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School in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Redcliffe State High School is an independent, public, co-educational, secondary school, located in the City of Moreton Bay town of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,368 students and a teaching staff of 112, as of 2023.[3] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12,[2][3] and in 2019, some of the school's buildings were listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[4]
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Coordinates | 27°13′24.36″S 153°06′36.72″E |
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Motto | Faire sans Dire (Deeds without Words)[1] |
Established | 3 February 1958 |
Principal | Barry Wallett |
Enrolment | 1,368 (2023) |
Campus | Redcliffe |
Colour(s) | Blue |
Website | redcliffeshs |
The school initially opened on 3 February 1958,[5][6] on the eastern side of Oxley Avenue, with sporting facilities on the land adjacent. In order to meet growing demands, the school classroom facilities have since expanded onto the adjacent land across Oxley Avenue.
The school is notable for its left-wing, liberal values. The deputy principal, Sue Linde, was involved with Montecito.[7] The school's LGBTQI+ group introduced pronoun badges in 2021. It was the first school in the State to do so.[8][9][10][11]
The school has its own graffiti wall for students and has pioneered a brewers' training course.[12][13] The school also has an "Excellence in Women's [Rugby League] Football Program".[14]
In 2023, the school held a "Night of Culture" organised by PASIFIKA and the school's First Nations teachers. The evening was opened by First Nations people and featured an Acknowledgment of Country and a traditional welcome dance, followed by performances by students, staff and community members.[15]
The school plays an active role in promoting National Sorry Day, NAIDOC Week, Anzac Day, Harmony Week (for diversity), Respect Week (for inclusivity), Wear It Purple Day (to support the LGBT movement) and International Women's Day.[16][17][18][19][20][21]
The school does not offer religious instruction classes.[22]
The school performed below the national average when compared to "All Australian students" in the Year 7 reading and numeracy categories and the Year 9 spelling and numeracy categories in the 2021 NAPLAN tests. Student participation in the NAPLAN tests was 10% below the national average. [23]
The school has never been able to reach a State Overall Score of 90, meaning it is consistently ranked outside the top 160 high schools in the state.[24][25]
It is also consistently ranked outside the top 100 high schools in the state based on the Better Education Rank metric.[26] Its best ranking was 110 in 2013 and its worst was 307 in 2017.[27]
The school has an ICSEA rating of 997.[28]
According to a survey of parents contained in the school's 2023 annual report, there was a steady 7% decline over the three years to 2023 in the belief that teachers at the school were motivating their child to learn, a 5% decline in the belief teachers were treating students fairly, a 7.6% decline in the belief they could talk to teachers about their concerns, a 3.6% decline in the belief they could collaborate with teachers, a 7.7% decline in the belief teachers took parents' concerns seriously and a 7.9% decline in the belief that student behaviour at the school was well-managed.[29][30]
In the same report, only 67.8% of students surveyed said they felt safe at the school, 60.9% of students felt teachers treated students fairly, 50.6% of students felt they could talk to teachers about their concerns, 50.0% of students felt teachers took students' opinions seriously and just 46.2% of students felt that student behaviour was well-managed.[31][32]
The school is rated 2.3 out of 5 on the reviewing site, SchoolParrot.[33]
In semester one of 2023, the student attendance rate was 86% with only 52% of students attending school 90% or more of the time. By term three, this had dropped to 45%.[34]
In 2018, a program called "Respect — Commit To It" was introduced in an attempt to counter the high levels of abuse and violence directed towards staff by students.[35]
In 2020, a student was murdered after a drug deal went wrong.[36][37]
In 2021, a number of students were rushed to hospital after drinking Gatorade spiked with wiper fluid by another student.[38]
In 2021, the media reported the school was put into lockdown when students brought knives on campus with the intention of fighting. The school denied the students had the weapons.[39]
A head of senior school has been accused of sexual misconduct against a student[40] and multiple incidents of bullying student-teachers but no charges have ever been laid against him.[41][42]
In 2022, video emerged of one female student from the school violently attacking another outside a supermarket.[43][44]
In 2023, the Courier-Mail newspaper stated there was a "fight club" culture amongst students at the school.[45] One incident was captured on video. It showed a "girl being struck multiple times in the head".[46]
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