Bracken Ridge State High School
Bracken Ridge State High School is a public co-educational secondary school located in the Brisbane suburb of Bracken Ridge, serving the suburbs of Brighton, Bracken Ridge, Nashville, Sandgate, Shorncliffe, and Bald Hills. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education. The school is located within the Bracken Ridge ward of Brisbane City Council.
History
The school opened on 23 January 1967, under the name Nashville State High School, which changed to its current name on 25 September 2000.In 2018, the school developed Australia's first "off the grid" classroom, a classroom using just renewable energy around the clock. The project was run by Hivve Technologies Pty Ltd and received an Australian government grant of more than $370,000 through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
The school celebrated its 50th anniversary on 1–2 September 2017.
Staff demographics
Staff
In 2024, the school had 63 teachers and 32 non-teaching staff.Principals
The school's first principal was Noel Rollings, and, as of 2025, the current principal is Michelle Lyons. The prior principals have included:During 2014, Regina Garrick took on the role as acting principal.
Principals prior to this include Jeff J. Major.
Student demographics
Until 2014, the school catered for students from year 8 to year 12, however, the school has catered for students from year 7 to year 12 from 2015 to the current day.In 2025, the school had 626 students enrolled in the school, with a maximum student enrolment capacity of 827 students. Enrolments trends for recent years have included:
In 2025, Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 12%, and 13% of students had a Languages Other Than English background. The trend has been:
| Year | Indigenous | Language Background other than English | Ref |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 12 | 13 | |
| 2026 | TBA | TBA |
Notable alumni
| Student | Achievement | Ref |
| Trent Dalton | Novelist and journalist | |
| Jeremy Neale | Singer and songwriter | |
| Kári Gíslason | Literature professor and author |