The Gap State High School
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The Gap State High School is located in the suburb of The Gap
in Brisbane
, Queensland
, Australia
, with a student population, in 2008, of 980. The Gap State High School is an Education Queensland Secondary High School.
The school has an excellent academic, sporting, cultural, citizenship and leadership record. The school's slogan (not motto) is "Educating the whole person in a supportive, local community".
The school has also been prominent in sports, in competition and co-operation with other Queensland State High Schools
, and has contributed much to and gained much from the local community.
The State High School recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.
and bouldering
walls used to develop leadership and communication skills as part of The Gap Outdoor Adventure and Leadership Studies (GOALS) program, which is compulsory for all students. The Leadership Training Centre is open to other schools and the community, and has been used by professional athletes and by the Australian Army
for cadet training. The original teachers working at the centre were trained by a past student of the Gap State High School: Martin Worth
The performing arts centre has an auditorium that can house up to 150 students at any one time.
Sporting facilities include one turf cricket pitch, one concrete cricket pitch, two full size soccer fields, four basketball courts, a hall for volleyball, and four tennis courts.
Science
Arts
The Gap, Queensland
The Gap is a leafy and hilly suburb of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia, located approximately 11 km west of the Brisbane CBD.-Geography:...
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, 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...
, with a student population, in 2008, of 980. The Gap State High School is an Education Queensland Secondary High School.
The school has an excellent academic, sporting, cultural, citizenship and leadership record. The school's slogan (not motto) is "Educating the whole person in a supportive, local community".
History of school
Since Opening in July 1959, the school has been prominent in academic achievement, both on a national level and state level.The school has also been prominent in sports, in competition and co-operation with other Queensland State High Schools
Queensland State High Schools
Queensland State High Schools cater for Years 8 to 12 . Years 8 and 9 are known as Junior and Years 10, 11 and 12 are known as Senior. The term "Senior" is widely applied to those in Years 11 and 12...
, and has contributed much to and gained much from the local community.
The State High School recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.
Campus
The Gap State High School's Leadership Training Centre is unique in Australia. The facility opened in August 2002 and features 22 adventure courses including indoor rock climbingRock climbing
Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
and bouldering
Bouldering
Bouldering is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and normally limited to very short climbs over a crash pad so that a fall will not result in serious injury. It is typically practiced on large natural boulders or artificial boulders in gyms and outdoor urban areas...
walls used to develop leadership and communication skills as part of The Gap Outdoor Adventure and Leadership Studies (GOALS) program, which is compulsory for all students. The Leadership Training Centre is open to other schools and the community, and has been used by professional athletes and by the Australian Army
Australian Army
The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...
for cadet training. The original teachers working at the centre were trained by a past student of the Gap State High School: Martin Worth
The performing arts centre has an auditorium that can house up to 150 students at any one time.
Sporting facilities include one turf cricket pitch, one concrete cricket pitch, two full size soccer fields, four basketball courts, a hall for volleyball, and four tennis courts.
School facts
- The School motto is "Ours The Future" which translates to "Creating Futures" or "Forging Future Leaders" referring to the Leadership, Outdoor and Personal Development Programme.
- The School uniform and School colours are Green, White and Grey.
- The Leadership Training Centre (LTC) incorporates instruction in the activity of rock-climbing into the GOALS programme, which is for students in years 8-11.
- The School Assembly Hall, the J A Robertson Hall, is named after the Principal from 1968 to 1982.
- The School offers Chinese as a Language other than English in years 8-12, year 8 being the mandatory year: in years 9-12 a second language is optional.
- The School has a purpose built Leadership Training Centre (LTC), the only one in Queensland.
- The Gap are defending District Swimming champions after winning back-to-back-to-back titles in 2007-2008-2009.
Principals
- Mr. Petty (1959–1963)
- Tom Brady (1964–1967)
- Jack Robertson (1968–1982)
- S. Rasmussen (1983–1988)
- Bob Guthrie (1989–1999)
- Regan Neumann (2000 - 2006 first semester)
- Russell Pollock (2006 second semester - present)
Former students
Politics- Arch BevisArch BevisArchibald Ronald "Arch" Bevis is an Australian politician who was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1990 to 2010, representing the Division of Brisbane, Queensland. He was born in Brisbane, and educated at Ithaca Creek State Primary School and The Gap State High School...
Science
- Gary Foley
Arts
- Edward GuglielminoEdward GuglielminoEdward Guglielmino is a musician in Brisbane, Australia.-Music career:Edward Guglielmino is a musician, an academic and a blogger; he originally started pursuing music in high-school in 2000. He writes quirky guitar pop. One of his gigs listed as a highlight in April in the book Australia Year in...
- Andrew StockdaleAndrew StockdaleAndrew James Stockdale is an Australian hard rock musician, he is the lead singer, lead guitarist and the only mainstay member of the rock band, Wolfmother which formed in 2000. In 2007, alongside his Wolfmother band mates, he won 'Songwriter of the Year' at the APRA Awards...
External links
- The Gap State High School - official website
- Webpage for the Class of 2001