Lowood State High School
Lowood State High School is a state high school located in Lowood, Queensland, Australia.
Infrastructure
The school has been used as a place of refuge during flooding of the local area, in particular the floods of November 2023.
Students
Student enrolments
In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 905 students.
In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700. The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:
Year | Years | Boys | Girls | Total | |||||
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7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 311 | 279 | 590 |
2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 373 | 315 | 688 |
2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 376 | 352 | 728 |
2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 378 | 373 | 751 |
2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 376 | 371 | 747 |
2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 366 | 338 | 704 |
2020 | 147 | 148 | 134 | 126 | 110 | 77 | 373 | 369 | 742 |
2021 | 146 | 161 | 145 | 133 | 107 | 91 | 390 | 393 | 783 |
2022 | 122 | 140 | 157 | 143 | 96 | 74 | 371 | 361 | 732 |
2023 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
House structure
The school's four sports houses are named after Australian explorers, in particular those associated with the exploration of Queensland's Brisbane River:
House name | Colour | Mascot | Australian explorers |
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Oxley | Green | Crocodile | John Oxley |
Lockyer | Red | Lion | Edmund Lockyer |
Logan | Blue | Shark | Patrick Logan |
Cunningham | Yellow | Hornet | Allan Cunningham |
Notable alumni
The following are notable alumni of the school:
Name | Sport |
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Tom Court | Shotputter and international rugby union player. |
Dane Sampson | Olympic shooting sport. |