Wynnum State High School
| Wynnum State High School (WSHS) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
Peel Street Manly , Queensland , 4179 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 27°27′18″S 153°10′35″E / 27.4550°S 153.1765°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State, secondary |
| Motto | Latin: Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful) |
| Opened | 2 March 1942[1][2] |
| Principal | AWAITING NEW NAME. |
| Enrolment | 1,943 (2019) (2010) |
| Campus | Surburban |
| Colour(s) | Green, gray and black |
| Slogan | We’re Wynnum, We’re Proud |
| Website | wynnumshs |
 Peet Street Entrance | |
Wynnum State High School is a public high school in Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3]
As at August 2024, the principal is Sandra Quinn, and the deputy principals are Danielle Goshnick, Marina Williams, Celia Connell, and Lisa Hawkin.[4]
History
Construction began in 1941, and the school first opened for students on 2 March 1942.[1][2][5]
In 2010, there was 709 enrolled students and 60 teachers.[6]
Construction also recently finished on a new block of four classrooms, dubbed the Russell Building or R Block (November, 2018). Later, it underwent construction to include 3 other classrooms on May, 2023.
New Construction in the school has Revamped the A Block(Administration Block) to include a new Sick Bay, Lost and Found and key code / key card doors to prevent break ins on July, 2024.
Facilities
Facilities at the school include:
- Basketball Courts
- Pool
- Large Sports Oval
- Assembly Hall
- Multi-Purpose Sports (MPS)
- Multiple Classroom Buildings
- Amphitheatre
- Technology Studios
- Science Labs
- Library
- Canteen
- Industrial Cooking Kitchen
- Imperial Playhouse
- Student Services
- Toilets
- Sailing Shed
- Large Seating Areas
- Parking Lot
Notable alumni
- Natalie Cook, Olympic Beach Volleyball Player
- Kyle Sandilands, radio host and television personality
- Belle Gibson, cookbook author and cancer fraudster
- Samantha Riley, Olympic swimmer.
- Associate Professor Dominic Berry, physicist specializing in quantum information and quantum optics.[7]
Robert Peden - world champion boxer
Paul Green - NRL etc. player, NRL/State of Origin coach
References
- ^ a b "Wynnum High School". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 2 February 1942. p. 5. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Schools To Reopen on Monday If Protected". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 27 February 1942. p. 3. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Wynnum State High School". Wynnum State High School. 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Contact us". Wynnum State High School. 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "£28,000 State High School For Wynnum". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 24 January 1941. p. 11. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.wynnumshs.eq.edu.au/documents/School-Annual-Report.pdf
- ^ Berry, Dominic (20 August 2021). "Dominic Berry". Dominic Berry. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.