MacGregor State High School | |
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Location | |
Macgregor, Brisbane, Queensland Australia |
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Coordinates | 27°33′56″S 153°04′36″E / 27.5655°S 153.0766°ECoordinates: 27°33′56″S 153°04′36″E / 27.5655°S 153.0766°E |
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Type | Independent Public, Co-educational, Secondary, Day school |
Motto | The Best We Can Be |
Established | 1969 |
Principal | Liz Foster |
Enrolment | ~1400 |
Campus | Suburban |
Colour(s) | Red, White and Green |
Website | https://macgregorshs.eq.edu.au/ |
MacGregor State High School (MSHS) is an Independent public,co-educational, state secondary school, located in Macgregor, a southeastern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland Australia. The current principal is Liz Foster and there are currently around 1,400 students who are enrolled in the school.
As with most Australian schools, MacGregor State High utilises a house system, of which is referred to as a 'clan system'. There are currently four clans - Alpin (Blue), Gregor (Green), Rob Roy (Red) and Duncan (Yellow).
In recent years, the school has won awards in a variety of fields. There were the Education Minister's Awards for Excellence in Art (2004, 2006), the BHP Billiton Science Award (Physics, Engineering & Technology) (2001) and the Queensland Youth Music Awards (2006).
Macgregor have competed in Maths Team challenge every year placing 2nd in the 2007 Junior and Senior division. Macgregor State High School also competes in local academic competitions such as the Physics Olympiad and Big Science Challenge.