Aspley State High School

Aspley High
Aspley High
Address
	651 Zillmere Road, Aspley; Brisbane, Queensland; Australia
Coordinates	27.3569°S 153.0245°E
Information
Type	Co-educational state senior
Motto	Non Sibi Sed Omnibus; (Not for one's self, but for all)
Established	1964
Principal	Jacquita Miller[1]
Campus	Suburban
School colour(s)	Red █, blue █and white █
Website	www.aspleyshs.eq.edu.au

Aspley State High School is a secondary school situated in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, in the Australian state of Queensland.

History

Aspley State High School opened on 29 January 1963. It was originally to be called Zillmere State High School but was renamed on 17 January 1963 shortly before it opened.[2]

Events

Aspley High students participate in many events throughout the school year, such as the Swimming Carnival, the Athletics Carnival (field and track events) and the Cross Country.

The student population is split up into four houses.

House name	Named after
Florey	Howard Walter Florey
Hinkler	Herbert John Louis Hinkler
Melba	Dame Nellie Melba
Kenny	Sister Elizabeth Kenny

Publications

Aspley High releases a fortnightly newsletter to school members allowing current and recent news to be distributed. In December an annual yearbook named Toora is published. Toora is Aspley's longest running publication, first being released in the school's inaugural year.

School principals

1963–1964	J. A. Robertson
1964–1975	C. H. Martin
1976	B. A. Keogh (acting)
1976–1990	R. Day
1990–2002	I. Issacs
2002–2003	R. Pollock (acting)
2004–2010	J. Schuh
2011–present	J. Miller

Notable alumni

Mick Doohan (Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion)
Greg Norman (golfer)
Leigh Sales (ABC journalist and host of 7.30)
Brad Thorn (Rugby league and rugby union dual international)

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References

Principal's Welcome Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine retrieved 4 February 2012
"Agency ID 4863, Aspley State High School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 May 2014.

External links

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[1] Principal's Welcome Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine retrieved 4 February 2012

[2] "Agency ID 4863, Aspley State High School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 May 2014.