Mount Gravatt State High School
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| Coordinates | 27°32′24″S 153°4′4.8″E |
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| Type | State High School |
| Motto | Digna Petamus (Seek Worthy Things) |
| Established | 1960 |
| Principal | Ross Robertson |
| Enrolment | 1200 |
| Colour(s) | White, black & red |
| Website | Official Homepage |
Mount Gravatt State High School is a co-educational government secondary school of about 1200 students in Mount Gravatt, a suburb in the south of Brisbane, Australia. The school was opened in 1960.
Mount Gravatt State High School is a Registered Training Organization (RTO) and is able to issue Australian Qualification Framework qualifications in the vocational education and training vector and to deliver and/or assess associated training.
The school is an Education Queensland International (EQI) pioneer school for International student programs.
Gateway school
The school is part of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Industry Project. As such it can be officially blended (along with five other schools) as ‘Gateway Schools to the ICT Industry’. Schools involved in this project are committed to increasing and improving the various and range of technology in learning. Students are encouraged to develop their learning and stills through the application of appropriate technology in education, as in many other schools.
Notable alumni
- Ross Clark – poet
- Simon Shirley – decathlete who competed for England
- Erika Yamasaki – member of Australian weightlifting team at 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Notable staff
Awards
- Comalco – Brisbane's greenest and healthiest school 2005.
- WasteSMART Schools Award – Best Implementation of 'Green' Policies in a SEQ School