James Nash State High School

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James Nash State High School
Location
Map
109 Myall Street

Public, secondary
MottoTruth More Precious than Gold
Established1977
PrincipalJackson Dodd
Grades7–12
Enrolment1220 (2017)[1]
Colour(s)Black, green and gold    
Website[1]

James Nash State High School is an independent coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1200 students each year, with an official count of 1220 students in 2017.[1]

The school's current role of Principal is held by Jackson Dodd. The school also consists of more than 110 other staff members including four Deputy Principals, one Business Manager, one Guidance Officer, one School Chaplain, 12 Heads of Department and 98 teaching staff.[2][3]

History

James Nash State High School officially opened on 24 January 1977

Gympie Goldfield
on 16 October 1867.

In 2013, James Nash State High School received a Queensland Showcase Award for Excellence in Education.[1]

Sporting houses

James Nash State High School includes the following four sporting houses, all of which are named in reference to gold mines worked on the Gympie Goldfield, with their respective colours:[5]

House name Colour(s)
Caledonia     Black, purple
Columbia   Green
Glanmire   Blue
Phoenix   Red

Extracurricular activities

Clubs and societies

  • Academy of Creative Arts (ACA)
  • Art activities
  • Chess Club
  • Crochet Group
  • Makerspace
  • Structured Learning Gardening Club
  • Study Group
  • Volleyball
  • Year 7 Gardening Club[6]

Sports

Inter-school sports competitions are available for AFL, Hockey, Netball, Rugby League, Rugby Union and Soccer.

Students have an ability to make representative regional teams in the following sports:

  • AFL
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Golf
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Rugby League
  • Rugby Union
  • Soccer
  • Squash
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Touch Football
  • Volleyball

Annual Sports Carnivals are held for Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics. These carnivals are the base for James Nash State High School's four representative houses to vie for the ‘James Nash House Cup’.[7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^
    Department of Education and Training (Queensland)
    . Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Our staff". James Nash State High School. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Teaching Staff Email List 2018" (PDF). James Nash State High School. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. Department of Education and Training (Queensland)
    . Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "James Nash Information Handbook 2019" (PDF). James Nash State High School. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Clubs and societies". James Nash State High School. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Sports". James Nash State High School. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

External links

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