Trinity Bay State High School, located on Hoare Street, Manunda in the city of Cairns, Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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 is a coeducational school

School

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 catering to the needs of over 1300 students from Years 8–12.

The student population is very diverse with 23% of students being from Aboriginal

Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....

 and Torres Strait Islander background and a wide range of cultural backgrounds represented. The school's motto was formerly 'Endeavour', named after the ship Captain Cook sailed into Trinty Bay. This was also the name of an incentive scheme at the school, which encouraged the students to set themselves goals and endeavour to achieve them.