Springwood State High School
Springwood State High School is a Queensland state school located in the Logan City suburb of Springwood. The school opened in 1977 to Grade 8 students with its official opening in 1978.[1] Springwood State High School is situated on 55 acres (220,000 m2) of bushland and includes a lagoon which is used by senior Biology students. In addition to this, the school is home to many native animal species including Koalas, Wallabies and many species of birds.[2]
| Springwood State High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| |
Springwood, Queensland Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | The highest expectations |
| Established | 1977 |
| Grades | Year 7 to Year 12 |
| Website | springwoshs |
The school is home to one of fifteen air quality monitoring stations in South East Queensland.[3]
Former students
Some Springwood High School students have become notable, including:
- Steven Bradbury - First Australian gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics
- Jodie Henry - Triple Olympic gold medal winner
- Aidan McLindon - Queensland politician
- Grant Musgrove - Ex-Queensland politician (was member for Springwood)
- Karl Kruszelnicki - Scientist
- Lorna Jane Clarkson[4] - founder of Lorna Jane fitness clothing stores worldwide
- Quade Cooper - rugby union player
- Steven Johnson - Australian V8 racing driver
- Denzil O’Neill - 3D Character Artist
See also
References
- "Queensland Government: Springwood State High School". Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- "Springwood State High: Our School". Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- "South East Queensland". Air monitoring network stations. The State of Queensland. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "Springwood State High School 2015 Prospectus" (PDF). Springwood State High School. Springwood State High School. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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