Marsden_State_High_School

Marsden State High School

Marsden State High School

Co-education, secondary, public school in Logan City, Queensland, Australia

Marsden State High School (MSHS) is a secondary school in Waterford West, Queensland for students between years 7 and 12. Marsden State High School is located on the corner of Chambers Flat Road and Muchow Road between the suburbs of Marsden and Waterford West. The school was established in 1987 and, as of 2022, has 3,733 students. It is the largest high school by enrolments in Australia.[1]

Not to be confused with Marsden High School in Meadowbank, New South Wales.
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From the school's opening, in 1987, until 2010, the motto was Success Through Industry, however, from 2010 until 2012 the motto has been Empowering Individuals, Expanding Horizons, Creating Futures. From 2013 the School Motto has been Dare to Inspire, Make A Difference. The school's colours, previously brown and cream, were changed to maroon and ash in 2009.

Programs

The school's current sporting, academic and awareness programs are:

  • MTC – Mates Talk Change, a program encouraging good mental health provides a variety of positive mental strategies, including Top 5 Squad
  • ELP – Exceptional Learners Program, a discipline for high achievers
  • Soccer Excellence – a popular sporting excellence program
  • Rugby League Excellence – a popular sporting excellence, see notable alumni.
  • Basketball Excellence – a popular sporting excellence program
  • Dance Excellence – a program in which exceptional dancers join
  • Music Excellence – Exceptional students can choose to sing or play an instrument
  • The Arts – The arts is a group of subjects in the creative fields such as Music, Dance, Film & Television and art.
  • AVID – A class built on traditional American-style AVID principles.
  • M.A.D. – Make a difference program, bringing change to the community.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Kerr, Judith (3 March 2022). "Marsden State High School chalks up record as country's largest secondary school". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. [2]
    School days to class acts By Matt Marshall (The Daily Telegraph 23 April 2009)


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