs with network and internet access with individual user accounts. The school also offers a Bring Your Own Device (BYOx) model so all students can bring their own computer or device to use in all classrooms. From 2017 the school also offers academies in Hockey, Football (soccer) and STEM subjects (Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of the school include:
- Duncan Chapman, first soldier of the Australian Imperial Forces to land at Gallipoli [8][9][10]
- Gordon Dunbar, Rhodes Scholar, soldier awarded Military Cross and Croix de Guerre [8][11]
- Geoff Dymock, cricketer [8]
- William Glasgow, soldier and senator [8]
- Henry Lionel Harvey, Rhodes Scholar, died World War I [8][11]
- Robert Alexander Hunter, served at Gallipoli and was mayor of Maryborough (1956 – 1964) [8][12][13]
- Grant Hayden Kenny, ironman champion [8]
- Kay Lehmann (nee Kindervater), hockey champion [8][11][14]
- Jenny Morris, hockey champion [8]
- Percy Reginald Stephensen, Rhodes Scholar, writer and publisher [8][11]
- David Theile, Olymipic swimmer [8]
- Robert Edwin White, Rhodes Scholar and professor of soil science [8][11][15]
References
- ↑ "Department of Education and Training - North Coast Region" (PDF). Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ "Maryborough State High School Staff Listing 2015" (PDF). Maryborough State High School. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ MSHS Annual Report 2016
- ↑ "2015 School Annual Report" (PDF). Maryborough State High School. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ↑ Development of State secondary schools 1912-1957
- 1 2 MSHS Annual Report 2007
- ↑ "Maryborough Boys Grammar School (former) (entry 600697)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Past students". maryboroshs.eq.edu.au. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ↑ "Gallipoli 1915: The first Anzac ashore". ABC Wide Bay Qld. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ↑ "Queenslanders to honour first Anzac ashore". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Achiever's Walk: Ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things" (PDF). Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "Memories, medals to be shared". Fraser Coast Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ↑ "Military and Police Uniforms at the Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum". www.maryboroughmuseum.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ↑ "From heavy skirts to shin pads: Queensland women’s hockey turns 100". University of Queensland. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "PROF Robert WHITE - The University of Melbourne". www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
External links
Coordinates: 25°32′01″S 152°41′54″E / 25.53361°S 152.69833°E