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Kingston State College

Coordinates: 27°39′56.3″S 153°06′37.15″E / 27.665639°S 153.1103194°E / -27.665639; 153.1103194
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Kingston College
Address
Map
Bega Road, Kingston

Logan City
,
Queensland
,
4114

Australia
Coordinates27°39′56.3″S 153°06′37.15″E / 27.665639°S 153.1103194°E / -27.665639; 153.1103194
Information
Typestate, secondary, co-ed
Established1977
PrincipalGoldy Sodhi
Grades7–12
SloganProgress with Pride
Websitekingstonsc.eq.edu.au

Kingston State College is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the Logan City suburb of Kingston, in Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 772 students and a teaching staff of 80, as of 2023.[2] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12.[1][2]

History[edit]

The Minister for Education, V. J. Bird (MLA), opened Kingston State High School[citation needed] on 24 January 1977.[3]

On 1 November 1999 it was renamed from Kingston State High School to Kingston College.[4]

The name was changed again on 1 January 2016, from Kingston College to the current name of Kingston State College.[5]

In October 2016, the school was sent into a lockdown after a gunman was loose in the area.[6][7]

Facilities[edit]

The campus contains playing fields and courts, and a swimming pool.[citation needed]

Extra-curriculars[edit]

The school provides the following extra-curricular activities:[citation needed]

  • An Instrumental Music program and school band,
  • A Student Athlete Academy,
  • Opti-Minds and the Australian Brain Bee Competition.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kingston State College | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ Queensland schools past and present. Version 1.01. Queensland Family History Society. 2010. ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0.
  5. ^ "Register of Recent School Openings, Closures and Name Changes". Queensland Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. ^ Branco, Jorge (4 October 2016). "Police hunt gunman after man shot in Logan". The Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Gunman on the run after shooting teen south of Brisbane". ABC News. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2024.