Townsville State High School

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Public high school in Railway Estate, Australia

Townsville State High School

Address

36 Boundary Street

Railway Estate

4812

Australia

Information
Type| Public high school
Motto| In Meliora Contende (Strive for better things)
Established| c.1924
Houses| Warrior, Faraday, Brewer, Needle
Colour(s)| Blue, yellow, red, green (In order of above)
Website| https://townsvilleshs.eq.edu.au

Townsville State High School, also known as Town High, is a secondary school in Railway Estate, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

## History

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Townsville State High School was established in 1924 as part of the Townsville Technical College at the northwest corner of Stanley and Walker Streets in Townsville CBD; that building later become a TAFE campus. The High School was re-located to 36–64 Boundary St, Railway Estate, Townsville in 1965.[1]

## Principals

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The principals of Townsville State High School include:

* 2024 – Current: Murray James
* September 2023 – 2024: Tanya Nelson (deputy principal, stand in till a replacement was found)
* October 2015 – September 2023: Rob Slater, moved to Spinifex High School in Mount Isa[2]
* 2013 – 2015: Frank Greene, retired[2][3]
* 2012: Scott Stewart, now the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Townsville[4]
* 2002–2006: Ian Smythe, now Chief Executive for Townsville Crocodiles

## Houses

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There are currently four houses at the school named after reefs off the Queensland coast:

* Warrior – blue
* Faraday – yellow
* Brewer – red
* Needle – green

In previous years there were two additional houses; Keeper and Centipede. House colours changed commonly at that point.

## Sport

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Town High is known for its Basketball program called the Town High Tropics. Town High has been involved in many programs such as jump rope for heart, Clean Up Australia day, Optiminds, Young Diplomats Program, ANZAC day march, Shave for a Cure, New Zealand ski trip, star struck, Inspiring Young Australians, CREST, Japan tour and hosting with the sister school Matsudo Mabashi as well as an "Energy Farm" that helps supply energy to the library. Town High also has an extensive science program and a vertical curriculum allowing students to undertake subjects above their year level at their knowledge level.[5][6][7][8]

## Notable alumni

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* Julian Assange, WikiLeaks co-founder, attended Townville State High School.[9]

## References

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1. ^ "Townsville Technical College (former)(Block A, City Campus, Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE) (entry 602158)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
2. ^ a b "Newsletter September 2015" (PDF). Townsville State High School. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
3. ^ "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Townsville State High School. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
4. ^ "2012 School Annual Report" (PDF). Townsville State High School. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
5. ^ Town High Times 2007
6. ^ Townsville State High School
7. ^ Town High Times 2006
8. ^ Town High Times 2005
9. ^ "Jeremy Geia first Australian to interview Assange". Gilimbaa. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

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