Balmoral High School (Queensland, Australia)
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Balmoral State High School is a secondary school
situated in Balmoral
, Queensland
, Australia
. The school opened in January 1958 having been built as part of the rush for science of that area.
It currently services over five hundred and fifty students and is a part of the Gateway Learning Community. (GLC) The GLC consists of seven local schools; six primary and Balmoral State High School. The GLC is committed to improving education and learning throughout the local community.
Balmoral State High School has many academic, sporting and cultural programmes. Among these are the year book/magazine; The Balmoral State High School Boeing Enterprise Team and Aerospace Studies.
Balmoral State High School is one of the 25 aerospace schools that offer the Aerospace subject. This has been done in partnership with public and private institutes so as to help increase the employment of engineers and trained personal in the a regional aerospace industry.
The Balmoral State High School Boeing Enterprise Team is only one of the selected programmes in Queensland. This programme allows student to tackle real life problems for a real company, for real solutions and to increase the students employability skills.
Balmoral State High School is one of the first secondary schools in the city of Brisbane to start an active travel (to and from school) programme. This is aimed to help the students become healthier, fitter and lower the carbon footprint. It is held every Wednesday and is now getting 76% of students every Wednesday to actively travel to school, that is walking, riding, wheelling, carpooling or catching public transport to and from school.
Balmoral has a wonderful instrumental program, which is a concert band, as well as a learning program.
Balmoral also has a proud history of inclusive education with a strong Special Education Programme (SEP) catering for the diverse needs of all learners.
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
situated in Balmoral
Balmoral, Queensland
Balmoral is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia, located 9 kilometres east of the CBD.Balmoral is an anglicisation of Baile Mhoireil which is Scottish Gaelic for ‘beautiful residence’ or ‘majestic castle’....
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The school opened in January 1958 having been built as part of the rush for science of that area.
It currently services over five hundred and fifty students and is a part of the Gateway Learning Community. (GLC) The GLC consists of seven local schools; six primary and Balmoral State High School. The GLC is committed to improving education and learning throughout the local community.
Balmoral State High School has many academic, sporting and cultural programmes. Among these are the year book/magazine; The Balmoral State High School Boeing Enterprise Team and Aerospace Studies.
Balmoral State High School is one of the 25 aerospace schools that offer the Aerospace subject. This has been done in partnership with public and private institutes so as to help increase the employment of engineers and trained personal in the a regional aerospace industry.
The Balmoral State High School Boeing Enterprise Team is only one of the selected programmes in Queensland. This programme allows student to tackle real life problems for a real company, for real solutions and to increase the students employability skills.
Balmoral State High School is one of the first secondary schools in the city of Brisbane to start an active travel (to and from school) programme. This is aimed to help the students become healthier, fitter and lower the carbon footprint. It is held every Wednesday and is now getting 76% of students every Wednesday to actively travel to school, that is walking, riding, wheelling, carpooling or catching public transport to and from school.
Balmoral has a wonderful instrumental program, which is a concert band, as well as a learning program.
Balmoral also has a proud history of inclusive education with a strong Special Education Programme (SEP) catering for the diverse needs of all learners.