Proserpine State High School
Public school in Proserpine, Queensland, Australia
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Proserpine State High School (established in 1963)[1] is a public high school in the town of Proserpine in Queensland, Australia. It primarily hosts students from Proserpine and Cannonvale, although does host a small amount of students from Bowen and other nearby rural areas.
| Proserpine State High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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4 Ruge Street , , 4800 | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Established | 1963 |
School district | Whitsunday |
Principal | Don McDermid |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Age range | 12–18 |
| Enrollment | ~1300 students |
Average class size | 25 |
| Houses | Cook, Flinders, Kennedy, Oxley |
| Colours | Blue, yellow, and green |
| Slogan | "Success. Together.” |
| Yearbook | The Arrow |
| Website | proserpineshs |
Staff
Don McDermid
Staff Role: Principal
Principal Don McDermid is the current acting principal of Proserpine State High School[2] and has been since at least 2012.[citation needed] Noteably he was a finalist for Australian Secondary Principal of the Year 2012.[2]
History
Campus
The school was established in 1963. Since then, several buildings have been refurbished and a number of new structures have been erected but the school still retains a lot of its original façades and layout. The school contains many lettered blocks, starting from A block right up to O block. N block is the area of the school where the grade 7s are, D block grade 8s, the Quadrangle grades 9-10, and A block grades 11–12.[citation needed]
Over the last two decades, significant investment has occurred at the school, on 13 March 2019 a new $20 million upgrade and expansion was launched by Education Minister Grace Grace. Stage 1 of this project included the construction of a new two-level learning centre comprising five classrooms, one flexible learning area, a design studio and covered under-croft area, with the potential to add an extra four classrooms later, this was completed in December 2019. Stage 2 of the project started as expected in July 2019, the construction of a new performing arts centre, this is completed in late 2020.[3]
Curriculum
The school teaches subjects required by the Queensland Studies Authority. The school has a well-funded LOTE and science curriculum but is not particularly underfunded in any other area.[citation needed]
