Deception Bay State High School

School in Deception Bay, Queensland, Australia

Deception Bay State High School

Location

Deception Bay

Queensland

Australia

Coordinates| 27°12′03″S 153°01′51″E﻿ / ﻿27.2009°S 153.0307°E﻿ / -27.2009; 153.0307
Information
Type| Public, co-educational, secondary, day school
Motto| Empowering Learners to Thrive
Established| 1992
Principal| Goldy Sodhi
Colour(s)| Maroon, white and black

Website| deceptionbayshs.eq.edu.au

Deception Bay State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the City of Moreton Bay suburb of Deception Bay, in Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,361 students and a teaching staff of 88, as of 2023.[2] The School serves students from Year 7 to Year 12.[1][2]

## History

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Prior to the schools opening, the land was a plantation of pine trees,[3] the school opened on 1 January 1992.[4]

In September 2008, it was believed the school was one of many locations of a cancer cluster,[5] due to eleven staff members contracting cancer within the past few years,[6] with three cases being diagnosed since November the previous year.[3] Two of the eleven cases, however, were pre-existing before the staff members arrived at the school.[3] It was investigated by the Queensland Government[7] after the cases had been identified[8] and was declared safe in December 2008, after finding no evidence of contamination in the soil, water or the air.[7] If it would have deemed unsafe, the school would have been abandoned.[9]

## Houses

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The school has four sports houses, Cawley, Bradman, Elliott and Gould.[citation needed]

## Curriculum

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The school offers a range of curriculum in the senior school that caters for different pathways, providing VET certificates in Hospitality, Early Childhood, Horticulture and Fitness.[citation needed]

The school also has a volleyball development program.[citation needed]

## Recognition

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From 2016, the school has increased its enrolments by 15%; achieved 100% QCE attainment; reduced its school disciplinary absences by 40%; improved A–C student outcomes to be the highest in the North Coast Region. It is renowned for its flexible programs: Futures (for seniors) and Aspire (for young mums) and its focus on Positive Behaviour for Learning and Restorative Practices to improve the learning culture of the school.[citation needed]

## See also

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* List of schools in Queensland

## External links

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* Deception Bay State High School website

## References

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1. ^ a b "Deception Bay State High School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
2. ^ a b c "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
3. ^ a b c Watson, Matt (22 September 2008). "Authorities look into cancer cluster fears at Brisbane school". ABC News. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
4. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
5. ^ "Qld Health probes 2 new 'cancer cluster' sites". ABC News. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
6. ^ "Parents furious over school cancer cluster scare". ABC News. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
7. ^ a b "School cleared of cancer cluster". The Brisbane Times. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
8. ^ "Deception Bay | Queensland Places". queenslandplaces.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
9. ^ "School may be abandoned if cluster found". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.