Keebra Park State High School
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Religious affiliationNon-denominational[1]
| Keebra Park State High School | |
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Anne St , , 4215 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 27°59′4.06″S 153°23′58.71″E / 27.9844611°S 153.3996417°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State secondary day school[1] |
| Motto | Latin: Honesta quam splendida (Honourable deeds rather than splendid ones[2]) |
| Religious affiliation | Non-denominational[1] |
| Established | 1973[3][4] |
| Authority | Department of Education (Queensland) |
| Principal | Adam Brandis[5] |
| Deputy Principals | |
| Business Manager | Angela Zavros[5] |
| Staff |
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| Year levels | Year 7 – Year 12[7] |
| Gender | Coeducational[7][1] |
| Enrolment | 1,001[6] (August 2025) |
| Capacity | 1,060[8] |
| Language | English |
| Area | 14.9 hectares (0.15 km2)[9] |
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| Website | keebraparkshs |
Keebra Park State High School (KPSHS), referred to as Keebra Park or Keebra, is a coeducational public secondary school, located in the Gold Coast suburb of Southport, Queensland, Australia.[10] The school falls within Division 6 of Gold Coast council.[11][12]
Year levels
Queensland secondary schools started catering for Year 7 to align Queensland with the other states, as part of the official implementation in 2015 of Anna Bligh's state-wide "Flying Start" program.[13] As part of a 2013 trial, some schools implemented this transition early. 2013 was the last year Keebra Park State High School catered only for Year 8 to Year 12.[14]: 2 Since 2014,[15]: 3 the year levels currently offered at this school are Year 7 to Year 12.[16]: 2
Administration
Staff
As of 2025, the school has a teaching staff of 87 (Full-time equivalent: 81.8) and a non-teaching staff of 37 (Full-time equivalent of 30.1).[6]
Principals
The first principal of the school was Garfield Prowse in 1973.[17] As of 2025, the current principal is Adam Brandis.[18][19] Recent principals have included:
| Principal | Tenure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Year | Ref | Final Year | Ref | |
| Adam Brandis | 2016 |
[17][20]: 1 | Current |
[18][19] |
| Catherine Pfingst | 2012 |
[21]: 1 | 2015 |
[22]: 2 |
| Cameron Hodges | c. 2009 |
2011 |
[23]: 1 | |
Other principals prior to these have included Frances Jones.[17][9]
Student enrolments
In 2025, Keebra Park State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,060 students.[8]
The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:
| Year | Year levels | Boys | Girls | Total | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||
| 2008 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 681 | [24] |
| 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 403 | 213 | 616 | [25] |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 436 | 229 | 665 | [26] |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 477 | 229 | 706 | [23]: 2 |
| 2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 452 | 241 | 693 | [21]: 2 |
| 2013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 457 | 254 | 711 | [14] |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 429 | 254 | 683 | [27][15] |
| 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 488 | 282 | 770 | [28][22]: 2 |
| 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 453 | 306 | 759 | [29][30]: 3 |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 492 | 349 | 841 | [31][32] |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 464 | 339 | 803 | [33][34] |
| 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 481 | 332 | 813 | [35][36] |
| 2020 | 186 | 155 | 151 | 158 | 126 | 138 | 548 | 366 | 914 | [37][38] |
| 2021 | 187 | 194 | 181 | 154 | 161 | 116 | 595 | 398 | 993 | [39][40] |
| 2022 | 166 | 193 | 205 | 196 | 167 | 142 | 644 | 425 | 1,069 | [41][16] |
| 2023 | 174 | 167 | 193 | 205 | 173 | 141 | 607 | 446 | 1,053 | [42][43] |
| 2024 | 159 | 160 | 151 | 181 | 173 | 152 | 558 | 418 | 976 | [44][7] |
| 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 584 | 417 | 1,001 | [6] |
| 2026 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | [citation needed] |
Notable alumni
Sport
| Name | Sport | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Allan | Rugby league | Canterbury Bulldogs player.[45] |
| Neccrom Areaiiti | Rugby league | South Sydney Rabbitohs player and Cook Islands international representative.[46] |
| Jesse Arthars | Rugby league | Brisbane Broncos player.[47] |
| Jai Arrow | Rugby league | South Sydney Rabbitohs player and Queensland representative.[48] |
| Daejarn Asi | Rugby league | North Queensland Cowboys player.[49] |
| AJ Brimson | Rugby league | Gold Coast Titans player.[50] |
| Tanah Boyd | Rugby league | Gold Coast Titans player.[51] |
| Jahream Bula | Rugby league | Wests Tigers player[52] |
| Rangi Chase | Rugby league | Doncaster Rovers player and England international representative.[53] |
| JJ Collins | Rugby league | Former Wests Tigers, Newcastle and Canberra player.[54] |
| Ingrid Cronin-Knight | Cricket | New Zealand White Ferns International representative.[55] |
| Greg Eastwood | Rugby league | Former Brisbane Broncos, Canterbury Bulldogs and Leeds player and New Zealand international representative.[56] |
| Kenny Edwards | Rugby league | Castleford Tigers player.[57] |
| Jaelen Feeney | Rugby league | Former Newcastle Knights player.[58] |
| David Fifita | Rugby league | South Sydney Rabbitohs player and Queensland representative.[59] |
| Moeaki Fotuaika | Rugby league | Gold Coast Titans player and Tonga representative.[59] |
| Payne Haas | Rugby league | Brisbane Broncos player and Australian international representative.[59] |
| Tony Hearn | Rugby league | Former North Sydney, South Queensland player and St George player and Queensland representative.[46] |
| Delouise Hoeter | Rugby league | Former Wests Tigers player and Tonga international representative.[60] |
| Dallas Hood | Rugby league | Former Sydney Roosters and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats player.[61] |
| Brett Horsnell | Rugby league | Former Gold Coast Giants, South Queensland Crushers and Parramatta Eels player.[62] |
| Jordan Kahu | Rugby league | Brisbane Broncos player and New Zealand international representative.[63] |
| Richard Kingi | Rugby union | Former Stade Français and Wallabies player.[64] |
| Blake Leary | Rugby league | Former North Queensland and Manly player.[65] |
| Connelly Lemuelu | Rugby league | North Queensland Cowboys player.[66] |
| Lamar Liolevave | Rugby league | Former Wests Tigers player and Fiji international representative.[67] |
| Isaac Liu | Rugby league | Gold Coast Titans player and New Zealand international representative.[68] |
| Jamahl Lolesi | Rugby league | Former Canberra, Canterbury, Wests Tigers and Huddersfield player and New Zealand international representative.[69] |
| Robert Lui | Rugby league | Former Leeds Rhinos player.[70] |
| Te Maire Martin | Rugby league | New Zealand Warriors player and New Zealand international representative.[71] |
| Benji Marshall | Rugby league | Wests Tigers Assistant Coach and New Zealand international representative.[72] |
| Dane McDonald | Rugby league | Former Sheffield Eagles player.[73] |
| Brad Middelbosch | Rugby league | Former Saint-Gaudens Bears player.[46] |
| Thomas Mikaele | Rugby league | Warrington Wolves player.[74] |
| Sam Moa | Rugby league | Former Catalans Dragons player and New Zealand international representative.[56] |
| Tautau Moga | Rugby league | St George Illawarra Dragons player and Samoa international representative.[46] |
| Ben Murdoch-Masila | Rugby league | New Zealand Warriors player and Tonga international representative.[75] |
| Corey Norman | Rugby league | Toulouse Olympique player and Queensland representative.[76] |
| Agnatius Paasi | Rugby league | St Helens R.F.C. player and Tonga international representative.[77] |
| Dean Parata | Rugby league | Former Italy international representative.[citation needed] |
| Matt Parata | Rugby league | Former Italy international representative.[citation needed] |
| Jaxson Paulo | Rugby league | South Sydney Rabbitohs player.[78] |
| Leivaha Pulu | Rugby league | New Zealand Warriors player and Tonga international representative.[79] |
| Tyronne Roberts-Davis | Rugby league | Newcastle Knights player.[80] |
| Kurtis Rowe | Rugby league | Former Wests Tigers player.[81] |
| Dean Scott | Rugby league | Former Gold Coast Seagulls player.[82] |
| Marion Seve | Rugby league | Melbourne Storm player and Samoan international representative.[83] |
| Tim Smith | Rugby league | Former Parramatta, Cronulla, Wigan, Wakefield Trinity and Salford player.[46] |
| Chris St Clair | Rugby league | Former Balmain Tigers player and Italy international representative.[46] |
| Zahara Temara | Rugby league | Sydney Roosters NRLW side player.[citation needed] |
| Lausii Taliauli | Rugby union | Brumbies player and former Australian Sevens representative.[46] |
| Ben Te'o | Rugby league | Brisbane Broncos player, Queensland representative and former England rugby union international representative.[84] |
| Bodene Thompson | Rugby league | Leeds Rhinos player.[85] |
| Robert Tocco | Rugby league | Former Gold Coast Seagulls, Canterbury Bulldogs and South Sydney Rabbitohs player.[46] |
| Harry Tyson-Wilson | Rugby league | Former Hull FC player.[86] |
| Kim Uasi | Rugby league | Former Tonga international representative.[87] |
| Reece Walsh | Rugby league | Brisbane Broncos player.[citation needed] |
| Scott Zahra | Rugby league | Former Gold Coast Chargers player.[46] |
