Redcliffe State High School

Redcliffe State High School is an independent co-educational public high school based in Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The school initially opened in 1958 on the eastern side of Oxley Avenue, with sporting facilities on the land adjacent. In order to meet growing demands, the school classroom facilities have since expanded onto the adjacent land across Oxley Avenue.

Redcliffe State High School
Location
Redcliffe
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates27°13′24.36″S 153°06′36.72″E
Information
TypePublic, co-educational, secondary, day school
MottoFaire sans Dire (Deeds without Words)[1]
Established25 October 1958
PrincipalShona Mackinlay
Enrolment1280 (2017)[2]
CampusRedcliffe
Colour(s)Blue     
Websiteredcliffeshs.eq.edu.au

Curriculum

Excellence programs

Redcliffe State High School has Programs of Excellence in Visual & Media Arts, Drama, Humanities, Music, Rugby League, Girls' Sport & Fitness and Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM). There is also a Centre for Artistic Development (CAD) program available for senior Drama students.[3]

Junior secondary

Years 7, 8 and 9 students at Redcliffe State High School follow a curriculum based on the Australian National Curriculum. Subjects of this curriculum include:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • The Arts
  • Languages Other Than English (Japanese)
  • Health & Physical Education
  • Technology (Digital Technology and Design Technology)

All Year 9 students undertake the four core subjects of English, Mathematics, Science and Humanities, as well as Health & Physical Education. Each Year 9 student also undertakes one elective subject, which include:

  • Business Technology
  • Design Technologies
  • Digital Technologies
  • Food Technologies
  • Accelerated Music Program
  • Japanese
  • Visual Art
  • Media Arts
  • Science Technology Engineering & Maths (STEM)
  • Drama (Program of Excellence)
  • Visual Art/Media (Program of Excellence)[4]

Year 10

All Year 10 students at Redcliffe State High School undertake one English and Mathematics class as well as one Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology or Studies of the Enrironment) or Technology (Digital Technology, Design Technology, Media or a Certificate I in Information Digital Media & Technology and a Certificate I in Business) subject. Other subjects available to Year 10 students include:

  • Health & Physical Education (Physical Education, Recreation, Girls Sport & Fitness Academy (GSFA), Rugby League Excellence)
  • Hospitality (Food Technologies)
  • Industrial Technology & Design (Certificate I Furnishing, Design Technologies)
  • Japanese
  • The Creative Industries (Visual Art, Visual Art in Practice, Media Arts in Practice, Film & Television, Drama Excellence, Music)
  • Study of Society & Environment (History - Ancient & Modern, Geography, Legal Studies, Social & Community Studies & Tourism, Early Childhood)[5]

Senior schooling (Years 11 & 12)

Redcliffe State High School offers a range of Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) and Vocational Education Training (VET) subjects for Years 11 & 12 students in the fields of English, Mathematics, Science, Health & Physical Education, Humanities, Design Technologies, The Arts, Business & Information Technologies and Languages Other Than English.[6]

References
  1. "Prospectus & Parent Information 2019" (PDF). Redcliffe State High School. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. "Redcliffe State High School Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Department of Education and Training (Queensland). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. "Excellence programs". Redcliffe State High School. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. "Redcliffe State High School Year 9 Elective Subjects 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. "Redcliffe State High School Year 10 Subject Guide 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. "Redcliffe State High School 2019 Senior Subject Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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