Ipswich State High School
 Current Logo With Updated Slogan | |
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| Address | |
1 Hunter Street , , 4305 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 27°35′17″S 152°44′50″E / 27.58811°S 152.74714°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Auspicium Melioris Aevi (Hope of a Better Age) |
| Established | 1887 (Ipswich CBD) 1963 (1962 as Brassall High school) |
| Principal | Simon Riley |
| Grades | High School (Year 7 to 12) |
| Number of students | Approx 1900 |
| Average class size | Various |
| Houses | Rivers, Sullivan, Moran, O'Hanlon |
| Colour(s) | Maroon & navy blue (Formal: white and black/navy blue) |
| Slogan | Working Today For A Successful Tomorrow |
| Sports | Rugby league, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, E.G. |
| Website | ipswichshs |
Ipswich State High School is a state secondary school in the suburb of Brassall, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, established in 1963, On the site of the original Brassall State High School.[1] Simon Riley is the current principal since 2005.[2] The biggest high school in Ipswich has approximately 2 thousand students currently attending as of May 2021.
History (Before and 1960's)
The Ipswich State High School originally came from a site in the main heart of the Ipswich (suburb), Queensland, inside The Queen Victoria Silver Jubilee Memorial Technical College before moving into the Brassall site in 1963. They were called "Ipswich State High School And Technical College".[3] The School, while transportation, was called Brassall State High School in 1962. The Technical College remained at the original site until it was merched and moved into what is now known today as The Bremer Institute of TAFE. The School in 1962 originally had 4 main buildings, called "A", "B", "C" and "D". Brassall State High School Originally had 8 - 10 staff for the new site, while Ipswich State High School had up to 35 staff in 1963. Brassall State High School introduced a new group of important students called the Student Representative Council, which is still functions to this day.[4]
History (1970's–2010's)
Research is still operating for This Section as footage is rare due to the 1974 Brisbane flood and 2010–11 Queensland floods, impacting records of some years from the school's library and staff rooms.
Notable former students
- Robert Lowe Hall, British Government's chief economic advisor
- Allan Langer, NRL football player
- Ronaldo Mulitalo, NRL football player
- Phillip Sami, NRL football player
- Treymain Spry, NRL football player
References
- ↑ "Agency Details". Archivesearch.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ↑ "Ipswich State High School". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ "Ipswich State High Reunion". Ipswich Libraries. 24 November 2011.
- ↑ Ipswich State High School And Technical College 1962 and 1963
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