Lowood State High School
State secondary day school in Lowood, Queensland, Australia
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Lowood State High School is a band 10[4][5] state high school in Lowood (Queensland, Australia), located 32 km north-west of Ipswich,[5][4] an area administered by the council of Somerset.[4]
| Lowood State High School | |
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| Location | |
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Prospect Street , , 4311 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 27.468521°S 152.582625°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State secondary day school |
| Motto | Creating the Future[1][2] |
| Established | 1983[3][4][5] |
| Principal | Stacey Beu[2][6] |
| Grades | Year 7–12[3] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrolment | 643 (August 2025)[7] |
| Houses |
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| Website | lowoodshs |
Administration
Year Levels
Lowood school, the original pre-Lowood State High School version of the school, accommodated pre-school to year 10 students.[9] In its founding year of 1983, Lowood State High School initially catered for years 7–11, expanding to include year 12 a year later in 1984.[9] Since then, the school has continued to cater for students from years 7 to 12 inclusive.[3]
Students
Student enrolments
For its initial two years (1983–1984) the school had a yearly enrolment of 250 to 300 students.[9] In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700.[10]: 2 The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:
| Year | Years | Boys | Girls | Total | School Capacity |
Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
| 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 311 | 279 | 590 | - | [11] |
| 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 373 | 315 | 688 | - | [12] |
| 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 376 | 352 | 728 | - | [13] |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 378 | 373 | 751 | - | [14] |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 376 | 371 | 747 | - | [15] |
| 2019 | 149 | 139 | 138 | 124 | 93 | 61 | 366 | 338 | 704 | 849 | [16]: 2 [17][18] |
| 2020 | 147 | 148 | 134 | 126 | 110 | 77 | 373 | 369 | 742 | 849 | [16]: 2 [19][20] |
| 2021 | 146 | 161 | 145 | 133 | 107 | 91 | 390 | 393 | 783 | 849 | [16]: 2 [21][22] |
| 2022 | 122 | 140 | 157 | 143 | 96 | 74 | 371 | 361 | 732 | 905 | [23]: 3 [24][25] |
| 2023 | 132 | 120 | 132 | 152 | 93 | 67 | 368 | 328 | 696 | 905 | [26]: 2 [27][28] |
| 2024 | 134 | 129 | 113 | 115 | 107 | 65 | 356 | 308 | 663 | 905 | [29][30][31]: 2 |
| 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 338 | 305 | 643 | 905 | [7][32] |
| 2026 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 905 | [33] |
Lowood State High School is currently being reported as having a maximum student enrolment capacity of 905 students.[33]
House structure
The school's four sports houses are named after Australian explorers, in particular those associated with the exploration of Queensland's Brisbane River:[34]
| House name | Colour | Mascot | Australian explorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxley | Green | Crocodile | John Oxley |
| Lockyer | Red | Lion | Edmund Lockyer |
| Logan | Blue | Shark | Patrick Logan |
| Cunningham | Yellow | Hornet | Allan Cunningham |
School Hall
Notable alumni
The following are notable alumni of the school:
| Name | Achievement | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Court | Shotputter and international rugby union player | [37][38] |
| Graeme Lehmann† | Mayor of Somerset Council | [9] |
| Dane Sampson | Olympic sporting shooter | [39] |
† - A graduate from Lowood school, the pre-Lowood State High School version of the school.
