Lowood State High School

Lowood State High School is a state high school located in Lowood, Queensland, Australia.

Lowood State High School
Address
Prospect Street Lowood , Queensland , 4311 Australia
Coordinates	27.468521°S 152.582625°E / -27.468521; 152.582625
Information
Type	State secondary day school
Motto	Creating the Future[1][2]
Established	1983[3]
Principal	Stacey Beu[2][4]
Grades	Year 7–12[3]
Gender	Coeducational
Enrolment	732 (August 2022)[5]: 3 [6]
Houses	Oxley Lockyer Logan Cunningham[7]: 31
Website	www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au

Infrastructure

The school has been used as a place of refuge during flooding of the local area, in particular the floods of November 2023.^[8][9]

Students

Student enrolments

In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 905 students.^[10]

In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700.^[11]: 2 The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:

Student enrolment trends

Year	Years						Boys	Girls	Total
	7	8	9	10	11	12
2014	-	-	-	-	-	-	311	279	590[12]
2015	-	-	-	-	-	-	373	315	688[13]
2016	-	-	-	-	-	-	376	352	728[14]
2017	-	-	-	-	-	-	378	373	751[15]
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	376	371	747[16]
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	366	338	704[17]
2020	147	148	134	126	110	77	373	369	742[5]: 3 [18]
2021	146	161	145	133	107	91	390	393	783[5]: 3 [19]
2022	122	140	157	143	96	74	371	361	732[5]: 3 [6]
2023	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

House structure

The school's four sports houses are named after Australian explorers, in particular those associated with the exploration of Queensland's Brisbane River:^[20]

Current house system^[7]: 31

House name	Colour	Mascot	Australian explorers
Oxley	Green	Crocodile	John Oxley
Lockyer	Red	Lion	Edmund Lockyer
Logan	Blue	Shark	Patrick Logan
Cunningham	Yellow	Hornet	Allan Cunningham

Notable alumni

The following are notable alumni of the school:

Notable alumni in sport

Name	Sport
Tom Court	Shotputter and international rugby union player.[21][22]
Dane Sampson	Olympic shooting sport.[23]

References

1. "Our school". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
2. "Principal's Welcome". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
3. "Lowood State High School – Executive Summary" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 30 March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
4. "Our staff". Lowood State High School (wwww.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
5. "Lowood State High School – School Annual Report – Queensland State School Reporting – 2022" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 19 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
6. "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
7. "Lowood State High School - Prospectus 2022" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
8. Ciccarelli, Raffaella; Trajkovich, Marina (12 May 2022). "Emergency flood warnings declared in several south-east Queensland regions as wet weather set to continue". 9 News (www.9news.com.au). Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
9. Trajkovich, Marina (13 May 2022). "'Can't believe it's happening': Queenslanders devastated by second flood event in months". 9 News (www.9news.com.au). Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
10. "Lowood State High School – School Enrolment Management Plan". Education. Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
11. "Lowood High School Literacy Report – Results of Schoolwide Survey" (PDF). University of Queensland (www.uq.edu.au). March 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
12. "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
13. "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
14. "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
15. "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
16. "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
17. "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
18. "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
19. "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
20. Richards, Jonathan (2019). "Chapter 3 - Historical Changes of the Lower Brisbane River". In Tibbetts, I.R.; Rothlisberg, P.C.; Neil, D.T.; Homburg, T.A.; Brewer, D.T.; Arthington, A.H. (eds.). Moreton Bay Quandamooka & Catchment: Past, Present, and Future (PDF). ISBN 978-0-6486690-0-5. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
21. Peel, Charlie (28 July 2010). "Rugby star began life in Lowood". Gatton Star. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
22. Banks, Kieran (26 June 2013). "Lowood's Court in Lions' den". Courier Mail (www.couriermail.com.au). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
23. "Dane Sampson - The Inspiration of Our Nation". Australian Olympic Team (www.london2012.olympics.com.au). Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

External links

• Official website