Albany Creek State High School is a state secondary school

Secondary school

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 located approximately 16 kilometres north of Brisbane

Brisbane

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 in the suburb of Albany Creek

Albany Creek, Queensland

Albany Creek is a suburb located approximately 17 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, Australia; about a half hour drive to the central business district.- History :...

. The school, occupying 15.9 hectares, is situated on the corner of Old Northern Road and Albany Forest Drive. Set in a natural area of schlerophyll forest, the school is located in the Albany Creek / Albany Forest district of Moreton Bay Region.

School houses

Albany Creek State High School has 4 houses. Each of the 4 houses compete in various sporting events throughout the year such as Sports Day, Swimming Carnival and Cross Country. The names and colours associated with the school houses are Apollo (Blue), Hercules (Green), Pegasus (Yellow) and Vulcan (Red).