Mountain Creek State High School


Mountain Creek State High School is a co-ed secondary school on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. It is located in the suburb of Mountain Creek, 96 kilometres north of Brisbane. It is also home to 233 Squadron of the Australian Air Force Cadets.

Structure

The school is organised around five sub-schools that are designed to break down the large size of the school. They are named after local islands:
Consequently, each academic cohort of roughly 275 students in the middle school is taught by the same group of about 25 teachers, who are also responsible for pastoral care.
The school community is supported by The Creeker Foundation, the P&C Association, the Local Chaplaincy Committee and the following groups: Lions Mooloolaba, Life Church Sunshine Coast, Goodlife Community Centre and Redfrogs Australia.
In 2015, the school began educating year 7 students. It has a strict catchment restriction.

Expertise

In 2000, the school won the Education Queensland's Showcase For Excellence Award.

International

The school is an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, supporting a 5% international student population. The school also provides international exposure trips to Asia, Europe and Latin America. It is a long-term member of the Council of International Schools Australia.

Notable alumni