Charters Towers State High School

Public high school in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

Charters Towers State High School

Address

97-113 Towers Street, Charters Towers City

Charters Towers

Queensland

4820

Australia

Coordinates| 20°04′51.52″S 146°15′40.91″E﻿ / ﻿20.0809778°S 146.2613639°E﻿ / -20.0809778; 146.2613639
Information
Other name| CTSHS
Type| Public high school
Motto| Latin: Cupiendiora Quam Aurum
(More To Be Desired Than Gold)
Established| 1912 (1912)
Principal| Anna Osborn
Teaching staff| 39
Years| 7–12
Enrolment| 372 (2023)
Colour(s)| Maroon and white
Website| charterstowersshs.eq.edu.au

Charters Towers State High School (CTSHS) is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the suburb of Charters Towers City, in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 372 students and a teaching staff of 39, as of 2023.[2] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12,[1][2] and is one of the oldest state secondary schools in Queensland.[3]

## History

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The school opened on 22 January 1912,[4] and in 1919, had an enrolment of 164 students, with an average daily attendance of 117.[5]

In 1976, three teachers were suspended from their teaching roles at the school after being convicted of possessing Marihuana.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Charters Towers State High School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
2. ^ a b c "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
3. ^ "The oldest state secondary schools in Queensland". Department of Education and Training. November 2008. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
4. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
5. ^ "Charters Towers State High School - Annual Report 1919". The Evening Telegraph. 5 December 1919. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
6. ^ Teachers dismissed over drug. The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1976. p. 10\. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

## External links

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* Official website

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