North Rockhampton State High School
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| North Rockhampton State High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Berserker Street North Rockhampton , Queensland , 4701 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 23°21′08″S 150°31′54″E / 23.3521°S 150.5316°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State secondary day school[1][2] |
| Motto | Latin: Fidem Praestare Memento[3] (Remember to Keep Your Faith[4]) |
| Established | 1956[5][6] |
| Authority | Department of Education (Queensland) |
| Principal | Kurt Goodwin[7] |
| Deputy Principals | |
| Staff |
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| Year levels | Year 7 – Year 12[8][6][2] |
| Gender | Coeducational[1] |
| Enrolment | 968[9][6] (August 2025) |
| Area | 26 acres (0.1052 km2)[10] |
| Website | northrockhamptonshs |
North Rockhampton State High School, colloquially known as 'North Rocky',[11] is a co-educational State High School[1][2] at Beserker Street, Frenchville, Rockhampton (Queensland, Australia),[12][3][5][12][3][5] in the Central Queensland region of that state.
North Rockhampton State High School was founded on 23 January 1956,[10][13] initially renting rooms from two churches and a nearby business when the school buildings were not completed in time for the start of the school year. In 1970s, the school was the second largest state high school in Queensland.[10]
Administration
The school has a teaching staff of 81 (Full-time equivalent: 79.4) and a non-teaching staff of 42 (Full-time equivalent: 34.5).[6]
The first principal of the school when it opened in 1956 was Victor G. Honour. As of 2026, the current principal is Kurt Goodwin.[7] Recent principals have included:
| Principal | Tenure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Year | Ref | Final Year | Ref | |
| Kurt Goodwin | 2020 |
[10] | Current |
[7] |
| Janet Young | 2015 |
[10] | 2019 |
[10][14] |
| Judith Newman | 2007 |
[10] | 2014 |
[10] |
| P. O'Beirne | 1996 |
[10] | 2006 |
[10] |
| L. Ferguson | 1992 |
[10] | 1995 |
[10] |
| G.J. Williams | 1988 |
[10] | 1991 |
[10] |
| B. Kehoe | 1979 |
[10] | 1987 |
[10] |
| P. MacDonald | 1976 |
[10] | 1978 |
[10] |
| A.G. Matthews | 1975 |
[10] | 1975 |
[10] |
| E.K. Haughton | 1971 |
[10] | 1974 |
[10] |
| C.J.R. Spall | 1970 |
[10] | 1968 |
[10] |
| A.F. Pembleton | 1964 |
[10] | 1967 |
[10] |
| D.J. Watson | 1958 |
[10] | 1963 |
[10] |
| Victor G. Honour | 1956 |
[10] | 1957 |
[10] |
Students
Years
The school caters for Year 7 to Year 12[8][6] 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.[15] As part of a 2013 trial, some schools implemented this transition early.
Enrolments
The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:-
| Year | Years (7 – 12) | Boys | Girls | Total | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 456 | 478 | 934 | [16]: 3 |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 439 | 467 | 906 | [17]: 3 |
| 2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 463 | 476 | 939 | [18]: 4 |
| 2013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451 | 438 | 889 | [19]: 4 |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 454 | 420 | 874 | [20][21] |
| 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 518 | 452 | 970 | [22][23] |
| 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 480 | 426 | 906 | [24][25] |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 472 | 439 | 911 | [26][27] |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 431 | 439 | 870 | [28][29] |
| 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 450 | 445 | 895 | [30][31] |
| 2020 | 161 | 179 | 180 | 173 | 141 | 93 | 462 | 465 | 927 | [32][33] |
| 2021 | 187 | 169 | 159 | 161 | 139 | 108 | 481 | 442 | 923 | [34][35] |
| 2022 | 190 | 180 | 160 | 152 | 155 | 103 | 485 | 455 | 940 | [36][37] |
| 2023 | 162 | 186 | 181 | 177 | 144 | 124 | 490 | 484 | 974 | [38][39] |
| 2024 | 130 | 158 | 179 | 210 | 161 | 141 | 498 | 481 | 979 | [40][41] |
| 2025 | 145 | 138 | 157 | 197 | 190 | 141 | 506 | 462 | 968 | [6][9] |
| 2026 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
Cultural Diversity
Indigenous
The school is located on traditional lands of the Darumbal people.[42]
Multiculturalism
The recent trends in multicultural composition been:
| Year | Indigenous | LBOTE | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15% | 7% | [20] |
| 2015 | 18% | 8% | [22] |
| 2016 | 19% | 8% | [24] |
| 2017 | 22% | 9% | [26] |
| 2018 | 24% | 10% | [28] |
| 2019 | 24% | 10% | [30] |
| 2020 | 26% | 10% | [32] |
| 2021 | 25% | 10% | [34] |
| 2022 | 24% | 10% | [36] |
| 2023 | 26% | 10% | [38] |
| 2024 | 28% | 11% | [40] |
| 2025 | 32 | 13% | [6] |
| 2026 | TBA | TBA |
Sports
Houses
The school's five sports houses are named after geography and historical explorers significant to the local area:[43]
| House Name | Geography and historical explorers | Mascot | Colour | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer | Archer brothers, Explorers and pastoralists | Pegasus | Red | [43] |
| Berserker | Berserker Range named after Norse “Berserkers” | Warrior | Blue | [43] |
| Fitzroy | Fitzroy River named after Governor Charles Augustus FitzRoy. | Falcon | Green | [43] |
| Keppel | Keppel Bay named after Admiral Augustus Keppel | Cobra | Yellow | [43] |
Competition
Every year, North Rocky High holds Interhouse Athletics and Swimming Carnivals.[citation needed] Before Easter, the school holds an Interhouse Cross-Country day at Kemp Beach on the Capricorn Coast.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
| Alumni | Notoriety | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Baxter | Australian entrepreneur, known for his work at PIPE Networks, StartupAUS and River City Labs, is now a 'shark' on Network Ten reality television series, Shark Tank, which is based on the international Dragons' Den format. | [44] |
| Jamie Dwyer | Field hockey player and Olympic gold medalist:
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[10] |
| Mark Knowles | Field hockey player and Olympic gold medalist:
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[10] |
| Craig Zonca | Australian radio broadcaster, was presenter of ABC Local Radio's long-running rural affairs program, The Queensland Country Hour from 2013 until 2016. In December 2016, he was announced as Spencer Howson's replacement as breakfast presenter on 612 ABC Brisbane. | [45] |
