Beerwah State High School

Beerwah State High School, often abbreviated to Beerwah High School, Beerwah High or simply BSHS, is a government-owned secondary school located in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia. It has students in Grades 7 to 12, and an enrolment of 1020.

Faculties

^[1] Subject offerings at Beerwah State High School are organised around nine faculties. Each of these faculties is led by a Head of Department who is responsible for the quality of teaching, learning and assessment within their area of responsibility.

• Business Education and Information Technology Communications
• Communications
• Health and Physical Education
• Home Economics
• Industrial Technology
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Science
• The Arts

Specialist programs

Beerwah State High School offers three specialist programs: Athletics Extension Program, Music Extension Program and in 2012, an iLearn Program (which failed spectacularly).

Location and Facilities

^[2] Beerwah State High School is located on Roberts Road within walking distance of the train station. The school is located next to the local swimming pool, which serves as the venue for swimming training and the annual Swimming Carnival. Located within the school is a purpose-built assembly hall and indoor stadium, which hosts school assemblies, as well as interschool sporting events and physical education classes. The school also has a performing arts centre, which is used for school performances as well as for performing arts and dance classes. The school also features purpose-built chemistry laboratories, graphics and woodworking rooms and art facilities.

School Sporting Houses

^[3] The House System is designed to reflect and enhance the values of Beerwah State High School. With staff members and students participating enthusiastically in the various House challenges, the school’s values are given concrete meaning as all House members prepare for the future, respect community, value differences, participate and succeed while striving for pride in excellence. Each House has a staff member as a House leader and two students as House captains.

Parents & Citizens Association

Beerwah State High School has a well established P&C Association which works within the school community to enhance learning outcomes. The P&C Association also operates the school uniform shop and canteen.

Glass House Coalition of State Schools

^[4] Beerwah State High School is a member of the Glass House Coalition of State Schools, a partnership between schools in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland area designed to ensure the adequate preparation of all local students for entry into the high school as well as ensuring that the students are on a "level playing field" when it comes to what they learned during primary school. This system of education was recognised formally in 2004, when the Coalition received a State Showcase award for Excellence in the Middle Phase of Learning. Partnering Schools: Beerwah State School Beerburrum State School Elimbah State School Glasshouse Mountains State School Landsborough State School Mooloolah State School Peachester State School

References

External links

• Beerwah State High School Website