Burnside State High School
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Burnside State High School is a secondary education
institution in Burnside
, Queensland
, Australia
, with 425 students (as of 2010) that caters for grades 8 through to 12. The school was opened in 1979.
were called at 9.23am and the fire was extinguished by 10.05am. There were no reports of any injuries. A spokeswoman from Emergency Management Queensland, Queensland
Department of Community Safety, described the fire as a “very minor incident”. Education Queensland, Queensland Department of Education and Training still have not revealed the cause of the fire. Media reported that the fire was in the toilet block but commentators, claiming to be current students, stated it was a fuse box electrical fire near stored computers. For the remainder of the day, the school remained open with classes cancelled and supervision provided at the school. Students were able to go home with parental permission.
Secondary education
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institution in Burnside
Burnside, Queensland
Burnside is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia....
, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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, with 425 students (as of 2010) that caters for grades 8 through to 12. The school was opened in 1979.
STEMM Programme
Burnside State High School is an active participant in the Supporting Teenagers with Education Mothering and Mentoring (STEMM) programme. STEMM enables a pathway for pregnant girls and young mothers to achieve educational goals as well as providing personal, parenting support, mentoring and community access. STEMM offers a course in the fundamentals of literacy and numeracy for girls to achieve year 10 competency.2010 Fire
Students were evacuated after a fire broke out at the school. Queensland Fire and Rescue ServiceQueensland Fire and Rescue Service
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were called at 9.23am and the fire was extinguished by 10.05am. There were no reports of any injuries. A spokeswoman from Emergency Management Queensland, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
Department of Community Safety, described the fire as a “very minor incident”. Education Queensland, Queensland Department of Education and Training still have not revealed the cause of the fire. Media reported that the fire was in the toilet block but commentators, claiming to be current students, stated it was a fuse box electrical fire near stored computers. For the remainder of the day, the school remained open with classes cancelled and supervision provided at the school. Students were able to go home with parental permission.