Marsden State High School
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Marsden State High School (MSHS) is a secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 in Logan City, Queensland
Logan City, Queensland
Logan City is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, Australia. The city is situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and Gold Coast to the south. The city also borders the Scenic Rim, the City of Ipswich and Redland City....

 for students between years 8 and 12. Marsden State High School is located on Muchow Road between the suburbs of Marsden
Marsden, Queensland
Marsden is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, in Australia.-Notable people:*Cameron Smith*Israel Folau*Chris Sandow*Joseph Tomane*Antonio Winterstein*Leigh Muller-Leisure:...

 and Waterford West
Waterford West, Queensland
Waterford West is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia.-External links:* *...

. The school was established in 1987 and—as of 2008—has 1,900 students—of that 1,900, approximately 1,400 are Pacific Islanders. It is also home to the Marsden Makos.

The school's colours were brown and cream, which changed to red and ash in 2009.

Notable students

  • Cameron Smith
    Cameron Smith
    Cameron Smith is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently captains the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League...

     – Australian rugby league
    Rugby league
    Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

     player.
  • Israel Folau
    Israel Folau
    Israel Folau is a professional Australian rules footballer currently listed with the Greater Western Sydney Football Club in the Australian Football League . He previously played Rugby league for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League from 2007 to 2008 where he broke the record for most...

     – Australian former rugby league player, now Australian rules player.
  • Chris Sandow
    Chris Sandow
    Chris Sandow is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player who previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League competition but from the 2012 NRL season, Sandow will play for the Parramatta Eels...

     – Australian rugby league player.
  • Antonio Winterstein
    Antonio Winterstein
    Antonio Winterstein is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL. A speedy outside back who played under-20s with the Roosters in 2008, his usual position is on the wing...

     – Australian rugby league player.
  • Joseph Tomane
    Joseph Tomane
    Joseph Tomane is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans of the National Rugby League competition...

     – Australian former rugby league player, now rugby union
    Rugby union
    Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

    player.

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