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Brisbane State High School (BSHS or often commonly State High) is a partially selective, co-educational, state secondary school, located in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a member of the Great Public Schools' Association of Queensland, and the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association. With an average year level cohort of above or around 500 students, it was the first state secondary school established in Brisbane, as well as the first academic state high school to be founded in Queensland. The school employs a variety of selection criteria for prospective students, maintaining a quota for local area enrolments, however also using academic, sporting, cultural and artistic talents as means of determining the annual intake.〔(Year 8 Enrolment )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://house.ksou.cn/school.php?id=2189 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://bettereducation.com.au/school/secondary/qld/brisbane_top_government_secondary_schools.aspx )〕 ==History== T. Max Hawkins, historian and author of "The Queensland Great Public Schools – A History", wrote of the origins of Brisbane State High School, that: ''"The school developed from the School of Arts in Ann Street, and later from the old Normal School which was built by convict labour on the site where the State Government Insurance building now stands...The year 1913 is generally taken as the start of the Brisbane State High School, a co-educational school which, by 1964, had expanded to accommodate 1310 students, 891 of them boys."''〔(T. Max (1965). The Queensland Great Public Schools – A History. Jacaranda Press. p. 231. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ricoh.com.au/Brisbane_State_High__-_Media_Success )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pdt.com.au/projects/brisbane-state-high-school/ )〕 Further light on the origins of the schools is shed in Philip Walker Davidson's work, ''"Great Public Schools : an investigation into G.P.S. secondary schooling in Queensland, its relationship with and the problem it poses architecture, and an appraisal of the factors governing the future establishment of such a school"'', where he wrote: ''"Headmasters of various metropolitan state schools were asked to nominate 76 boys and girls for admission to the new school, and a further 70 paying students made up the first year's enrolment. Classrooms were provided in the Technical College buildings, Ann Street, until 1914 when the school moved to lower George Street. ''...in 1921 the school was to occupy the well known Normal School buildings on the corner of Adelaide and Edward Streets...At about this stage it was separated from the control of the Central Technical College and combined with the Junior High School which had been operating as a secondary department at the Normal School. The name Brisbane State High School was then first applied."''〔Davidson, Philip Walker (1964). An investigation into G.P.S. secondary schooling in Queensland, its relationship with and the problem it poses architecture, and an appraisal of the factors governing the future establishment of such a school. University of Queensland – School of Geography, Planning and Architecture -- Thesis. pp. 62-63.〕 Although the school's beginning is taken as having been 1913, it was relocated to its current campus next to Musgrave Park at South Brisbane in 1925.〔(State High in the 20s )〕 The laying of the foundation stone of the "Red Brick Building", later designated A Block, took place in 1923 in the attendance of Queensland Education Minister John Huxham, and William Forgan Smith, then Queensland Minister for Public Works and later Premier. Mr Isaac Waddle, the Brisbane State High School's first Principal, served for 24 years and devised the school's motto "Scientia est Potestas" (Knowledge is Power) whilst overseeing the establishment of the house system in the patriotic days of the Second World War.〔(Principals )〕 Waddle's successor, Mr Barnes, served for scarcely a year before dying in office, and between 1947 and 1960 the post was held by a further three relatively short term Principals: Dr Watkin; Mr Copeman and Mr Cafferky.〔 During the ensuing "Lockie Years" the school underwent massive expansions, growing from 1091 students in 1961 to 2183 in 1967,〔(Lockie, George William )〕 as well as consolidating its reputation as being highly competitive amongst the private school institutions of South-East Queensland.〔 The headmastership of David Sutton (1998–2008) witnessed a revival in ceremony and tradition coupled with continual academic improvement. For the 6 years from 2003–2008, then to 2012, the OP results consistently climbed, with 86% of students receiving an OP of 1-15 in 2008,〔(Public vs private: school report card )〕 and nearly 95% of students in 2012 received an OP of 1-15.〔http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/state-high-schools-have-surged-ahead-in-op-stakes-with-students-outperforming-counterparts-at-private-schools/story-e6freoof-1226555418084〕 Sutton's successor, Richard Morrison, reformed the selection process for academic-merit entrants, introduced the 'Aspire' program and led the re-branding of the school. Mr Wade Haynes, a former Acting Principal of the school, was his successor. BSHS has been a member of the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc (GPS) since 1930,〔(Brisbane State High School )〕 and of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) since 1921.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brisbane State High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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