Lowood State High School

State secondary day school in Lowood, Queensland, Australia

Lowood State High School

Address

Prospect Street

Lowood

Queensland

4311

Australia

Coordinates| 27°28′07″S 152°34′57″E﻿ / ﻿27.468521°S 152.582625°E﻿ / -27.468521; 152.582625
Information
Type| State secondary day school
Motto| Creating the Future[1][2]
Established| 1983[4]
Principal| Stacey Beu[2][5]
Grades| Year 7–12[4]
Gender| Coeducational
Enrolment| 732 (August 2022)[6]: 3 [7]
Houses|

* Oxley
* Lockyer
* Logan
* Cunningham[3]: 31

Website| www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au

Lowood State High School is a state high school located in Lowood, Queensland, Australia.

## Infrastructure

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The school has been used as a place of refuge during flooding of the local area, in particular the floods of November 2023.[8][9]

## Students

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### Student enrolments

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In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 905 students.[10]

In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700.[11]: 2 The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:

Student enrolment trends  Year  | Years  | Boys  | Girls  | Total

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7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12
2014  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 311  | 279  | 590[12]
2015  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 373  | 315  | 688[13]
2016  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 376  | 352  | 728[14]
2017  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 378  | 373  | 751[15]
2018  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 376  | 371  | 747[16]
2019  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 366  | 338  | 704[17]
2020  | 147  | 148  | 134  | 126  | 110  | 77  | 373  | 369  | 742[6]: 3 [18]
2021  | 146  | 161  | 145  | 133  | 107  | 91  | 390  | 393  | 783[6]: 3 [19]
2022  | 122  | 140  | 157  | 143  | 96  | 74  | 371  | 361  | 732[6]: 3 [7]
2023  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA  | TBA

## House structure

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The school's four sports houses are named after Australian explorers, in particular those associated with the exploration of Queensland's Brisbane River:[20]

Current house system[3]: 31 House name  | Colour  | Mascot  | Australian explorers

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Oxley  |  Green  | Crocodile | John Oxley
Lockyer  |  Red  | Lion | Edmund Lockyer
Logan  |  Blue  | Shark | Patrick Logan
Cunningham  |  Yellow  | Hornet | Allan Cunningham

## Notable alumni

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The following are notable alumni of the school:

Notable alumni in sport  Name  | Sport

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Tom Court | Shotputter and international rugby union player.[21][22]
Dane Sampson | Olympic shooting sport.[23]

## References

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1. ^ "Our school". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
2. ^ a b "Principal's Welcome". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
3. ^ a b "Lowood State High School - Prospectus 2022" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
4. ^ a b "Lowood State High School – Executive Summary" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 30 March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
5. ^ "Our staff". Lowood State High School (wwww.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
6. ^ a b c d "Lowood State High School – School Annual Report – Queensland State School Reporting – 2022" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 19 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
7. ^ a b "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
8. ^ Ciccarelli, Raffaella; Trajkovich, Marina (12 May 2022). "Emergency flood warnings declared in several south-east Queensland regions as wet weather set to continue". 9 News (www.9news.com.au). Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
9. ^ Trajkovich, Marina (13 May 2022). "'Can't believe it's happening': Queenslanders devastated by second flood event in months". 9 News (www.9news.com.au). Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
10. ^ "Lowood State High School – School Enrolment Management Plan". Education. Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
11. ^ "Lowood High School Literacy Report – Results of Schoolwide Survey" (PDF). University of Queensland (www.uq.edu.au). March 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
12. ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
13. ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
14. ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
15. ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
16. ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
17. ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
18. ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
19. ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
20. ^ Richards, Jonathan (2019). "Chapter 3 - Historical Changes of the Lower Brisbane River". In Tibbetts, I.R.; Rothlisberg, P.C.; Neil, D.T.; Homburg, T.A.; Brewer, D.T.; Arthington, A.H. (eds.). Moreton Bay Quandamooka & Catchment: Past, Present, and Future (PDF). ISBN 978-0-6486690-0-5. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
21. ^ Peel, Charlie (28 July 2010). "Rugby star began life in Lowood". Gatton Star. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
22. ^ Banks, Kieran (26 June 2013). "Lowood's Court in Lions' den". Courier Mail (www.couriermail.com.au). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
23. ^ "Dane Sampson - The Inspiration of Our Nation". Australian Olympic Team (www.london2012.olympics.com.au). Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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* ISNI

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