Tamborine Mountain State High School
| Tamborine Mountain State High School | |
|---|---|
Tamborine Mount State High School, 2023 | |
| Location | |
Holt Road, North Tamborine QLD, Australia | |
| Coordinates | 27°55′59″S 153°11′26″E / 27.93306°S 153.19056°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational state secondary (Year 7–12) |
| Established | 1999 |
| Principal | Jessica Keavney |
| Enrollment | 898 (2023) |
| Website | https://tamborinemtnshs.eq.edu.au/ |
Tamborine Mountain State High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Tamborine Mountain, in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education and, as of 2025, had an enrolment of 943 students, with 83 teaching and 56 non-teaching staff.[3] The school caters to students from Year 7 to Year 12 and was established in 1999.
History
In 1999, the school was established as a campus of Helensvale State High School offering Years 8 to 10, known as "Helensvale State High School, Tamborine Mountain Campus". In 2002, Tamborine Mountain State High School became a separate school offering Years 8 to 12.[4]
Defamation case
In 2019, Tamborine Mountain State High School principal Tracey Brose launched defamation action against five parents, claiming more than $1 million in damages for comments made about her on Facebook and a Change.org petition while she was temporarily suspended from her job in 2016.[5][6] In 2020, Judge Catherine Muir ruled in favour of Brose and ordered Donna and Miguel Baluskas to pay $3000 in damages each.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ "Tamborine Mountain State High School | Schools Directory". Queensland Department of Education. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "School Location 2025". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 20 February 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "ACARA Data Access Program: School Profile 2008 – 2025". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Our school". Tamborine Mountain State High School. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Gifford, Storm (12 October 2019). "Principal suing parents over negative online comments claims two defendants oinked at her". Daily News. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Sapwell, Gemma (11 October 2019). "A principal is suing parents for more than $1 million over online comments". ABC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Sammi (28 February 2020). "Tamborine Mountain High School Principal wins defamation case against parents who made derogatory comments on social media". 60 Minutes Australia. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "School principal wins defamation case over parents' social media posts". ABC News. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.