Wynnum State High School is a public high school in Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3]
| Wynnum State High School (WSHS) | |
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| Address | |
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Peel Street Manly , Queensland , 4179 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 27°27′18″S 153°10′35″E / 27.4550°S 153.1765°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State, secondary |
| Motto | Latin: Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful) |
| Opened | 2 March 1942[1][2] |
| Principal | Catherine Pfingst |
| Enrolment | 1,943 (2019) (2010) |
| Campus | Surburban |
| Colour(s) | Green, gray and black |
| Slogan | We’re Wynnum, We’re Proud |
| Website | wynnumshs |
 Peet Street Entrance | |
The current principal is Catherine Pfingst, and the Deputy Principals are Kim Hutchinson, Marina Williams and Lisa Hawkin.
Facilities at the school include:
- Basketball courts
- Pool
- Large sports oval
- Assembly hall
- Multi-Purpose Sports (MPS)
- Multiple classroom buildings
- Amphitheatre
- Technology Studios
- Science labs
- library
- Canteen
Construction also recently finished on a new block of four classrooms, dubbed the Russell Building or R Block (November, 2018). Later, it underwent construction to include 3 other classrooms in May, 2023.
Construction began in 1941, and the school first opened for students on 2 March 1942.[1][2][4] In 2010 there was 709 enrolled students, and 60 teachers.[5]
Notable alumni
edit- Kyle Sandilands, radio host and television personality
- Belle Gibson, cookbook author and cancer fraudster
- Samantha Riley, Olympic swimmer.
- Associate Professor Dominic Berry, physicist specializing in quantum information and quantum optics.[6]
References
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- ^ a b "Wynnum High School". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 2 February 1942. p. 5. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Schools To Reopen on Monday If Protected". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 27 February 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Wynnum State High School". Wynnum State High School. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "£28,000 State High School For Wynnum". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 24 January 1941. p. 11. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.wynnumshs.eq.edu.au/documents/School-Annual-Report.pdf [dead link]
- ^ Berry, Dominic (20 August 2021). "Dominic Berry". Dominic Berry. Retrieved 20 August 2021.