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Nerang State High School

Public school in Queensland, Australia

Nerang State High School
Summary

Public school in Queensland, Australia

FieldValue
nameNerang State High School
imageNerang State High School (logo).jpg
image_size310
altNerang State High School logo
coordinates
address1-35 Weedons Road
cityNerang
stateQueensland
postcode4211
countryAustralia
typeState secondary day school
mottoSeek within, strive beyond
established1986
principalScott Ison
head
head_labelDeputy
Principals
genderCoeducational
gradesYear 7 – Year 12
grades_labelYear levels
enrolment998
enrolment_as_ofAugust 2025
colours
average_class_size
homepage

Principals

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

History

The school opened on 28 January 1986.

In 2021, Nerang State High School had 484 solar panels installed and up-and-running. This $310,000 investment 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.

File:Nerang_State_High_School_-Science_Block(2026).jpg|The science block of Nerang State High School in 2026. File:Nerang High School - Trade Centre (2026).jpg|Nerang State High School's Trade Centre in 2026. File:Nerang_State_High_School_-Front_Entrance(2026).jpg|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, serving students from Year 7 to Year 12.

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

YearYearsBoysGirlsTotalRef789101112
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2015------477514991title=Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLDdate=2015url=https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/47548/profile/2015website=My Schoolpublisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)language=enaccess-date=29 September 2023archive-url=https://ia601407.us.archive.org/22/items/acara-2015_20230929/ACARA%20-%202015.pdfarchive-date=29 September 2023url-status=livedf=dmy}}
2016------482508990title=Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLDdate=2016url=https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/47548/profile/2016website=My Schoolpublisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)language=enaccess-date=29 September 2023archive-url=https://ia600509.us.archive.org/5/items/acara-2016_20230929/ACARA%20-%202016.pdfarchive-date=29 September 2023url-status=livedf=dmy}}
2017------5075301,037title=Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLDdate=2017url=https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/47548/profile/2017website=My Schoolpublisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)language=enaccess-date=29 September 2023archive-url=https://ia600509.us.archive.org/8/items/acara-2017_20230929/ACARA%20-%202017.pdfarchive-date=29 September 2023url-status=livedf=dmy}}
20181972102091751121235125141,026title=Nerang State High School – School annual report – Queensland state school reporting – 2018date=page=4website=Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au)publisher=Queensland Government – Department of Education and Trainingurl=https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2018.pdaccess-date=16 February 2025archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313104134/https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2018.pdfarchive-date=13 March 2020url-status=dead}}
2019230202213204156925615361,097title=Nerang State High School – School annual report – Queensland state school reporting – 2019date=page=2website=Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au)publisher=Queensland Government – Department of Education and Trainingurl=https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2019.pdfaccess-date=16 February 2025archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007061132/https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2020.pdfarchive-date=7 October 2023url-status=dead}}
20202182291952121801265935671,160title=Nerang State High School – School annual report – Queensland state school reporting – 2020date=21 June 2021page=2website=Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au)publisher=Queensland Government – Department of Education and Trainingurl=https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2020.pdfaccess-date=16 February 2025archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007061132/https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2020.pdfarchive-date=7 October 2023url-status=live}}
20211982101991881711525875311,118title=Nerang State High School – School annual report – Queensland state school reporting – 2021date=14 June 2022page=2website=Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au)publisher=Queensland Government – Department of Education and Trainingurl=https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2021.pdfaccess-date=16 February 2025archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216011104/https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2021.pdfarchive-date=16 February 2025url-status=live}}
20222051861991901581385725041,076title=Nerang State High School – School Annual Report – Queensland State School Reporting – 2022date=13 June 2023page=2website=Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au)publisher=Queensland Government – Department of Education and Trainingurl=https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2022.pdfaccess-date=16 February 2025archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216010828/https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2022.pdfarchive-date=16 February 2025url-status=live}}
20231941891841821451345814471,028title=Nerang State High School – School Annual Report – Queensland State School Reporting – 2023date=7 June 2024website=Nerang State High School (www.nerangshs.eq.edu.au)publisher=Queensland Government – Department of Education and Trainingurl=https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2023.pdfaccess-date=16 February 2025archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917224151/https://nerangshs.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2023.pdfarchive-date=17 September 2024url-status=livedf=dmy}}
20241742101781701471295054581,008title=Nerang State High School, Nerang, QLDdate=2024url=https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/47548/profile/2024website=My Schoolpublisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)language=enaccess-date=16 February 2025archive-url=https://ia601406.us.archive.org/12/items/acara-2024_20250216_0022/ACARA%20-%202024.pdfarchive-date=16 February 2025url-status=livedf=dmy}}
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Sports

Houses

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

House NameColourSurnamesRef
AlphaBlueA-D
BetaGoldE - K
GammaRedL - R
DeltaGreenS - Z
Nerang State High School - Sports Oval, 2026.

Notable alumni

NameSportAchievementsRef
Shelley CronauWheelchair BasketballParalympic athlete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyotitle=Reigning Paralympic and world champions headline Coast's incredible group competing in Tokyodate=23 August 2021first=Callumlast=Dicknewspaper=Gold Coast Bulletin (www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au)url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/reigning-paralympic-and-world-champions-headline-coasts-incredible-group-competing-in-tokyo/news-story/0414e3af7542876bacf163ab3f506b02type=paywallaccess-date=25 September 2023archive-url=https://archive.today/20230925031439/https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/reigning-paralympic-and-world-champions-headline-coasts-incredible-group-competing-in-tokyo/news-story/0414e3af7542876bacf163ab3f506b02?amp&nk=ed52a74f7998ffe7c5ab34c40c93c081-1695611690archive-date=25 September 2023url-status=livedf=dmy}}

References

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