Английская Википедия:Benowa State High School

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Benowa State High School (BSHS) is a state, co-educational school, founded in 1980, 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 is part of the Council of International Schools and hosts exchange students from Asia, America, Africa and Europe. It started a French Immersion program in 1985 and was the first school to offer Marine Biology as a subject in the Queensland curriculum. In 2015, they commenced their Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based educational program.Шаблон:Cn In 2017, the International Baccalaureate diploma program was offered to Years 11 and 12, along with a preparatory course in grade 10.

Academic

Benowa'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 the Gold Coast region. Another stream in Benowa SHS is the Waldorf 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 which ends with an excursion to the NASA launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Each and every STEM student receives extra lessons in those categories and various opportunities including 3D printing, Rocket Launching, Coding, and more.

Benowa 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.

Along with Benowa holding ATAR classes, TAFE courses and apprenticeships, Benowa is one of 76 schools in Australia to offer the International Baccalaureate program. The course is offered through grade 10, 11 and 12 and offers a wide range of subjects to choose from.

Sports

Benowa is a constant achiever at volleyball tournaments, placing highly in most of the competitions they enter, and some students have entered 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.Шаблон:Citation needed

Arts

Benowa has created an innovative curriculum in the arts, called "Arts@Benowa", 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".

Students

Year levels

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 was the last year Benowa State High School catered only for Year 8 to Year 12.Шаблон:Rp Since 2015,Шаблон:Rp the year levels currently offered at this school are Year 7 to Year 12.Шаблон:Rp

Student enrolments

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:

Student enrolment trends

Year	Year levels						Gender		Total
	7	8	9	10	11	12	Boys	Girls
2010	-	-	-	-	-	-	819	914	1,733Шаблон:Rp
2011	-	-	-	-	-	-	895	952	1,847Шаблон:Rp
2012	-	-	-	-	-	-	945	997	1,942Шаблон:Rp
2013	-	-	-	-	-	-	957	1,001	1,958Шаблон:Rp
2014	-	-	-	-	-	-	914	979	1,893Шаблон:Rp
2015	-	-	-	-	-	-	984	1,032	2,016Шаблон:Rp
2016	-	-	-	-	-	-	932	1,000	1,932Шаблон:Rp
2017	-	-	-	-	-	-	880	1,015	1,895Шаблон:Rp
2018	405	352	364	262	232	288	869	1,024	1,893Шаблон:Rp
2019	361	396	344	340	261	187	858	1,031	1,889Шаблон:Rp
2020	379	359	393	315	315	217	905	1,073	1,978Шаблон:Rp
2021	340	367	349	343	293	291	916	1,067	1,983Шаблон:Rp
2022	357	340	377	312	334	269	927	1,062	1,989Шаблон:Rp
2023	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	1,980

Sports

Volley ball

The school's volley ball team is called the "Benowa Redbacks".

House structure

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 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:

Current house system in Benowa SHS

House name	Colour	Mascot	House coordinator	Australian based pioneer
Bandler	Шаблон:Color box Red	Dragon	Andy Taylor	Faith Bandler- Indigenous and civil rights activist
Florey	Шаблон:Color box Purple	Phoenix	Curtis Allnut	Howard Florey- Nobel Prize winning pharmacologist involved in the development of penicillin
Hinkler	Шаблон:Color box Pink	Flamingo	Katy MacGibbon	Herbert Hinkler- Aviator and inventor, first to fly solo from England to Australia and across the Southern Atlantic Ocean
Hollows	Шаблон:Color box Orange	Owl	Alex McBroom	Fred Hollows- Ophthalmologist and humanitarian involved in restoring thousands of Australian's eyesight
Laver	Шаблон:Color box Blue	Lion	Jane Brown	Rod Laver- Tennis player
Murdoch	Шаблон:Color box Green	Minotaur	Nanette Richert	Elisabeth Murdoch- Philanthropist
Wake	Шаблон:Color box Aqua	Wolverine	Imogen Klan	Nancy Wake- Nurse, journalist, special operations executive and intelligence officer for the French in WWII
Wright	Шаблон:Color box Yellow	Griffin	Mike Redfern	Judith Wright- Award winning poet, environmentalist and Indigenous land rights activist

Before 2018, 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.

Notable alumni

The following are notable alumni of the school:

Entertainment

Notable alumni in entertainment

Name	Area
Peter Andre	Singer
Jamie Durie	TV presenter and landscape designer
Anna Torv	Actress

Sport

Notable alumni in sport

Name	Sport	Achievement
Daniel Merrett	Australian rules football	Brisbane Lions player
Chelsea Hodges	Swimming	Olympic medal winnerШаблон:Cn
Brent Renouf	Australian rules football	Hawthorn Football Club (Port Adelaide) playerШаблон:Cn
Dayne Zorko	Australian rules football	Brisbane Lions captain