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Coordinates: 27°28′07″S 152°34′57″E / 27.468521°S 152.582625°E / -27.468521; 152.582625
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Lowood State High School
Address
Map
Prospect Street

Lowood
,
Queensland
,
4311

Australia[1]
Coordinates27°28′07″S 152°34′57″E / 27.468521°S 152.582625°E / -27.468521; 152.582625
Information
TypeState secondary day school
MottoCreating the Future[2][3]
Established1983[5][1][6]
PrincipalStacey Beu[3][7]
GradesYear 7–12[5]
GenderCoeducational
Enrolment663 (August 2024)[8]
Houses
  • Oxley
  • Lockyer
  • Logan
  • Cunningham[4]: 31 
Websitelowoodshs.eq.edu.au[1]

Lowood State High School is a band 10[1][6] state high school in Lowood (Queensland, Australia), located 32 km north-west of Ipswich,[6][1] an area administered by the council of Somerset.[1]

Administration

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The school's founding principal was Peter Whitelaw[9] and the current principal is Stacey Beu.[3][7]

Principals of the School
Tenure Principal Ref
Initial Year Final Year
2018 Present Stacey Beu [9]
2013 2017 Anne McLauchlan [9]
1983 1984 Peter Whitelaw [9]

Year Levels

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Lowood school, the original pre-Lowood State High School version of the school, accomodated pre-school to year 10 students.[9] In its founding year of 1983, Lowood State High School initially catered for years 7 - 11, expanding to include year 12 a year later in 1984.[9] Since then, the school has continued to cater for students from years 7 to 12 inclusive.[5]

Students

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Student enrolments

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For its initial two years (1983-1984) the school had a yearly enrolment of 250 to 300 students.[9] In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700.[10]: 2  The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:

Student enrolment trends
Year Years Boys Girls Total School
Capacity 		Ref
7 8 9 10 11 12
2014 - - - - - - 311 279 590 - [11]
2015 - - - - - - 373 315 688 - [12]
2016 - - - - - - 376 352 728 - [13]
2017 - - - - - - 378 373 751 - [14]
2018 - - - - - - 376 371 747 - [15]
2019 149 139 138 124 93 61 366 338 704 849 [16]: 2 [17][18]
2020 147 148 134 126 110 77 373 369 742 849 [16]: 2 [19][20]
2021 146 161 145 133 107 91 390 393 783 849 [16]: 2 [21][22]
2022 122 140 157 143 96 74 371 361 732 905 [23]: 3 [24][25]
2023 132 120 132 152 93 67 368 328 696 905 [26]: 2 [27][28]
2024 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 356 308 663 905 [8][29]
2025 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 905 [30]

Lowood State High School is currently being reported as having a maximum student enrolment capacity of 905 students.[30]

House structure

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The school's four sports houses are named after Australian explorers, in particular those associated with the exploration of Queensland's Brisbane River:[31]

Current house system[4]: 31 
House name Colour Mascot Australian explorers
Oxley   Green Crocodile John Oxley
Lockyer   Red Lion Edmund Lockyer
Logan   Blue Shark Patrick Logan
Cunningham   Yellow Hornet Allan Cunningham

School Hall

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Flood Refuge

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The school's hall has been used as a place of refuge during the flooding of the local area, in particular, the floods of November 2023 in which the hall played a crucial role.[32][33]

Notable alumni

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The following are notable alumni of the school:

Notable alumni
Name Achievement Ref
Tom Court Shotputter and international rugby union player [34][35]
Dane Sampson Olympic sporting shooter [36]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Lowood State High School". Somerset Regional Council (www.somerset.qld.gov.au). Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Our school". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Principal's Welcome". Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Lowood State High School - Prospectus 2022" (PDF). Lowood State High School (www.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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  7. ^ a b "Our staff". Lowood State High School (wwww.lowoodshs.eq.edu.au). Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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  10. ^ "Lowood High School Literacy Report – Results of Schoolwide Survey" (PDF). University of Queensland (www.uq.edu.au). March 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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  21. ^ "Lowood State High School, Lowood, QLD". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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  31. ^ Richards, Jonathan (2019). "Chapter 3 - Historical Changes of the Lower Brisbane River". In Tibbetts, I.R.; Rothlisberg, P.C.; Neil, D.T.; Homburg, T.A.; Brewer, D.T.; Arthington, A.H. (eds.). Moreton Bay Quandamooka & Catchment: Past, Present, and Future (PDF). ISBN 978-0-6486690-0-5. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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  34. ^ Peel, Charlie (28 July 2010). "Rugby star began life in Lowood". Gatton Star. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  35. ^ Banks, Kieran (26 June 2013). "Lowood's Court in Lions' den". Courier Mail (www.couriermail.com.au). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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