Queanbeyan High School
Location
Queanbeyan, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	35°21′11″S 149°13′17″E / 35.3531°S 149.2215°E / -35.3531; 149.2215
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Established	1959; 65 years ago (1959)[1]
School district	Queanbeyan; Rural South and West
Educational authority	NSW Department of Education
Principal	Jennifer Green[2]
Teaching staff	52.9 FTE (2018)[3]
Years	7–12
Enrolment	~500[3] (2018)
Campus type	Regional
Colour(s)	Maroon, white and black
Website	queanbeyan-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Queanbeyan High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Queanbeyan, in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1959,^[1] the school enrolled approximately 500 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 13 per cent identified as Indigenous Australians and 22 per cent from a language background other than English.^[3] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Jennifer Green.^[2]

Overview

The school runs a number of innovative programs including The Personal Best program in which students select to be in these classes if they wish to be challenged and encouraged in their learning: The College Program in which Year 11 and 12 sit for three subjects each year, and sit for the Higher School Certificate. Over two years, students complete 6 subjects but this method reduces the stress, enables more subjects to run, and gives both years of senior study purpose and dignity.

Notable alumni

• Allan Hawke AC – senior public servant, diplomat, former Chancellor of the Australian National University
• David Campese – Australian Rugby Union representative.^[4]