Nerang State High School | |
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1-35 Weedons Road , | |
Coordinates | 28°00′03″S 153°19′38″E / 28.00091°S 153.327223°E / -28.00091; 153.327223 |
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Type | State secondary day school |
Motto | Seek within, strive beyond[1] |
Established | 1986[2] |
Principal | Scott Ison[3][4] |
Enrolment | 1,060 (August 2023)[2] |
Colour(s) | Maroon, navy blue, and white |
Website | www |
Nerang State High School (NSHS) is a state high school located in Nerang (Queensland, Australia), a suburb on the Gold Coast.
In 2021, Nerang State High School had 484 solar panels installed and up-and-running.[5] This $310,000 investment[5] was part of Queensland’s "Advancing Clean Energy Schools" (ACES) program that was completed in 2022, which saw a total of 200,000 solar PV panels installed on rooftops at 912 schools across that state.[6]
In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,295 students.[7]
The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:
Year | Years | Boys | Girls | Total | |||||
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7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 435 | 442 | 877[8] |
2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 477 | 514 | 991[9] |
2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 482 | 508 | 990[10] |
2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 507 | 530 | 1,037[11] |
2018 | 197 | 210 | 209 | 175 | 112 | 123 | 512 | 514 | 1,026[12][13] |
2019 | 230 | 202 | 213 | 204 | 156 | 92 | 561 | 536 | 1,097[12][14] |
2020 | 218 | 229 | 195 | 212 | 180 | 126 | 593 | 567 | 1,160[12][15] |
2021 | 198 | 210 | 199 | 188 | 171 | 152 | 587 | 531 | 1,118[16][17] |
2022 | 205 | 186 | 199 | 190 | 158 | 138 | 572 | 504 | 1,076[18][19] |
2023 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 1,060[2] |
The following are notable alumni of the school:
Name | Sport | Achievements |
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Shelley Cronau | Wheelchair Basketball | Paralympic athleteinTokyo's 2020 Summer Paralympics[20] |