Tamborine Mountain State High School
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Tamborine Mountain State High School (TMSHS) is a co-educational
, state secondary school
located on Tamborine Mountain, Queensland
, Australia
. The 2009 enrollment is approximately 640. But The School and Education Queensland has implemented an enrollment catchment area
for Tamborine Mountain SHS.
it was said that the school would be extended to year twelve
in 2001. In 2001 the school was given its independence and became a full-fledged high school. The first group of year twelves graduated in 2002.
in Basketball, Netball, Tennis, Volleyball, Rugby League
, Touch, AFL and Cricket for years eight to ten.
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
, state secondary school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located on Tamborine Mountain, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The 2009 enrollment is approximately 640. But The School and Education Queensland has implemented an enrollment catchment area
Catchment area (human geography)
In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school...
for Tamborine Mountain SHS.
History
Tamborine Mountain State High School originally opened its doors in 1999 as an annex of Helensvale State High School with approximately 150 students from years 8 and 9. When the school was opened by former Premier Peter BeattiePeter Beattie
Peter Douglas Beattie , Australian politician, was the 36th Premier of the Australian state of Queensland for nine years and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state for eleven and a half years...
it was said that the school would be extended to year twelve
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
in 2001. In 2001 the school was given its independence and became a full-fledged high school. The first group of year twelves graduated in 2002.
Sports
Due to the school's location whole day interschool sports days are organised (Super Tuesdays) with Coombabah State High School, Pacific Pines State High School and Upper Coomera State CollegeUpper Coomera State College
Upper Coomera State College , established in 2003, is a state school situated in the developing Coomera area in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is operated by Education Queensland. As of 2007, the school has grades Prep through 12. The college is divided into 3 sub schools: Chisholm Junior...
in Basketball, Netball, Tennis, Volleyball, 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...
, Touch, AFL and Cricket for years eight to ten.