Benowa State High School
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Benowa State High School (BSHS) is a co-educational school located in Gold Coast, Australia, which was founded in 1980. It is part of the Council of International Schools
(CIS) and hosts exchange students from Asia, America and Europe. It commenced a French Immersion program in 1985 and was the first school to offer Marine Biology as a subject in the Queensland Education curriculum.
- these being: mathematics
, French, society & environment
and science
. The school has recorded 11 OP1s (Overall Position
) each year from 2004 to 2007, which ranks it ahead of all other secondary schools in the Gold Coast region.
Another stream in Benowa SHS is the Steiner Programme which aims to develop independent and "natural" learning in students, who learn at their own pace. Unlike most state schools, but like some private schools, Benowa State High School groups year 10-12 as senior school, and offers Mathematics C as a subject to the year 10 students.
tournaments, placing highly in most of the competitions they enter, and some students have entered the national level of competition in the event. The school also has an athletics-inclined stream called 'Sports Excellence' which is aimed at year 8 and 9 students who wish to pursue a career in athletics. It has produced athletes who have gone on to represent both state and country in a variety of sports such as: swimming
, volleyball
, rugby
, Australian rules football
, football and track & field.
Council of International Schools
The Council of International Schools is a non-profit association of international schools and post-secondary institutions which aims to improve international education...
(CIS) and hosts exchange students from Asia, America and Europe. It commenced a French Immersion program in 1985 and was the first school to offer Marine Biology as a subject in the Queensland Education curriculum.
Academic
Benowa's French Immersion programme is a three year course offered in years 8 to 10, where students learn four of their six subjects in FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
- these being: mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, French, society & environment
Sose
Sose or SOSE may refer to:*Social sciences, also called Studies of Society and Environment*Sose Mayrig, Armenian female fedayee*Service-oriented Software Engineering*Sins of a Solar Empire, a video game*System of systems engineering...
and science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
. The school has recorded 11 OP1s (Overall Position
Overall Position
The Overall Position is a tertiary entrance rank used in the Australian state of Queensland for selection into universities. Like similar systems used throughout the rest of Australia, the OP shows how well a student has performed in their senior secondary studies compared to all other OP-eligible...
) each year from 2004 to 2007, which ranks it ahead of all other secondary schools in the Gold Coast region.
Another stream in Benowa SHS is the Steiner Programme which aims to develop independent and "natural" learning in students, who learn at their own pace. Unlike most state schools, but like some private schools, Benowa State High School groups year 10-12 as senior school, and offers Mathematics C as a subject to the year 10 students.
Sports
Benowa is a constant achiever at volleyballVolleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
tournaments, placing highly in most of the competitions they enter, and some students have entered the national level of competition in the event. The school also has an athletics-inclined stream called 'Sports Excellence' which is aimed at year 8 and 9 students who wish to pursue a career in athletics. It has produced athletes who have gone on to represent both state and country in a variety of sports such as: swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
, football and track & field.