Coombabah State High School

Coombabah State High School is a public secondary school located in the northern suburb of Coombabah on the Gold Coast, Queensland, in Australia. It is situated on Pine Ridge Road and is adjacent to the Norco Milk Factory and the Coombabah Sewage Plant.

Overview

The current principal is Chris Kern with the deputies being Peter Hughes, Paul Bevan and Cath Robertson. Over 1,200 students attend Coombabah High and feeder schools include Coombabah State Primary School, Biggera Waters State Primary School, Labrador State Primary School & Arundel State Primary School and also Helensvale State Primary School. It opened in 1986, with a student population of approximately 670 students in Years 8, 9 and 11. Years 10 and 12 were introduced in 1987, and enrolments continued to grow, reaching a peak of approximately 1700 in 1989. The first principal was Kevin Bowden, who was assisted by Carmel Gomm a Deputy Principal and Dorothy Dwyer as Senior Mistress. In 2011, Coombabah High celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Rugby League program

Coombabah High is affiliated with NRL club the Canberra Raiders and the program is extremely strong at Coombabah. The Rugby League excellence cohort is coached by Rod Pryor, Scott Marlow, Brett Timmis and former first grade Penrith Panthers winger, Rod Wright. In 2007 the Year 9 team participated in the South-East QLD competition the Michael Hancock cup and reached the Grand Final, which was played at Suncorp Stadium as a curtain-raiser to a Brisbane Broncos match. Coombabah lost to Palm Beach Currumbin High School.This year Coombabah participates in the Steve Renouf Year 8 competition, Michael Hancock Year 9 competition, Kevin Warlters Year 10 competition and the Opens play in the Titans Cup, and Andrew Gee Shield.This year the Under 14s have won the Michael Hancock Competition for the first time. This year the school had six Queensland Representatives in Mitcham Ardler, Edward Brimelow, Jerremiah Nia, Nathan Wilson, Grant Davies (union) and Bryson Rukuwai (union).

Notable alumni

• Talitha Cummins, journalist
• Scott Sattler, Rugby League coach and player
• Jeremy Smith, Rugby League player
• Tim Smith, Rugby League player

Notable Teachers

• Rodd Wright, former Panthers Star

House Colours

Coombabah State High school currently follows the standard four house and colour groups. The four come as follows with their colours:

• Red - Namajtira Knights
• Yellow - Mccubbin Tigers
• Blue - Streeton Sharks
• Green - Drysdale Dragons