Deception Bay State High School

Deception Bay State High School
Location
Deception Bay , Queensland Australia
Coordinates	27.2009°S 153.0307°E / -27.2009; 153.0307
Information
Type	Public, co-educational, secondary, day school
Motto	Empowering Learners to Thrive
Established	1992
Principal	Goldy Sodhi
Colour(s)	Maroon, white and black
Website	deceptionbayshs.eq.edu.au

Deception Bay State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the City of Moreton Bay suburb of Deception Bay, in Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,361 students and a teaching staff of 88, as of 2023.[2] The School serves students from Year 7 to Year 12.[1][2]

History

Prior to the schools opening, the land was a plantation of pine trees,[3] the school opened on 1 January 1992.[4]

In September 2008, it was believed the school was one of many locations of a cancer cluster,[5] due to eleven staff members contracting cancer within the past few years,[6] with three cases being diagnosed since November the previous year.[3] Two of the eleven cases, however, were pre-existing before the staff members arrived at the school.[3] It was investigated by the Queensland Government[7] after the cases had been identified[8] and was declared safe in December 2008, after finding no evidence of contamination in the soil, water or the air.[7] If it would have deemed unsafe, the school would have been abandoned.[9]

Houses

The school has four sports houses, Cawley, Bradman, Elliott and Gould.^[citation needed]

Curriculum

The school offers a range of curriculum in the senior school that caters for different pathways, providing VET certificates in Hospitality, Early Childhood, Horticulture and Fitness.^[citation needed]

The school also has a volleyball development program.^[citation needed]

Recognition

From 2016, the school has increased its enrolments by 15%; achieved 100% QCE attainment; reduced its school disciplinary absences by 40%; improved A–C student outcomes to be the highest in the North Coast Region. It is renowned for its flexible programs: Futures (for seniors) and Aspire (for young mums) and its focus on Positive Behaviour for Learning and Restorative Practices to improve the learning culture of the school.^[citation needed]

See also

• List of schools in Queensland

External links

• Deception Bay State High School website

References

1. "Deception Bay State High School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
2. "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
3. Watson, Matt (22 September 2008). "Authorities look into cancer cluster fears at Brisbane school". ABC News. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
4. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
5. "Qld Health probes 2 new 'cancer cluster' sites". ABC News. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
6. "Parents furious over school cancer cluster scare". ABC News. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
7. "School cleared of cancer cluster". The Brisbane Times. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
8. "Deception Bay | Queensland Places". queenslandplaces.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
9. "School may be abandoned if cluster found". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.