Merrimac State High School

Merrimac State High School
Address
Map
Dunlop Court

Mermaid Waters
,
Queensland
,
4218

Australia
Coordinates28°02′24″S 153°25′04″E / 28.0400°S 153.4177°E / -28.0400; 153.4177
Information
TypeState secondary day school
MottoPride in excellence[1]
Established1979[3]
PrincipalRachel Cutajar[1]
Grades7–12[3]
GenderCoeducational
Enrolment1,287 (August 2023)[4]
Campus size10.4 acres (0.042 km2)[3]
Colour(s)   Green and black[2]
Websitewww.merrimacshs.eq.edu.au

Merrimac State High School is a public high school in Mermaid Waters, Queensland, Australia.

Students

Years

In 2015, Anna Bligh's state-wide "Flying Start" program was officially implemented to align Queensland with the other states by transferring year 7 into the high school system,[5] meaning that in 2015 Merrimac State High School now catered for years 7–12.[6][7]

Student enrolments

In 2023, Merrimac State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,492 students.[8]

The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:-

Year Years Gender Total
7 8 9 10 11 12 Boys Girls
2010 - - - - - - 679 613 1,292[9]
2011 - - - - - - 640 590 1,230[10]
2012 - - - - - - 690 618 1,308[11]
2013 - - - - - - 662 651 1,313[12]
2014 - - - - - - 660 619 1,279[6][13]
2015 - - - - - - 699 700 1,399[7][14]
2016 - - - - - - 636 622 1,258[15][16]
2017 - - - - - - 628 579 1,207[17][18]
2018 - - - - - - 605 595 1,200[19][20]
2019 - - - - - - 605 624 1,229[21][22]
2020 217 234 197 210 194 182 623 611 1,234[23][24]
2021 250 220 235 183 192 143 623 600 1,223[25][26]
2022 224 225 203 208 167 147 593 581 1,174[27][28]
2023 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 1,287[4]

Notable alumni

Sports

Sports
Name Graduation Date Sport Achievement
Marcus Ashcroft[29] 1988 Australian rules football Former professional Australian rules footballer for Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions, and Gold Coast football coaching panel member. The Marcus Ashcroft Medal is named after him.
Caine Eckstein[29] 2003 Surf lifesaving Ironman champion
Grant Hackett[30][29] 1997 Swimming Former professional Australian swimmer, gold medallist and world record holder, former "Regan Funds Management" Director, and current chief executive officer of "Generation Life".[31]
Trevor Hendy[29] 1986 Surf lifesaving Ironman Champion and professional kayaker
Steven McLuckie[32][29] 1990 Australian rules football Former Australian rules footballer for Brisbane Bears, 1993 Queensland-Northern Territory State of Origin squad member, 2000 Joe Grant Medal winner,[33] and Gold Coast school principal.
Amber Pilley[29] 2014 Australian rugby league footballer Center for both the Brisbane Broncos Women’s Team and Indigenous All Stars.
Ricky Petterd[34][29] 2005 Australian rules football Former Australian rules football player Melbourne Football Club and Richmond Football Club.
Luke McGuane[citation needed] Australian rules football Richmond Tigers player in the Australian Football League (AFL)

Entertainment

Entrainment
Name Graduation date Achievement
Pete Evans[29] 1990 Chef, author, and My Kitchen Rules judge

References

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