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James Nash State High School is an independent coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1200 students each year, with an official count of 1220 students in 2017.[1]
| James Nash State High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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109 Myall Street , | |
| Coordinates | 26°10′30″S 152°39′25″E / 26.175°S 152.657°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, secondary |
| Motto | Truth More Precious than Gold |
| Established | 1977 |
| Principal | Jackson Dodd |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 1220 (2017)[1] |
| Colour(s) | Black, green and gold |
| Website | [1] |
The school's current role of Principal is held by Jackson Dodd. The school also consists of more than 110 other staff members including four Deputy Principals, one Business Manager, one Guidance Officer, one School Chaplain, 12 Heads of Department and 98 teaching staff.[2][3]
History
editJames Nash State High School officially opened on 24 January 1977[4] and was named in honour of James Nash (5 September 1834 – 5 October 1913), who discovered the Gympie Goldfield on 16 October 1867.
In 2013, James Nash State High School received a Queensland Showcase Award for Excellence in Education.[1]
Sporting houses
editJames Nash State High School includes the following four sporting houses, all of which are named in reference to gold mines worked on the Gympie Goldfield, with their respective colours:[5]
| House name | Colour(s) |
|---|---|
| Caledonia | Black, purple |
| Columbia | Green |
| Glanmire | Blue |
| Phoenix | Red |
Extracurricular activities
editClubs and societies
edit- Academy of Creative Arts (ACA)
- Art activities
- Chess Club
- Crochet Group
- Makerspace
- Structured Learning Gardening Club
- Study Group
- Volleyball
- Year 7 Gardening Club[6]
Sports
editInter-school sports competitions are available for AFL, Hockey, Netball, Rugby League, Rugby Union and Soccer.
Students have an ability to make representative regional teams in the following sports:
- AFL
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Golf
- Hockey
- Netball
- Rugby League
- Rugby Union
- Soccer
- Squash
- Softball
- Tennis
- Touch Football
- Volleyball
Annual Sports Carnivals are held for Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics. These carnivals are the base for James Nash State High School's four representative houses to vie for the ‘James Nash House Cup’.[7]
Notable alumni
edit- Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui, rugby league player
- Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, rugby league player
References
edit- ^ a b c "James Nash State High School Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Department of Education and Training (Queensland). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Our staff". James Nash State High School. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Teaching Staff Email List 2018" (PDF). James Nash State High School. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Department of Education and Training (Queensland). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "James Nash Information Handbook 2019" (PDF). James Nash State High School. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Clubs and societies". James Nash State High School. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Sports". James Nash State High School. Retrieved 2 June 2019.