Forest Lake State High School (FLSHS) is a secondary state school located in Forest Lake

Forest Lake, Queensland

Forest Lake or "The Living Forest" as it is affectionately known, was the first Master Planned Community within the municipality of Brisbane, Queensland. It has won numerous awards for its design and had a population of 20,900 residents, as of February 2006. Delfin, the developer of Forest Lake,...

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Queensland

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History

The school was opened in 2001, with only year 8. Year levels increased each year with the first cohort of year 12 students finishing their secondary education in 2005. FLSHS is an enrolment managed school which means students, and their parents, must live in the school's catchment area to be eligible for enrolment. FLSHS has developed a strong reputation for academic and sporting excellence. In 2011, the school has about 1280 students enrolled in years 8 - 12.

Campus

The FLSHS campus consists of both indoor and outdoor sporting facilities, as well as access to a privately owned swimming pool, extensive computer laboratories and a high class resource center that was built in partnership with the St. Johns Anglican College

Forest Lake College

St. John's Anglican College classes from Prep to Year Six are conducted at the campus in Alpine Place, Forest Lake, Queensland. This campus operates in partnership with Education Queensland....

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School system

To maintain a small school feel and provide opportunities to develop strong relationships between students and staff, the school operates as a separate middle school (years 8 and 9) and senior school (years 10, 11 and 12). There are 3 deputy principals (middle school, senior school and operations) and a student coordinator in both the middle and senior school. 10 heads of department lead, manage and supervise the curriculum in their respective areas. The head of special education services and specially trained special education teachers develop and provide programs and services for the 50 students with a disability who are enrolled at the school.

Sport

The school has had numerous achievements in the sport at inter-school, district and Gala Day competitions. The school is known for its success in rugby league, soccer, volleyball, touch football, rugby union and netball. The school has also achieved awards in the annual cross country and athletics carnivals.

External links

• Official website