Wellington Point State High School
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Wellington Point State High School is a coeducational secondary school located on Badgen Road in Wellington Point, Queensland
; a locality of Redland Shire. The school is now home to over 1100 students.
. It is one of the 6 public high schools located in the Redland Shire along with a further 6 non-government high schools. The school is governed under the motto of "Aim High" and the mascot of the osprey
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s in many rooms to keep up with the technology revolution
. The school has developed a number of unique programs to encourage the steady educational development of students. Such a program is 'The Acceleration Program', which allows gifted year 10 students to undertake year 11 subjects, giving the student the option of beginning a tertiary
course in their senior year. Among these other programs that have been incorporated into our school syllabus, we also have courses that train students in different areas so that they may receive certificates at the end of these courses.
Wellington Point, Queensland
Wellington Point is a suburb of Redland City, about 22 km east of Brisbane, Queensland. The suburb derives its name from Wellington Point which extends prominently into Moreton Bay....
; a locality of Redland Shire. The school is now home to over 1100 students.
History
Wellington Point State High School opened its doors in January 1988, along with the closely located but privately run Redlands CollegeRedlands College
Redlands College is a P-12 coeducational college with over 1200 students located at Wellington Point, Brisbane, Australia. The College is operated by an association formed by members of the Churches of Christ.- College Mission :...
. It is one of the 6 public high schools located in the Redland Shire along with a further 6 non-government high schools. The school is governed under the motto of "Aim High" and the mascot of the osprey
Osprey
The Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and across the wings...
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Facilities
Wellington Point State High School endeavors to accommodate the needs of all students, offering a wide range of study areas, and a number of impressive facilities such as a fully functional theatre (The Osprey Theatre) and a Multi Purpose Shelter (MPS) for assemblies and sporting activities. It is also currently upgrading and replacing old computerComputer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
s in many rooms to keep up with the technology revolution
Revolution
A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.Aristotle described two types of political revolution:...
. The school has developed a number of unique programs to encourage the steady educational development of students. Such a program is 'The Acceleration Program', which allows gifted year 10 students to undertake year 11 subjects, giving the student the option of beginning a tertiary
Tertiary
The Tertiary is a deprecated term for a geologic period 65 million to 2.6 million years ago. The Tertiary covered the time span between the superseded Secondary period and the Quaternary...
course in their senior year. Among these other programs that have been incorporated into our school syllabus, we also have courses that train students in different areas so that they may receive certificates at the end of these courses.
Student Welfare
There are over 1,100 students attending the school. Subjects that the school offers include subjects such as Science, Mathematics, English and Studies of Social Environments (S.O.S.E). There are also others such as Business, Technology, Woodwork, Metalwork, Graphics, Home Economics, Japanese and many more.Notable alumni
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