Ferny Grove State High School
| Ferny Grove State High School | |
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| Coordinates | 27°24′22″S 152°56′04″E / 27.406172°S 152.934552°E |
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| Type | Independent public school |
| Motto | Always Aim High |
| Established | 1980 |
| Principal | Kiah Lanham |
| Enrolment | 1963 (2021) |
| Colour(s) | peppermint green/bottle green (formal) silver/green/purple (sport) |
| Website | Official School Webpage |
Ferny Grove State High School is a public secondary school in the suburb of Ferny Grove, in Brisbane, Australia.
The school has a total enrolment of more than 1900 students, with an official count of 1961 students in 2023.[1] In 2007, the school won the award for the most innovative music program in Queensland.[2] Ferny Grove also won the award for the cleanest school for 8 years, with the latest Green and Healthy Schools award being won in 2010.[3]
History
The school was opened in 1980 on its current site at McGinn Road,
Ferny Grove Railway Station and primary school; the Primary school is located in Finvoy Street Ferny Grove
.
Principals
- Keith Tabulo (1980–1982)
- Tony Marsland (1982–1985)
- Ralph Took (1985–2000)
- Russell Burguez (Acting) (2000)
- Chris Rider (2000–2007)
- Kaye Gardner (2007–2010)
- David Sutton (Acting) (2010)
- Mark Breckenridge (2010–2017)
- John Schuh (2018–2021)
- Joseba Larrazabal (Acting) (2021)
- Janelle Amos (Acting) (2021)
- Kiah Lanham (Acting) (2022–present)
Teachers
Notable
explosives and detonators were found in his home which caused the school to be evacuated and searched.[4][5][6][7][8] On 10 May 2006, the school was closed for most of the morning as police with sniffer dogs checked classrooms, before they declared it safe for students and staff to resume lessons.[5] In a Brisbane court on 11 May 2006, he was charged with fraudulently obtaining 53 kg of the explosive substance Powergel.[8] He was subsequently charged with preparing a terrorist act, as well as two counts of making a threat and making a hoax threat.[8] In February 2007, the charges of terrorism and making a hoax threat were dropped but replaced with new charges of possessing incendiary devices and having dangerous goods in a vehicle.[9][10]
Campus
Location
The school is located in the suburb of
Ferny Grove Railway Station
.
Grounds and facilities
The grounds of the school are known for their landscaping and aesthetically pleasing gardens. The school occupies a large area of land, and this allows the school have a feel of space, openness and tranquillity. There are only two buildings that are not single story, and this demonstrates the contrast of Ferny Grove SHS from the typical hospital-style campuses of other Brisbane Secondary Schools such as St Laurence's College and Brisbane State High School.
- 3-storey learning excellence centre
- Sports and performing arts centre
- Hall
- 350 seat Auditorium with rehearsal rooms, foyer and amenities
- 4 multi-purpose courts
- Library
- Oval
- Agricultural Farm
- Woodwork and Metalwork workshops
- Separate faculty blocks
- Performing Arts rooms
Uniform
Uniform Set 1: Formal Uniform
- Peppermint green blouse with bottle green collar and matching bottle green buttons and piping.
- Bottle green skirt or Bottle green tailored shorts.
- School Bike pants (under the uniform, optional).
- Bottle green tie is encouraged and required for formal occasions.
- Light Brown socks.
- Brown lace-up hard leather standard school shoes and short light-brown socks.
Uniform Set 2: Formal Uniform
- Peppermint green polyester cotton shirt with matching buttons and bottle green piping.
- Belted bottle green shorts with belt loops in school uniform fabric.
- Belt – Brown.
- Bottle green tie is encouraged and required for formal occasions.
- Light Brown socks.
- Brown lace-up hard leather standard school shoes and short light-brown socks.
Uniform Set 3: Sports Uniform
- School sports polo shirt with emblem.
- School sports shorts with emblem.
- White sports socks and lace up joggers.
- Bottle green school hat or cap.
- School bike pants (under the Sports uniform, optional).
Winter Additions
- School jumper, jacket or blazer.
- School tracksuit pants (Sports Uniform only).
- Tailored bottle green trousers.
- Green school scarf (Optional).
- Dark brown stockings/tights (Formal Set 1 only).
Accessories
- Tie – bottle green to match trims on shirt (optional).
- Green or Brown Hair accessories.
- Students may be permitted to wear a “awareness wristband” on special days like “Bullying, No Way Day.”[11]
School houses
On enrolment, students are allocated at random to the four houses of Itchika (red), Kara Kara (yellow), Ourapilla (black), and Wookarin (blue). In 2024, a new house system will be introduced, consisting of six houses. These will be Djurgun (Platypus - Black), Brolgun (Curlew - Yellow), Geewer (Sand Goanna - Red), Kubul (Carpet Snake - Green), Cangungan (Kookaburra - White), Tagun (Eel - Blue).
Alumni
- long-distance runner. Bronze medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
- Anthony Lister,[12] artist.
- Barry Berrigan, rugby league player.[citation needed]
- Jharal Yow Yeh,[12][13] rugby league player. Represented Queensland and Australia.
- Julia Robinson,[12] NRLW player
- Justin Hodges,[12][14] rugby league player. Represented Queensland and Australia. Won premierships in 2002 and 2006. Captain of the Brisbane Broncos from 2014-15. Dally M Centre of the Year in 2007.
- Lisa and Jessica Origliasso[15] of The Veronicas. The sisters sang together in the 1998 Ferny High school talent quest and placed second.[16]
- Lochlan Watt[citation needed]
- Kenny Dougall, Australian football player, competed in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Matches.[citation needed]
- Melina Vidler,[12] actress. Won Most Outstanding Newcomer – Actress at the 2016 Logie Awards.
- Remy Hii,[12] actor. Won Most Outstanding Newcomer at the 2014 Logie Awards.
- Rohan Bail, Australian rules footballer.[citation needed]
- Ryan Williams,[12] former German teacher at the school before leaving to pursue a medical career.[17] Winner of the TJ Ryan award.[18]
- Olympics.
- Shaun Berrigan,[12][19] rugby league player. Represented Queensland and Australia. Won premierships in 2000 and 2006. Clive Churchill medallist in 2006.
- Stephen Eaton,[12][20] OAM,[21] athlete. Gold medallist at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Tamara Nowitzki,[12][22] swimmer. Silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
- Kilian Naidoo co-founder of takeaway tuesday.
- William Creagh co-founder of takeaway tuesday.
- Connor Panitz co-founder of takeaway tuesday.
- Tom Audus co-founder of takeaway tuesday and reigning champion (12 wins).
- Bodie "the belt king" Ivin co-founder of takeaway tuesday.
Notes and references
- Department of Education and Training (Queensland). February 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Unmasking excellence in state schools: More to the music". Education Queensland. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ "Ferny Grove State High School named Brisbane's Greenest & Healthiest School!" (PDF). Green and Healthy Schools (Queensland). 18 August 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald. 10 May 2006. Archivedfrom the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald. Archivedfrom the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Brisbane teacher to face court again over explosives find". ABC News. 11 May 2006. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Oakes, Dan (11 May 2006). "Teacher charged over explosives and detonators". The Age. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Teacher up for terrorism". News24. 11 May 2006. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Meade, Kevin (20 February 2007). "Teacher's terror charge dropped". The Australian. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Terrorism Court Cases". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "2023 Uniform Policy" (PDF). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Past students". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "STARS SHINE FOR THE KIDS". North-West News (1 ed.). Brisbane, Australia. 13 June 2012. p. 022. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Redemption". Pine Rivers Press (1 ed.). Brisbane, Australia. 4 June 2003. p. 044. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "The Veronicas Board: What high school, or part of brisbane". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ^ Ferny Grove State High School: Magazine (1998). p. 70.
2nd Place: Lisa and Jessica Origlasso with a song and dance
- ^ Ferny Grove State High School Archived 2006-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TJ Ryan Memorial Medal and Scholarship: Past medallists". The State of Queensland (Department of Education, Training and the Arts). Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ "Ferny Grove State High School: History". Ferny Grove State High School. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Big throw". Northside Chronicle (1 ed.). Brisbane, Australia. 1 November 2000. p. 062. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Eaton, Stephen Robert, OAM". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ OLIVER, LEE. "Swimmer's Story Splashed Over Pages Of New Book". Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
