Atherton State High School
- Atherton State High School
Infobox Aust school
name = Atherton State High School
motto = "Alis Aquilae"
"On the wings of an eagle"
established =
type = Public
principal = Colin Allen-Waters (2008-present)
Student Leaders = Na city = Atherton
state = QLD
country = Australia
campus = Rural
enrolment = 1000
colours = Maroon and Yellow
homepage = [http://www.athertonshs.qld.edu.au/ http://www.athertonshs.qld.edu.au/]
Atherton State High School (ASHS) is a co-educational, state secondary school in Atherton, Queensland. Possibly its most notable alumnus is the former Premier of Queensland, Peter Beattie.
Education
The school is known for its outstanding vocational education standards, winning numerous awards around the state of Queensland. Many students are receiving traineeships and apprenticeships and the percentage of students receiving these eclipses the state standards.
The school is linked to a TAFE branch, close to the front entrance. TAFE and Atherton High School are linked in many vocational education and training programs. [ [http://www.athertonshs.qld.edu.au/News/highlights.htm#General TAFE and Atherton High] ] ]port
The school has 4 sports teams, competing for 3 sports titles, Athletics, Cross-Country running, and Swimming. They are Eacham (red), Euramo (blue), Quincan (yellow) and Barrine (green.) These teams are named using lakes around the Tableland area. Eacham has been crowned champion house the past 3 years.
At this year's Tablelands Athletics events, Atherton State High School won by over 60 points, against schools such as Mareeba State High School, and Mount Saint Bernard's High School. This was a record margin for the event. Also, the school captured the District swimming, and cross-country titles, taking a clean sweep of sports events around the Tableland schools area. Coming into the 2008 athletics carnival, Atherton High will try and equal a record 5 straight athletics carnival wins.[ [http://www.athertonshs.qld.edu.au/News/highlights.htm#HPE/Sport%20Department Sports Accolades] ] ]Attendance
The school's attendance is approximately 998 students.
References
ee also
*Education in Australia
External links
* [http://www.athertonshs.qld.edu.au Atherton State High School home page]
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