Earnshaw State College is a P-12 college in the Brisbane North Education District. Established in 2003 and located in
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
in the suburb of Banyo in northeast
Brisbane
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. Earnshaw has a short history as a College but a long history in
Nudgee State School Nudgee can refer to:
*Nudgee, Queensland (Suburb of Brisbane, Australia)
* St. Joseph's Nudgee College, Brisbane, Australia
*Electoral district of Nudgee
Nudgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Q ...
and Banyo State High School. Earnshaw specialises in Business.
Teams of Earnshaw students from grades 10, 11 and 12 won the 2010, 2011, and 2012
Global Enterprise Challenge
The Global Enterprise Challenge, formerly known as the Enterprise Olympics, arose as a result of an international collaboration between Ken Baker, then Chief Executive of the Enterprise New Zealand Trust, and Gordon McVie, who was at that time wi ...
.
Sporting houses
* Bradman
: Named after:
Donald Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman, (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has bee ...
: Colour: blue
* O'Neill
: Named after:
Susie O'Neill
: Colour: green
* Rafter
: Named after:
Patrick Rafter
Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He reached the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking on 26 July 1999. His career highlights include consecutive US Open ...
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Notable alumni
Leanne Linard
Leanne Maree Linard (born 29 October 1980) is an Australian politician. She has been the Labor Party member for Nudgee in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015. On 12 November 2020, Linard was sworn in as a cabinet minister in the thi ...
, Member for the Queensland seat of Nudgee and is Minister for Children and Youth Justice and Minister for Multicultural Affairs in the Palaszczuk Government
References
Public high schools in Brisbane
Educational institutions established in 2003
2003 establishments in Australia
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