Benowa State High School

Benowa State High School (BSHS) is a co-educational school located in Gold Coast, Australia, which was founded in 1980. It is part of the Council of International Schools (CIS) and hosts exchange students from Asia, America and Europe. [ [http://www.benowashs.qld.edu.au/ Benowa State High School ] ] [ [http://www.benowashs.qld.edu.au/pdf/Prospectus2007.pdf Prospectus ] ] It commenced a French Immersion program in 1985 and was the first school to offer Marine Biology as a subject in the Queensland Education curriculum.Fact|date=March 2008

Academic

Benowa's French Immersion programme is a three year course offered in years 8-10, where students learn four of their subjects in French - these being: mathematics, French, society & environment and science. The school has recorded 11 OP1s (Overall Percentage) each year from 2004 to 2007, which ranks it ahead of all other secondary schools in the Gold Coast region.Fact|date=March 2008

Another stream in Benowa SHS is the Steiner Programme which aims to develop independent and "natural" learning in students, who learn at their own pace. Unlike most state schools, but like some private schools, Benowa State High School groups year 10-12 as senior school, and offers Mathematics C as a subject to the year 10 students.

Sports

Benowa is a constant achiever at volleyball tournaments, placing highly in most of the competitions they enter, and some students have entered the national level of competition in the event.Fact|date=March 2008 The school also has an athletics-inclined stream called 'Sports Excellence' which is aimed at year 8 and 9 students who wish to pursue a career in athletics. Although, academically, these students to do not excel - the school's consensus is to put up with their tedious trigonometry questions for the sake of 'The Reputation.' It has produced athletes who have gone on to represent both state and country in a variety of sports such as: swimming, volleyball, rugby, AFL, football and track & field.Fact|date=March 2008

Arts

Benowa has created an advanced curriculum in the arts, ranging from music to drama to the visual arts. To accompany these subjects is a 'Music Excellence' program which allows students to develop their own musical talent. Art workshops are offered to complement formal classes. [www.benowashs.qld.edu.au/] [www.benowashs.eq.edu.au/mathematics.php] [education.qld.gov.au/schools/catchment/benowa-ss.html] [www.southcoastschoolsport.eq.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=104] [www.mltaq.asn.au/goldcoast/speech%20comp/2007/Speech%20contest%20info/French_2007_Lrg_SECONDARY_SCHOOLS.doc]

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