Aviation High (Clayfield, Queensland)
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Aviation High, formerly Hendra Secondary College, is a high school
in Clayfield
, Queensland
, Australia
.
Aviation High is located in Clayfield, Brisbane, near the Brisbane International Airport. It has had a number of name changes over the years; ‘Hendra Secondary College’, as it was known previously, opened on Tuesday 29 January 1963 as Hendra State High School. In the 1990s the name changed to Hendra Secondary College, and provided not only education
to students, but also to adults who could enrol in the school and participate in grades 10-12.
In 2004, the school became part of the "Gateway to the Aerospace Industries" programme. This programme added a number of elements to the curriculum at a number of schools around the state, in order to allow students the ability to learn in an environment that was similar or relevant to their chosen careers in the aviation industry. It does this by incorporating aviation themes and topics into each chosen subject, as well as actively promoting pathways to various careers within each course.
By the end of 2006, the Aerospace
Project had been so successful that the Premier
Peter Beattie
MP
announced the establishment of Aviation High on the existing Hendra Secondary College site. In the final term of 2008, it was officially opened as Aviation High and has developed ever since, with excellent academic results and achievements.
The school has partnerships with companies offering entry into courses relating to aircraft maintenance and cabin-crew training, as well as partnerships with TAFEs for students to access vocational training.
Aviation High staff and students are at an advantage due to the close partnerships and relationships with aerospace industry partners, as well as direct-entry offers to a range of courses at Griffith University
and QUT, amongst others. Further, it also offers a curriculum that is well-rounded for students wishing to pursue other careers.
The enrollments at the beginning of 2011 stand at just over 400 students. This is helped by the publicity the school has received through media, and word-of-mouth. Also, the Combined Pilots and Learners group (CPL) have made their name in Canberra by sending a few students down on a tour of Canberra, visiting many memorials and military landmarks such as ADFA
.
The Combined Pilots and Learners group or CPL, is a group of students who are given opportunities to get involved with the industry in lunch-breaks by speaking and listening to Guest Speakers from the industry, and discuss aviation related news and content in an open forum. The group is managed, and run my Ms. Louise Coman. This group is highly regarded by teachers and students alike.
The current principle is Mr. Phil Cooper. The two deputy principles are Mr. Alan Head, and Mr. Glen Donald.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Clayfield
Clayfield, Queensland
Clayfield is an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, located approximately from the CBD. Clayfield is bordered to the north by Nundah, to the East by Ascot and Hendra, to the west by Wooloowin and to the South by Albion....
, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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.
Aviation High is located in Clayfield, Brisbane, near the Brisbane International Airport. It has had a number of name changes over the years; ‘Hendra Secondary College’, as it was known previously, opened on Tuesday 29 January 1963 as Hendra State High School. In the 1990s the name changed to Hendra Secondary College, and provided not only education
Education
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to students, but also to adults who could enrol in the school and participate in grades 10-12.
In 2004, the school became part of the "Gateway to the Aerospace Industries" programme. This programme added a number of elements to the curriculum at a number of schools around the state, in order to allow students the ability to learn in an environment that was similar or relevant to their chosen careers in the aviation industry. It does this by incorporating aviation themes and topics into each chosen subject, as well as actively promoting pathways to various careers within each course.
By the end of 2006, the Aerospace
Aerospace
Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space...
Project had been so successful that the Premier
Premiers of the Australian states
The Premiers of the Australian states are the de facto heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Commonwealth of Australia. They perform the same function at the state level as the Prime Minister of Australia performs at the national level. The territory equivalents to the...
Peter Beattie
Peter Beattie
Peter Douglas Beattie , Australian politician, was the 36th Premier of the Australian state of Queensland for nine years and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state for eleven and a half years...
MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
announced the establishment of Aviation High on the existing Hendra Secondary College site. In the final term of 2008, it was officially opened as Aviation High and has developed ever since, with excellent academic results and achievements.
The school has partnerships with companies offering entry into courses relating to aircraft maintenance and cabin-crew training, as well as partnerships with TAFEs for students to access vocational training.
Aviation High staff and students are at an advantage due to the close partnerships and relationships with aerospace industry partners, as well as direct-entry offers to a range of courses at Griffith University
Griffith University
Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...
and QUT, amongst others. Further, it also offers a curriculum that is well-rounded for students wishing to pursue other careers.
The enrollments at the beginning of 2011 stand at just over 400 students. This is helped by the publicity the school has received through media, and word-of-mouth. Also, the Combined Pilots and Learners group (CPL) have made their name in Canberra by sending a few students down on a tour of Canberra, visiting many memorials and military landmarks such as ADFA
Adfa
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.
The Combined Pilots and Learners group or CPL, is a group of students who are given opportunities to get involved with the industry in lunch-breaks by speaking and listening to Guest Speakers from the industry, and discuss aviation related news and content in an open forum. The group is managed, and run my Ms. Louise Coman. This group is highly regarded by teachers and students alike.
The current principle is Mr. Phil Cooper. The two deputy principles are Mr. Alan Head, and Mr. Glen Donald.
External links
- http://www.rolanddg.com/R-WORLD/v04/aviation.html
- http://aviationhigh.eq.edu.au/