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Atherton State High School

Field	Value
name	Atherton State High School
image	Atherton Eagle.png
motto
motto_translation	On Eagles' Wings
established	1959
principal	Leanne Knight-Smith
type	Public
city	Atherton
state	Queensland
country	Australia
campus	Rural
enrolment	781 (2025)
colours	Maroon and yellow
website
coordinates

Atherton State High School (ASHS) is a co-educational, state secondary school in Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.

Education

TAFE and Atherton High School were linked through vocational education and training programs. However The Atherton TAFE Branch moved away from the school in 2023, it is now located in a new location in Atherton.

Cultural

Programs in music are available to junior and senior students. The music academy performs at key school and community events. Instrumental music students can have their private tutorials complimented through the school's instrumental music program. Public performance is also enhanced through the drama and dance programs. Opportunities exist for students in all year levels to participate in school shows, musicals, community drama events and state showcase spectaculars.

Sport

The school has four sports teams, competing for three sports titles: athletics, cross-country, and swimming. They are Eacham, Euramo, Quincan and Barrine. Team names signify lakes throughout the Tableland region.

The school participates in many sporting competitions, with students competing in a broad range of sports at district, regional, state and national levels.

Notable alumni

Dallas Johnson
Peter Beattie

Student numbers

The following is a list of student enrolments:

2020 - 891
2021 - 939
2022 - 917
2023 - 854
2024 - 774
2025 - 781

References

Wikipedia Source

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