Kawana Waters State College

Public school in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kawana Waters State College is a coeducational state-run[1] primary/secondary[1][2] school in the suburb of Bokarina (Queensland, Australia).[1][15][5] The College is situated on the coastal strip between Mooloolaba and Caloundra, adjacent to Lake Kawana,[16] on the Sunshine Coast, approximately 100 km north of Brisbane.[17]: 1 

Coordinates26°44′15.12″S 153°07′32.8″E
TypeState secondary day school[1][2]
MottoRespect, Excellence, Diversity, Enjoyment[3]
Religious affiliationNon-denominational[2]
Quick facts Location, Coordinates ...
Kawana Waters State College
Location
119 Sportsman Parade

Bokarina
,
Queensland
,
4575

Australia
Coordinates26°44′15.12″S 153°07′32.8″E
Information
TypeState secondary day school[1][2]
MottoRespect, Excellence, Diversity, Enjoyment[3]
Religious affiliationNon-denominational[2]
Established1986[4][5]
AuthorityDepartment of Education (Queensland)[6]
Executive PrincipalBrett Burgess[7][1][8]
Principal
Deputy Principals
  • Brett Allan (Secondary campus)[8]
  • Anne Allen (Secondary campus)[8]
  • Cloe Brown (Secondary campus)[8]
  • Amy Ferrington (Seconary campus)[8]
  • Dave Mayfield (Seconary Campus)[8]
  • Lise Carroll (Primary campus)
  • Steve Olson (P-12 Special education)[1]
Staff
Year levelsPrep Year – Year 12[1][10][6]
GenderCoeducational[10][2]
Enrolment2,109 (August 2023)[11][4]
Capacity1,863[12]
Houses
  •   Coral[13]
  •   Pacific[13]
  •   Tasman[13]
Colours
  •   Blue
  •   Black
  •   White[14]
Websitekawanawaterssc.eq.edu.au[4][1][15][6]
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History

The senior campus of the school was opened on 28 January 1986 as Kawana Waters State High School, whilst the junior campus of the school was opened a year later on 27 January 1987.[18] Effective from 1 January 2006,[19]: 1 [20] it merged with Bokarina State School, which was built in 1987,[21] creating the P – 12 state school in its current form.[20] The school still exists in it original campus buildings.[citation needed]

Nomenclature

The school is named after Kawana Waters, an urban centre on the Queensland Sunshine Coast on which the school is located. In the 1960s, Alfred Grant, one of the initial developers of the region, named the area after "Kawana", an Aboriginal word, of unidentified dialect, meaning "wild flowers".[22]

Kawana Waters State High School was chosen as the college's post-amalgamation name through an extensive community consultation process before being approved by Rod Welford as Minister for Education.[20] The name was launched by Chris Cummins (Local Minister) at the 2006 Kawana Festival.[20]

Administration

Staff

As of 2024, the school has a teaching staff of 165 (Full Time Equivalent: 153) and a non-teaching staff of 70 (Full Time Equivalent: 52).[6][9]: 6 

Principals

The current executive principal is Brett Burgess (2022–present),[7] who took over from Colin Allen-Waters.[23][24] Some of the most recent principals have been:

More information Principal, Start ...
Timeline of principals
Principal Start Official
appointment †		 Finish
Brett Andrew Burgess 2021[25][23] 18 January 2024.[23][24][26] present[7][8]
Colin Allen-Waters 2015[27][28] 11 May 2015[28][29]: 1  2021[30]
Paul Bradley Williamson 2010[31][32][33]: 1  1 January 2011[31] 2015[34]
John Lockhart 2009[35][36] 1 January 2010[37][35][38] 2010
Joanne Elizabeth House ‡ 2006[20] 3 July 2006[39] 2008[40]
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† - The date in which the appointment was converted from an acting role to an official appointment.
‡ - Before 3 July 2006, House was the principal of Kawana Waters Senior Campus.

Students

Years

In 1986, the college, as Kawana Waters State High School, provided services for years 7 to 12.[21] In 2006, it merged with Bokarina State School, a school which provided services for primary to year 7.[21] This produced the school in its current form, teaching the initial prep year to year 12 (P-12).[41]: 2 [10]

Student enrolments

In 2023, Kawana Waters State College was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,863 students.[12] The number of students entering Prep in any given year must not exceed 75 in 3 classrooms, unless there are more than 75 students enrolling from within the catchment area.[12]

The school's Programs of Excellence has the capacity to enrol:[12]

  • 104 students in the Arts Excellence Program of Excellence;
  • 140 students in the Football Excellence Program of Excellence;
  • 190 students in the Academic Curriculum Extension Program of Excellence;
  • 198 students in the Aquatics Excellence Program of Excellence.

The trend in student enrolment has been:

More information Year, Years ...
Trends in student enrolment
Year Years Boys Girls Total Ref
Prep 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2005 50 50 64 42 45 56 77 62 186 203 186 192 155 - - 1,344 [19]: 3 
2008 23 57 42 53 69 50 64 75 213 210 211 200 153 - - 1,420 [42]: 3 
2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 712 609 1,321 [33]: 3 
2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 705 628 1,333 [43]: 3 
2012 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 732 628 1,360 [32][44]: 3 
2013 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 720 618 1,338 [45]: 3 
2014 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 776 705 1,481 [46][47]: 3 
2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 813 725 1,538 [48][29]: 3 
2016 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 817 707 1,524 [49]
2017 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 835 721 1,556 [50]: 4 [51]
2018 61 77 58 68 79 72 74 213 207 172 206 160 167 833 781 1,614 [52]: 2 [53][54]: 4 
2019 75 67 70 59 68 78 73 185 227 219 175 249 116 830 831 1,661 [55][50]: 4 
2020 59 77 66 73 66 83 81 207 196 232 210 238 200 862 926 1,788 [17][52]: 2 
2021 71 59 77 63 83 70 87 231 215 195 241 291 186 896 973 1,869 [56][57]: 2 
2022 59 77 66 73 66 83 81 207 196 232 210 238 200 895 1,038 1,933 [58][41]: 2 
2023 73 57 80 62 86 78 96 249 256 224 316 281 251 999 1,110 2,109 [11][59]: 2 
2024 62 74 65 78 64 89 90 236 256 263 399 368 205 1,065 1,184 2,249 [6][9]: 2 
2025 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 1,156 1,339 2,495 [60]
2026 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
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Sports

Football Excellence Program

The Football Excellence Program was established in 1999.[19]: 5  This school was funded by fees, sport's organisation sponsorship and government grants.[61] The football Excellence Program provided an opportunity for players to further develop their football and futsal skills, while working through theory elements of skill acquisition and game training based on the Australian Curriculum.[62][63] The progam has an annual "Outstanding Player of the Year" award.[64]

External facilities

The College is set between the Pacific Ocean and the world class sports and rowing precincts of Sunshine Coast Stadium, Kawana Aquatics Centre and Lake Kawana.[52]: 1  Sport related events for the school are held in the adjacent areas of Wurtulla Beach and Lake Kawana.[21]

Infrastructure

Environmental footprint

More information year, Electricity usage ...
Trends in class size
year Electricity
usage		 Water
usage		 Ref
kW kL
2008-2009 499,289 32,745 [33]: 6 
2009-2010 457,263 26,604 [44]: 8 
2010-2011 405,355 3,637 [44]: 8 
2011-2012 408,203 4,450 [44]: 8 
2012-2013 401,613 6,200 [45]: 7 
2013-2014 404,348 3,707 [47]: 7 
2014-2015 433,865 4,378 [29]: 7 
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Cultural diversity

Indigenous

The school is located on the traditional Country of the Undumbi people,[22] a coastal subgroup of the broader Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) tribal nation.[65]

Multiculturalism

The recent trends in multicultural composition been:

More information Year, Indigenous ...
Student enrolment trends
Year Indigenous LBOTE Ref
2014 5% 6% [46]
2015 5% 7% [48]
2016 5% 9% [49]
2017 4% 9% [51]
2018 4% 10% [53]
2019 4% 10% [55]
2020 6% 7% [17]
2021 6% 7% [56]
2022 6% 9% [58]
2023 7% 9% [11]
2024 6% 10% [6]
2025 TBA TBA
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Sports

Houses

The school's five sports houses are named after bodies of water around Australia:[13]

More information House name, Body of water ...
Sports houses
House name Body of water Mascot Colour Ref
Coral Coral Sea Stingray   Red [13]
Pacific Pacific Ocean Swordfish   Blue [13]
Tasman Tasman Sea Sharks   Yellow [13]
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Voting booth venue

The school has been a venue for various state elections and referendums, hosted in the school's "Innovation Hall", including:

More information Date, Event ...
Election event details
Date Event District Booth name Ref
17 May 2025 Federal election Fisher Kawana Waters [66]
26 October 2024 State election Kawana Kawana Waters [67]
16 March 2024 Council elections Sunshine Coast Region - Division 3 Kawana Waters [68][69][70]
14 October 2023 National referendum Fisher Kawana Waters [71]
21 May 2022 Federal election Fisher Kawana Waters [72]
31 October 2020 State election Caloundra Kawana Waters [73][74][75]
18 May 2019 Federal election Fisher Kawana Waters [76]
2 July 2016 Federal election Fisher Kawana Waters [77]
19 March 2016 State referendum Kawana Kawana Waters [78]
31 January 2015 State election Caloundra Kawana Waters [79]
21 August 2010 Federal election Fisher Kawana Waters [80]
9 September 2006 State elections Kawana Kawana Waters [81]
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Alumni

More information Name, Achievement ...
Name Achievement Ref
Emmanuel Byrd ("Manny") Football Player (Sydney FC[82] and International[83]) [64][83]
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See also

References

External links

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