Dysart State High School

Infobox School
name = Dysart State High School


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streetaddress = Edgerley Street
PO Box 186,
city = Dysart, Queensland
state = QLD
county = Australia
zipcode = 4749
country = AUS
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principal = Scott Whybird
faculty = 19
ratio = 10:1
grades = 8 to 12
opened = 1982
enrollment = 185
enrollment_as_of = 2008-9 School Year
free_label = Telephone
free_text = 07 4941 1888
free_label1 = Fax
free_text1 = 07 4941 1800
free_label2 = email - info
free_text2 = [e-mail]
free_label3 = email - principal
free_text3 = [e-mail]
footnotes = developed from a Secondary Department attached to Dysart State School in 1978
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homepage = http://www.dysartshs.eq.edu.au/

Dysart state High School is a co-educational public high school in Dysart, Queensland, Australia, serving grades 8 through 12. Opened in 1982, it was developed from a Secondary Department attached to Dysart State School in 1978.

Dysart's mission is "To help, encourage & challenge the individual to strive to fulfil his or her potential in all facets of life." The school's motto is: "Strive to Achieve".

Facilities

All buildings are fully wheel-chair accessible and have evaporative air-cooling in each classroom. Dysart has specialist Manual Arts, Science, Home Economics facilities as well as an extensive library and two computer laboratories, where Students may use the "Connect-Ed" program to access the Internet.

Courses of study

Year 8 offers English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Health & Physical Education, Manual Arts, Home Economics, Music, Keyboarding, Art and French.

Year 9 and 10 specializes in Manual Arts, Home Economics, Commerce & Computing, Art, Music and Drama, as well as core subjects including English, Math, Science, Social Science and Physical Education.

Senior students are offerred Board, Study Area Specification (SAS) and other school subjects within the Senior School. In addition. They are also provided with vocational courses as electives. Approximately one-half of graduating students continue on to complete tertiary studies.

Awards

In 2007, Dysart was a Showcase State Finalist for Excellence in Senior Phase of Learning and Excellence inLeadership for the Skilling Students for Success program and Dysart Community Pathways Program. [cite web|url=http://www.cqnews.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3784229|title=cqnews.com|accessdate=2008-09-22]

Uniform policy

Students are required to wear the proscribed school uniform at all times during the school day and whenever on school premises. Makeup of any kind is strictly forbidden.

See also

* Queensland State Schools
* Queensland State High Schools
* Dysart, Queensland

References

External links

* [http://www.dysartshs.eq.edu.au/2156_DysartStateHighSchool_NextStep2008_Summary.pdf 2007 Destinations report]
* [http://www.dysartshs.eq.edu.au/SchoolAnnualReport07.pdf School annual report]
* [http://www.townsinaustralia.com/Dysart.106.htm Dysart town webpage]