Southport State High School is a school situated on the Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

in Australia. It was the first public high school on the Gold Coast to be opened, originally established in 1916 and moved to its current position in 1954. It is known for raising exceptional students, including past students such as Clive Palmer (Australia's 5th richest man and Queensland's wealthiest), Vice Admiral Russ Crane (Chief of the Royal Australian Navy) and many others.

Facilities

Southport State High School has a range of facilities, such as a performing arts theatre, a pool, an agricultural plot, an IT district (including Film & Television equipment) and an industrial kitchen and a function center known as the Enterprise center. (The Enterprise center was established between late 2008 & early 2009.) A science lecture theatre was opened in 2010 and a Farm.