23-807: Download coordinates as: Mount Gravatt East is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Mount Gravatt East had a population of 12,428 people. Mount Gravatt East is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of the central business district . There is a variety of hills, one of them being Mount Thompson ( 27°31′45″S 153°04′44″E / 27.5292°S 153.0789°E / -27.5292; 153.0789 ( Mount Thompson ) ) at 190 metres (620 ft) above sea level. On land owned by Boral along Pine Mountain Road, an old quarry has filled with water. Despite being fenced off, trespassers have gained access and used
46-555: A Life Skills program for the specialised care of disabled students needing social and behavioural support, and a Learning Support program for the individualised care of intellectually disabled students. Mansfield State High School's maximum capacity is 2,194 students. It had 3,338 enrolments in 2022. As of the 9 February 2023 there are over 3,400 students at MSHS with 90% of them being in catchment. Year 7: 559 Year 8: 560 Year 9: 610 Year 10: 576 Year 11: 505 Year 12: 528 The school's premier ensemble, Concert Band, has won
69-499: A new sports hall (SP, Sports Center). The construction for a new assembly hall is also complete. As of writing, Mansfield State High School is the second largest government secondary school in Queensland. The school has two canteens, with one serving coffee and an after school sports kiosk. It also has a catering service which sells food during personal development days, functions, and other after school activities. In addition, it has
92-480: A religious, cultural or other exemption. Many Mansfield sport teams have competed in Metropolitan Finals, and the school has also produced students and graduates who represented Australia in international events. One Mansfield alumnus, Matthew Mitcham, was a gold medal-winning Olympic diver. Mansfield students and teaching staff are allocated a house in which they remain for their entire enrolment period at
115-524: A smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996
138-502: A specialised building, E Block, for the individualised support of disabled students. In 1990, six students received the highest possible Tertiary Entrance (TE) score possible – 990. In 2013, 15 Year 12 students at Mansfield State High School attained an OP 1. In 2015, the school produced an average NAPLAN score of 602, the highest in the south-side patch, outperforming the Anglican Church Grammar School (598) and
161-506: A suburb in Brisbane , Australia. The school was established and opened in 1974. In recent years, the school has become known for its academic performance, as well as its specific programs including the French immersion , Music, Technology, Learning Support and Life Skills programs. The school is located adjacent to Mansfield State Primary School in the suburb of Mansfield. A new building, P block,
184-523: Is 15 August. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means
207-702: Is no government secondary school in the suburb. The nearest government secondary schools are in neighbouring suburbs: Mount Gravatt State High School in Mount Gravatt , Cavendish Road State High School in Holland Park , and Mansfield State High School in Mansfield . The Dormition of Our Lady Greek Orthodox Church is at 269 Creek Road ( 27°32′02″S 153°05′29″E / 27.5338°S 153.0915°E / -27.5338; 153.0915 ( The Dormition of Our Lady Greek Orthodox Church ) ). Their feast day
230-439: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Mansfield State High School Mansfield State High School is an independent public, co-educational secondary school of approximately 3300 students located in Mansfield ,
253-431: The 2016 census , Mount Gravatt East had a population of 11,838 people. In the 2021 census , Mount Gravatt East had a population of 12,428 people. Mount Gravatt East State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Newnham Road ( 27°32′01″S 153°05′39″E / 27.5337°S 153.0943°E / -27.5337; 153.0943 ( Mount Gravatt East State School ) ). In 2017,
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#1732881327246276-986: The Brisbane Boys' College (591). 31% of graduates in 2015 received an OP 1–5. In 2021, the school's results were high. 7 Grade 12 students received 100/100 over all 5 subjects, a further 11 achieved 99/100 over 5 subjects. 30 students achieved 25/25 in external exams in different subjects. 1 student achieved 50/50 in General Maths, 13 achieving 49/50. 10 Students achieved an ATAR greater than 99.5. 45% of students received an ATAR greater than 90.0. Mansfield's curriculum covers subjects including: Music; Mathematics; Film, Television and New Media; Science; English; Computer Technologies/Studies; Manual Arts; Health and Physical Education; LOTE (French or Japanese); Business Enterprise; Art; Home Economics and SOSE (Study Of Society and Environment). In addition to its French Immersion, Technology Integrated Curriculum and Music programs, it also has
299-1119: The Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
322-659: The Queensland Music Festival for several years, and in 2006, made it to the Grand Final of Fanfare (a Queensland music competition). In the past, the band has been requested for performances such as the Commonwealth Games Torch Relay, Anzac Day ceremonies, as well as private events. In 2013, under the direction of choral conductor Margaret Long, the school's Chorale performed in the biannual Education Queensland Choral Fanfare Gala Concert (representing
345-558: The Blantyre estate was auctioned by G.T. Bell. 12 subdivided allotments were up for sale. The allotments were on the corner of Cavendish Road and Creek Road. Creek Road State School opened on 29 August 1955. In January 1956 it was renamed Mount Gravatt East State School. Seton College was established on 3 February 1964 by the Daughters of Charity of St Elizabeth Ann Seton . St Marks Lutheran Primary School opened on 23 January 2006. As at 2020,
368-578: The Queensland Metropolitan Region) In 2015, the senior choir, Chorale, participated in the Creative Generation State Schools on stage production as a feature choir ensemble. The school produces a musical biannually. Murray Kay joined the school in 1990, the same year that the school's French Immersion program commenced. In 2011, James Sloman became the principal after Kay retired in 2010. In 2014, Sloman oversaw
391-511: The dam as a swimming hole. A Brisbane City Council report found the water had a pH level of about 3.3 and contained traces of metals making it unsuitable for human contact. The suburb was first gazetted in 1967. It was named after Mount Gravatt , a nearby landmark, which in turn was named in 1840 by surveyor Robert Dixon after Lieutenant George Gravatt , the commandant at the Moreton Bay penal colony from May to July 1839. On 20 June 1891,
414-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
437-537: The school had an enrolment of 283 students with 23 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). Seton College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 1148 Cavendish Road ( 27°31′46″S 153°05′32″E / 27.5295°S 153.0922°E / -27.5295; 153.0922 ( Seton College ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 326 students with 47 teachers (44 full-time equivalent) and 46 non-teaching staff (34 full-time equivalent). There
460-766: The school has closed. In the 2011 census , the population of Mount Gravatt East was 10,891, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Mount Gravatt East population was 34 years of age, 3 years below the Australian median. 71.8% of people living in Mount Gravatt East were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.5%, England 2.8%, India 2.2%, South Africa 1%, China 0.9%. 79.8% of people spoke English as their first language, with 1.6% Greek, 1.4% Mandarin, 1.1% Arabic, 1% Punjabi and 0.9% Cantonese. In
483-435: The school's capacity to enroll 300 Year 7 students, who joined the secondary school after a change in the Queensland educational curriculum. The new building features over 40 new classrooms, including classrooms with computers, graphics classrooms and science laboratories. A third building, J Block has been added and was ready for students in the early weeks of Term One, 2020. SC block (Science Center) has been built, as well as
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#1732881327246506-425: The school's transition to an independent public school, before leaving. In 2015, Karen Tanks became the principal after quitting the same role at Rochedale State High School that she had for the previous five years. In 2018, Tanks controversially introduced a "clean shaven" policy for school photographs, in which students were forcibly shaved. After media outrage, this policy was modified such that students must seek
529-399: Was constructed in late 2023 to increase capacity for arts, engineering and graphics subjects. The bottom floor of this building also acts as a car park for teachers and the outside acts as a drop off and pick up area for students. This has created controversy amongst the community for damaging traffic flow due to right turns. A second building, C Block, was constructed in late 2014 to increase
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