Proserpine State High School

Proserpine State High School
Address
4 Ruge Street
Proserpine, Queensland, 4800
Australia
Information
School type Public
Motto "To help, encourage and challenge the individual to strive to fulfil his/her potential in all facets of life”
Established 1963
School district Whitsunday
Principal Don McDermid
Grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Age range 12 - 18
Number of students 1000 +
Average class size 25
Houses Cook, Flinders, Kennedy, Oxley
Colour(s) Green and gold
Slogan Honour, Serve, Obey
Yearbook The Arrow
Website http://www.proserpnshs.eq.edu.au/

Proserpine State High School (established in 1963)[1] is a public High School in the town of Proserpine in Queensland, Australia. The school caters to a large area with students making their way not only from Proserpine but neighbouring towns such as Airlie Beach and the other rural localities.

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 facades and layout. The school contains many lettered blocks, starting from A block right up to N block. N block is the area of the school where the grade 7's are, C block grade 8's, and A block grades 9, 10, 11, & 12.

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.

The school uses roll-marking groups called "care groups" to facilitate a class that the students remain in for their entire schooling and for intra-school competitions. These are labeled by the 1st letter of their school house. These go right up from 1 to 8. E.g: F5 for flinders five. C2 for cook 2, e.t.c.

References

  1. ↑ "Opening school dates". Retrieved 29 January 2017.

Coordinates: 20°24′22.97″S 148°34′53.54″E / 20.4063806°S 148.5815389°E / -20.4063806; 148.5815389


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