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Bracken Ridge State High School

Coordinates: 27°18′26.12″S 153°02′35.65″E / 27.3072556°S 153.0432361°E / -27.3072556; 153.0432361
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Bracken Ridge State High School
Main Entrance
Main Entrance, 2023
Address
Map
68 Barfoot Street, Bracken Ridge

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Information
TypeHigh school
MottoStrive To Accomplish
Established2000
School districtBracken Ridge
PrincipalMichelle Lyons
Grades7–12
Enrolment657 in 2021[1]
Colour(s)Navy blue, sky blue, white    
Websitehttps://brackenridgeshs.eq.edu.au/

Bracken Ridge State High School (BRSHS) is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the Brisbane suburb of Bracken Ridge, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 640 students and a teaching staff of 61, as of 2023.[3] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12.[2][3]

History[edit]

The school opened on 23 January 1967, under the name Nashville State High School, which changed to its current name on 25 September 2000.[4] Bracken Ridge State High School became the first to power a classroom around the clock using just renewable energy in 2018.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bracken Ridge State High School - School annual report - Queensland state school reporting 2021" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b "Bracken Ridge State High School | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Brisbane classroom powered solely by solar and battery". ABC News. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

27°18′26.12″S 153°02′35.65″E / 27.3072556°S 153.0432361°E / -27.3072556; 153.0432361