Lowood State High School


Lowood State High School is a band 10 state high school in Lowood, located 32 km north-west of Ipswich, an area administered by the council of Somerset.

Administration

The school's founding principal was Peter Whitelaw and the current principal is Stacey Beu.

Year Levels

Lowood school, the original pre-Lowood State High School version of the school, accommodated pre-school to year 10 students. In its founding year of 1983, Lowood State High School initially catered for years 7–11, expanding to include year 12 a year later in 1984. Since then, the school has continued to cater for students from years 7 to 12 inclusive.

Students

Student enrolments

For its initial two years the school had a yearly enrolment of 250 to 300 students. In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700. The trend in school enrolments has been:
Lowood State High School is currently being reported as having a maximum student enrolment capacity of 905 students.

House structure

The school's four sports houses are named after Australian explorers, in particular those associated with the exploration of Queensland's Brisbane River:
House nameColourMascotAustralian explorers
Oxley GreenCrocodileJohn Oxley
Lockyer RedLionEdmund Lockyer
Logan BlueSharkPatrick Logan
Cunningham YellowHornetAllan Cunningham

School Hall

Flood Refuge

The school's hall has been used as a place of refuge during the flooding of the local area, in particular, the floods of November 2023 in which the hall played a crucial role.

Notable alumni

The following are notable alumni of the school:
NameAchievementRef
Tom CourtShotputter and international rugby union player
Graeme LehmannMayor of Somerset Council
Dane SampsonOlympic sporting shooter

- A graduate from Lowood school, the pre-Lowood State High School version of the school.