Alumni ( sg. : alumnus ( MASC ) or alumna ( FEM )) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums ( sg. : alum ) or alumns ( sg. : alumn ) as gender-neutral alternatives. The word comes from Latin , meaning nurslings, pupils or foster children, derived from alere "to nourish".
28-557: Benowa State High School ( BSHS ) is a state, co-educational school in the suburb of Benowa ( Queensland , Australia ) in the Gold Coast . The school is located in the land of the Kombumerri people , within the wider Bujalung language nation, recognising Ngarahngwal and Yugambeh . It is the only state high school in the state electorate of Surfers Paradise . It hosts exchange students from Asia, America, Africa and Europe. It started
56-647: A French Immersion program in 1985 and was the first school to offer Marine Biology as a subject in the Queensland curriculum. The school's French Immersion programme is a four-year course offered in Years 7 to 10, where students are taught four of their six subjects in French: these being mathematics , French, society & environment and science. The school has recorded 11 OP1s ( Overall Position ) each year from 2004 to 2007, which ranks it ahead of all other secondary schools in
84-493: A beloved child and as a household servant." An alumnus or alumna is a former student or a graduate of an educational institution (school, college, university). According to the United States Department of Education , the term alumnae is used in conjunction with either women's colleges or a female group of students. The term alumni is used in conjunction with either men's colleges , a male group of students, or
112-498: A mixed group of students: In accordance with the rules of grammar governing the inflexion of nouns in the Romance languages , the masculine plural alumni is correctly used for groups composed of both sexes: the alumni of Princeton University . The term is sometimes informally shortened to "alum" (optional plural "alums"). This is increasingly being used more formally as a gender-neutral alternative. However, and for this latter purpose,
140-556: A number of parks in the suburb, including: Benowa is home to several sports clubs. The Surfers Paradise Australian Football Club are based at Sir Bruce Small Park and compete in the South East Queensland Australian Football League Division 1. The club also plays Cricket in the off season. The Surfers Paradise Baseball Club also play at Sir Bruce Small Park. The Benowa Bowls Club are based at Sir Bruce Small Park also. The Royal Pines Resort
168-476: Is derived from the Latin verb alere "to nourish". Separate, but from the same root, is the adjective almus "nourishing", found in the phrase alma mater , a title for a person's home university. In Latin, alumnus is a legal term ( Roman law ) to describe a child placed in fosterage . According to John Boswell , the word "is nowhere defined in relation to status, privilege, or obligation." Citing
196-727: Is home to professional Golf tournaments such as the Australian PGA Championship and the Australian Ladies Masters . The resort also used to host a professional Tennis event named the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts on the WTA Tour . The event was moved to Brisbane in 2009. The Tennis facilities are still used by the Australian Fed Cup team to host Fed Cup ties and Bernard Tomic often trains on
224-458: Is known for having a large range of subjects. It has over 30 subjects which students can choose in Years 10, 11 and 12. Unlike most state schools, but like some private schools, Benowa State High School groups year 10–12 as senior school, and offers Specialist Mathematics as a subject to the year 10 students. Benowa is a constant achiever at volleyball tournaments, placing highly in most of the competitions they enter, and some students have entered
252-466: Is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Surfers Paradise . There are 2 distinct areas to Benowa. Established Benowa located on the northern side of Ashmore Road, and Benowa Waters. Benowa is attracting a fair amount of attention from renovators with some of the original homes being built around the 1890s but have since been replaced with newer homes, due to its great proximity to Surfers Paradise, and Broadbeach and with so many great facilities within
280-475: Is sometimes limited just to graduates rather than all alumni, e.g. at Harvard University . Universities with validation agreements may limit some alumni benefits to graduates who studied at that university rather than at validated institutions. In British English , the terms " old boy " or "old girl" are often preferred for a former pupil of a primary or secondary school, while universities refer to their former students as alumni. Some universities, including
308-462: The 2021 census , Benowa had a population of 9,889 people. There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Benowa, including: Benowa State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 314–358 Benowa Road ( 28°00′28″S 153°23′28″E / 28.0077°S 153.3911°E / -28.0077; 153.3911 ( Benowa State School ) ). In 2018,
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#1732854566637336-673: The Benowa Estate and Plantation on the Nerang River were advertised to be auctioned by James R. Dickson. A map advertising the auction states the Estate was located 4 miles to Southport bound by a good road on one side and bound by the navigable Nerang River on the other side. Extensive buildings and plant for sugar manufacturing were included on the Estate. St Kevin's Catholic School opened on 30 January 1979 with principal Elizabeth Newlands and 49 students enrolled in Years 1 and 2. The planning for
364-541: The Benowa population was 43 years, 5 years above the national median of 38. 59.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 6.0%, England 4.7%, China 3.1%, Japan 1.7% and South Africa 1.5%. 70.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.8%, Japanese 2.5%, Cantonese 1.6% and Korean 1.4%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 28.2%, Catholic 22.9% and Anglican 17.3%. In
392-676: The Gold Coast region. Another stream in Benowa SHS is the Steiner education Programme which aims to develop independent and "natural" learning in students, who learn at their own pace. The STEM program at Benowa aims for students to excel in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It is a four-year program from Years 7–10. Each and every STEM student receives extra lessons in those categories and various opportunities including 3D printing , Rocket Launching, Coding , and more. Benowa
420-516: The area. Benowa is renowned for its canals with easy access to the Nerang River. The name was originally derived from the Bundjalung word "Boonow" , meaning bloodwood tree . This word was later corrupted by European settlers in search of sugar cane growing on the shores of the Nerang River . The name was perpetuated in 1870 when a pioneer named Robert Muir used the name for his sugar plantation on
448-508: The arts which includes visual art, music, dance, drama and music. Art workshops are offered to complement formal classes. The school is included within the Gold Coast Branch of the "Modern Language Teachers Association of Queensland". In 2015, Queensland secondary schools started catering for Year 7 to align Queensland with the other states, as part of the official implementation of Anna Bligh 's state-wide "Flying Start" program. 2014
476-424: The courts in the off season. Alumni The term is not synonymous with "graduates": people can be alumni without graduating, e.g. Burt Reynolds was an alumnus of Florida State University but did not graduate. The term is sometimes used to refer to former employees, former members of an organization, former contributors, or former inmates. The Latin noun alumnus means "foster son" or "pupil". It
504-570: The national level of competition in the event. Students also achieve high in many other sports, including tennis , swimming, athletics and touch . The school also has an athletics-inclined stream called "Sports Excellence", which is aimed at Year 7, 8 and 9 students who wish to pursue a career in athletics. It has produced athletes who have gone on to represent both state and country in a variety of sports such as: swimming, volleyball , rugby , Australian rules football , football and track & field . Benowa has created an innovative curriculum in
532-558: The northern bank of the river. The Bundall Provisional School opened on 21 September 1885 on the corner of Ashmore Road and Mediterranean Drive under head teacher Edwin Davies. In November 1900 it was renamed Benowa Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it was relocated the corner of Ashmore Road and Carrara St and became Benowa State School. In 1965 it was relocated to its present site at Benowa Road. The school celebrated its 125th birthday in 2010. In October 1887, 5 subdivisions comprising
560-701: The option "alumn" and "alumns" are also used in some institutions in Australia, Europe and the UK. The words "alum/alums" and "alumn/alumns" (pronounced with a silent "n") are both pronounced with the accent on the second syllable (al-UM), as opposed to the chemical compound alum and its plural, "alums" (pron. AL-um). Many universities have alumni offices that coordinate fundraising and offer benefits to registered alumni. Alumni reunions are popular events at many institutions. These may be organized by alumni offices or by alumni associations , and are often social occasions for fundraising . Full membership of alumni associations
588-467: The original 4 homesteads (Carnarvon, Lindemann, Moreton and Girraween) had a system in which siblings were in the same homestead. This is no longer the case. The following are notable alumni of the school: Benowa, Queensland Download coordinates as: Benowa is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Benowa had a population of 9,889 people. Benowa
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#1732854566637616-424: The research of Henri Leclercq , Teresa Nani , and Beryl Rawson , who studied the many inscriptions about alumni, Boswell concluded that it referred to exposed children who were taken into a household where they were "regarded as somewhere between an heir and a slave, partaking in different ways of both categories." Despite the warmth of feelings between the parent and child, "an alumnus might be treated both as
644-402: The school had an enrolment of 1894 students with 149 teachers (139 full-time equivalent) and 60 non-teaching staff (47 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Benowa State High School is known for its French immersion course, which started in 1980. The Gold Coast City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits St Kevins Avenue. There are
672-418: The school had an enrolment of 522 students with 37 teachers (31 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). Benowa State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Mediterranean Drive ( 28°00′17″S 153°23′19″E / 28.0047°S 153.3885°E / -28.0047; 153.3885 ( Benowa State High School ) ). In 2018,
700-569: The school had an enrolment of 892 students with 65 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. School sports include Australian rules football , touch football , netball , hockey , and soccer . St Kevin's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Preparatory to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 312 Benowa Road ( 28°00′13″S 153°23′27″E / 28.0037°S 153.3907°E / -28.0037; 153.3907 ( St Kevin's School ) ). In 2018,
728-473: The school was commenced by under the Vincentian Fathers of Southport Parish. On 11 March 1979 it was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop Francis Rush . Benowa State High School opened on 29 January 1980. In the 2011 census , Benowa had a population of 7,979. In the 2016 census , Benowa had a population of 8,741 people. The population was 52.6% female and 47.4% male. The median age of
756-408: The school's four core values (respect, compassion, integrity and diligence). Between 2018 and 2022, the school operated under a "vertical" roll mark structure based around the houses, however, in 2023 the school reverted back to a "horizontal" structure. With the change of system, the heads of house were renamed "house coordinators". The eight houses, named after Australian pioneers are: Before 2018,
784-586: Was the last year Benowa State High School catered only for Year 8 to Year 12 . Since 2015, the year levels currently offered at this school are Year 7 to Year 12. In 2023, Benowa State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 2,456 students. The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been: The school's volley ball team is called the "Benowa Redbacks". Benowa State High School has eight different school houses . Students can gain house points for their house during sporting events, as well as showing behaviour that aligns with
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