Merrimac State High School | |
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Address | |
Dunlop Court , , 4218 | |
Coordinates | 28°02′24″S 153°25′04″E / 28.0400°S 153.4177°E |
Information | |
Type | State secondary day school |
Motto | Pride in excellence[1] |
Established | 1979[3] |
Principal | Rachel Cutajar[1] |
Grades | 7–12[3] |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrolment | 1,287 (August 2023)[4] |
Campus size | 10.4 acres (0.042 km2)[3] |
Colour(s) | Green and black[2] |
Website | www |
Merrimac State High School is a public high school in Mermaid Waters, Queensland which opened in 1979.
In 2015, Anna Bligh's state-wide "Flying Start" program was officially implemented to align Queensland with the other states by transferring year 7 into the high school system,[5] meaning that in 2015 Merrimac State High School now catered for years 7-12.[6][7]
In 2023, Merrimac State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,492 students.[8]
The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:-
Year | Years | Gender | Total | ||||||
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7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Boys | Girls | ||
2010 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 679 | 613 | 1,292[9] |
2011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 640 | 590 | 1,230[10] |
2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 690 | 618 | 1,308[11] |
2013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 662 | 651 | 1,313[12] |
2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 660 | 619 | 1,279[6][13] |
2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 699 | 700 | 1,399[7][14] |
2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 636 | 622 | 1,258[15][16] |
2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 628 | 579 | 1,207[17][18] |
2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 605 | 595 | 1,200[19][20] |
2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 605 | 624 | 1,229[21][22] |
2020 | 217 | 234 | 197 | 210 | 194 | 182 | 623 | 611 | 1,234[23][24] |
2021 | 250 | 220 | 235 | 183 | 192 | 143 | 623 | 600 | 1,223[25][26] |
2022 | 224 | 225 | 203 | 208 | 167 | 147 | 593 | 581 | 1,174[27][28] |
2023 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 1,287[4] |
Name | Graduation date | Achievement |
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Pete Evans[29] | 1990 | Chef, author, and My Kitchen Rules judge |