Nerang State High School

Nerang State High School
Location
1-35 Weedons Road

Nerang
,
Queensland
,
4211

Australia[1][2]
Coordinates28°00′03″S 153°19′38″E / 28.00091°S 153.327223°E / -28.00091; 153.327223
Information
TypeState secondary day school
MottoSeek within, strive beyond[3]
Established1986[4]
PrincipalScott Ison[5][1]
Deputy
Principals
  • Suzy Riley (Years 7 & 8)[5]
  • Kerry Wharton (Years 9 & 10)[5]
  • Kate Jorgensen (Years 11 & 12)[5]
Year levelsYear 7 – Year 12[6]: 2 [1]
GenderCoeducational[6]: 2 
Enrolment998[7] (August 2025)
Average class size
  • 21 (Year 7 - 10)[8]: 2 
  • 16 (Year 11 - 12)[8]: 2 
Colours
  •   Maroon
  •   Navy blue
  •   White
Websitenerangshs.eq.edu.au[4][1][2]

Nerang State High School (NSHS) is a public, co-educational, secondary school, located in the Gold Coast town of Nerang (Queensland, Australia).[9][10] The school is administered by the Department of Education and is located in Division 5 of the City of Gold Coast local government area.[11]

History

The school opened on 28 January 1986.[12][13]

In 2021, Nerang State High School had 484 solar panels installed and up-and-running.[14] This $310,000 investment[14] was part of Queensland's "Advancing Clean Energy Schools" (ACES) program that was completed in 2022, which saw a total of 200,000 solar PV panels installed on rooftops at 912 schools across that state.[15]

  • The science block of Nerang State High School in 2026.
  • Nerang State High School's Trade Centre in 2026.
  • The front entrance of Nerang State High School, 2026.

Demographics

Student enrolments

As of 2024, the school has a teaching staff of 89 and a non-teaching staff of 45,[2] serving students from Year 7 to Year 12.[2]

In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,295 students,[16] with 1,008 students enrolled.[2] The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:

Student enrolment trends
Year Years Boys Girls Total Ref
7 8 9 10 11 12
2014 - - - - - - 435 442 877 [17]
2015 - - - - - - 477 514 991 [18]
2016 - - - - - - 482 508 990 [19][20]
2017 - - - - - - 507 530 1,037 [19][21]
2018 197 210 209 175 112 123 512 514 1,026 [19][22][23]
2019 230 202 213 204 156 92 561 536 1,097 [24][25]
2020 218 229 195 212 180 126 593 567 1,160 [22][26]
2021 198 210 199 188 171 152 587 531 1,118 [27][28]
2022 205 186 199 190 158 138 572 504 1,076 [29][30]
2023 194 189 184 182 145 134 581 447 1,028 [6]: 2 [10][31][32]
2024 174 210 178 170 147 129 505 458 1,008 [2][8]: 2 
2025 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 544 454 998 [7]
2026 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Sports

Houses

The school's five sports houses are named after the initial four letters of the Greek alphabet:[33]

Sports Houses
House Name Colour Surnames Ref
Alpha   Blue A-D [33]
Beta   Gold E - K [33]
Gamma   Red L - R [33]
Delta   Green S - Z [33]

Notable alumni

Notable alumni in sport
Name Sport Achievements Ref
Shelley Cronau Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic athlete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo [34][35][36]

See also

References

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