Maryborough State High School

Maryborough State High School
Location
Map
510–528 Kent St

Maryborough
,
Queensland
,
4650

Australia
Information
TypePublic, co-educational, secondary, day school
MottoNon Sine Pulvere Palma
Established1881
School districtNorth Coast Region[1]
PrincipalSimon Done[2]
Grades7 to 12
Enrolment1330[3] (2024)
CampusRural
Colour(s)Brown and blue. Junior uniform is grey and blue, with senior uniform grey and white. The school colours reflect the 47th "Wide Bay" Battalion.
SloganValued, Developed, Empowered
SportsSoccer, hockey, futsal, rugby union, rowing, basketball
MascotKingi – Kingfisher
Websitemaryboroughshs.eq.edu.au

Maryborough State High School (commonly abbreviated as 'MSHS') is an Independent Public School located in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. The school is run by the Queensland State Government, and is split on either side of Kent Street. The school colours are blue and brown. In 2024 MSHS had 1330 students (including 120 students identifying as indigenous) with 102 teachers and 60 non-teaching staff (35 full-time equivalent).[3]

The school has had many incarnations, starting its life as Maryborough Boys Grammar School and Maryborough Girls Grammar School, then from 1937 a segregated boys and girls state high school. The school became coeducational from 1974. From 2017, Maryborough State High School is an Independent Public School. The school is now the largest secondary school in Maryborough, with more than 50% of all students in Maryborough attending Maryborough SHS.

History

The Maryborough Boys Grammar School was founded on the north side of Kent Street in 1881 and the Maryborough Girls Grammar School on the south of Kent Street in 1883. An assembly hall was added to the side of the Girls Grammar School in 1888. Four Rhodes scholars graduated from Maryborough Boys Grammar School and many students went on to distinguished careers. Hit hard by the effects of the Great Depression, the Grammar Schools were forced to close. They were subsequently taken over by the Department of Education in 1936 to become the Maryborough State High and Intermediate School for Boys and Maryborough State High and Intermediate School for Girls.[4]

The Boys' and Girls' High Schools were amalgamated in 1974 to form Maryborough State High School.[5]

The original building of Maryborough Boys Grammar School was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992. It now houses the English and Humanities Departments.[6]

Grade 12 2008, Photo taken in the Fairy Ring

Location

The campus is situated on either side of Kent Street adjacent to the Maryborough CBD.[5]

Notable alumni and staff

Notable alumni of the school include:

Staff who have worked at the school include Amy Hannah Adamson, who was both an alumna (Maryborough Girls' Grammar School) and headmistress (Maryborough State High and Intermediate School from 1949 to 1959).[15]

There are currently over 26 alumni working at the school – former students who have returned to the school in many roles, from teacher aides to teaching staff, administration and Heads of Department.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Department of Education and Training - North Coast Region" (PDF). Queensland Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Maryborough State High School Staff Listing 2015" (PDF). Maryborough State High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "2016 School Annual Report" (PDF). Maryborough State High School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Development of State secondary schools 1912-1957". Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  5. ^ a b MSHS Annual Report 2007
  6. ^ "Maryborough Boys Grammar School (former) (entry 600697)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Past students". maryboroshs.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Gallipoli 1915: The first Anzac ashore". ABC Wide Bay Qld. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Queenslanders to honour first Anzac ashore". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Achiever's Walk: Ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things" (PDF). Fraser Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Memories, medals to be shared". Fraser Coast Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Military and Police Uniforms at the Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum". www.maryboroughmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  13. ^ "From heavy skirts to shin pads: Queensland women's hockey turns 100". University of Queensland. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  14. ^ "PROF Robert WHITE - The University of Melbourne". www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Adamson, Amy Hannah (1893–1963)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  16. ^ Staff Lists 2022
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