MacGregor State High School

MacGregor State High School
Location
MacGregor, Brisbane, Queensland
Australia
Coordinates 27°33′56″S 153°04′36″E / 27.5655°S 153.0766°E / -27.5655; 153.0766Coordinates: 27°33′56″S 153°04′36″E / 27.5655°S 153.0766°E / -27.5655; 153.0766
Information
Type Independent Public, Co-educational, Secondary, Day school
Motto The Best We Can Be
Established 1969
Principal Liz Foster
Enrolment ~1400
Campus Suburban
Colour(s) Red, White and Green
            
Website https://macgregorshs.eq.edu.au/

MacGregor State High School (MSHS) is an independent public,[1] co-educational, state secondary school, located in MacGregor, a southeastern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland Australia. The current principal is Liz Foster and there are currently around 1,400[2] students who are enrolled in the school.

Sport

As with most Australian schools, MacGregor State High utilises a house system, of which is referred to as a 'clan system'. There are currently four clans - Alpin (Blue), Duncan (Yellow), Gregor (Green) and Rob Roy (Red).

Awards

In recent years, the school has won awards in a variety of fields. There were the Education Minister's Awards for Excellence in Art (2004, 2006), the BHP Billiton Science Award (Physics, Engineering & Technology) (2001) and the Queensland Youth Music Awards (2006).[3]

Academic

MacGregor have competed in Maths Team challenge every year placing 2nd in the 2007 Junior and Senior division. MacGregor State High School also competes in local academic competitions such as the Physics Olympiad and Big Science Challenge.

Notable alumni

Springfield Street side entrance.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Queensland Independent Public Schools 2013-14-15". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "DISCIPLINE Audit - Executive Summary - MACGREGOR SHS" (PDF). 4 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Queensland Youth Music Awards: 2006 Winners". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  4. ↑ http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=news%2F12A2A6FCA1431F18&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=0DE139303425AB6AGeoff+Shearer;+Erin+McWhirter+(2009-08-19).+%22Daniel's+back+on+the+radar%22.+The+Courier-Mail+(1+-+First+with+the+news+ed.).+Brisbane,+Australia.+p. 044.+Retrieved+2015-10-01..mw-parser-output+cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output+q{quotes:%22\%22%22%22\%22%22%22'%22%22'%22}.mw-parser-output+code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output+.cs1-lock-free+a{background:url(%22//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png%22)no-repeat;background-position:right+.1em+center}.mw-parser-output+.cs1-lock-limited+a,.mw-parser-output+.cs1-lock-registration+a{background:url(%22//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png%22)no-repeat;background-position:right+.1em+center}.mw-parser-output+.cs1-lock-subscription+a{background:url(%22//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png%22)no-repeat;background-position:right+.1em+center}.mw-parser-output+.cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output+.cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output+.cs1-subscription+span,.mw-parser-output+.cs1-registration+span{border-bottom:1px+dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output+.cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output+.cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output+.cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output+.cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output+.cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output+.cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output+.cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output+.cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output+.cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}%0A
  5. ↑ "Sarah Fitz-Gerald". LinkedIn. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Fynes-Clinton, Jane (2003-03-08). "Children of the revolution - Smell of the greasepaint". The Courier-Mail (1 - First with the news ed.). Brisbane, Australia. pp. –11. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
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