Townsville State High School


Townsville State High School, also colloquially known as Town High, is a secondary school in Railway Estate, Townsville, an area administered by Townsville City Council.
WWW townsvilleshs.eq.edu.au

History

Townsville State High School was established in 7 July 1924 as part of the Townsville Technical College at the northwest corner of Stanley and Walker Streets in Townsville's central business district.
In 1965, the High School was re-located to its current Railway Estate address, the site of the then recently established Ross River State High School, with Ross River students being incorporated into the Townsville State High School student records. The old vacated central business district site became a campus of the TAFE. The transition between the two locations lasted 2 years.

Leadership

Principals

The principals of Townsville State High School have included:

Sports

Sporting Houses

There are currently four houses at the school named after reefs off the Queensland coast:
HouseColour
Warrior Blue
Faraday Yellow
Brewer Red
Needle Green

In previous years, there were two additional houses; "Keeper" and "Centipede". House colours changed commonly at that point.

Programs

Town High is known for its Basketball program called the Town High Tropics. Town High has been involved in many programs such as jump rope for heart, Clean Up Australia day, Optiminds, Young Diplomats Program, ANZAC day march, Shave for a Cure, New Zealand ski trip, star struck, Inspiring Young Australians, CREST, Japan tour and hosting with the sister school Matsudo Mabashi as well as an "Energy Farm" that helps supply energy to the library. Town High also has an extensive science program and a vertical curriculum allowing students to undertake subjects above their year level at their knowledge level.

Notable alumni