Mountain Creek State High School
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| Mountain Creek State High School | |
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| Type | Independent public school |
| Motto | Quality, Opportunity, Excellence |
| Established | 1995 |
| Principal | Brian Parr[1] |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | Approximately 2,125 |
| Campus | Mountain Creek, Queensland |
| Colour | Navy Fuchsia |
| Mascot | Creeker |
| Website | mountaincreekshs.eq.edu.au |
Mountain Creek State High School (MCSHS) is a co-ed secondary school on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. It is located in the suburb of Mountain Creek, 96 kilometres (60 mi) north of Brisbane. It is also home to 233 Squadron of the Australian Air Force Cadets.[citation needed]
The school is organised around five sub-schools that are designed to break down the large size of the school. They are named after local islands:[citation needed]
- Bribie (red) after Bribie Island
- Stradbroke (yellow) after Stradbroke Island
- Fraser (green) after Fraser Island
- Moreton (blue) after Moreton Island
- Mudjimba (purple) after Mudjimba Island, established in 2019
Consequently, each academic cohort of roughly 275 students in the middle school is taught by the same group of about 25 teachers, who are also responsible for pastoral care.[citation needed]
The school community is supported by The Creeker Foundation, the P&C Association, the Local Chaplaincy Committee (with two resident chaplains) and the following groups: Lions Mooloolaba, Life Church Sunshine Coast, Goodlife Community Centre and Redfrogs Australia.[citation needed]
In 2015, the school began educating year 7 students. It has a strict catchment restriction.[2]
Expertise
In 2000, the school won the Education Queensland's Showcase For Excellence Award.[3]
International
The school is an International Baccalaureate[4] Diploma Programme, supporting a 5% international student population. The school also provides international exposure trips to Asia, Europe and Latin America. It is a long-term member of the Council of International Schools Australia.[5]
Notable alumni
- Tyson Andrews, former rugby league player for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL) and the Indigenous All Stars[6]
- Caitlin Bettenay, professional beach volleyballer and former player for the Australia women's national volleyball team[7]
- Korey Boddington, Paralympic track cyclist and gold medalist at the Paris 2024 Games[8]
- Noah Cumberland, former Australian rules footballer for the Richmond Tigers in the Australian Football League[9][10]
- Ty Gallop, Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League[11]
- Elliott Hagen, former rugby union player for Bay of Plenty in the National Provincial Championship (NPC)[12]
- Jonathan Janssen, basketball player for the Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains in the Japanese B.League[13]
- Trent Loiero, rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) and the Queensland Maroons [citation needed]
- Courtney Murphy, Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Bombers in the AFL Women's[14]
- Riley Price, rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL)[15]
- Tahlia Randall, Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Kangaroos in the AFL Women's (AFLW)[16]
- Tyson Smoothy, rugby league player for Wakefield Trinity in the British Super League[17]
- Bryce Street, cricketer for the Queensland Bulls in the Sheffield Shield and the One-Day Cup[18]
- Courtney Webb, cricketer for South Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). Former Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW)[19]
