Clontarf Beach State High School (CBSHS), opened 1964, is a co-educational,

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based in Clontarf in

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. Clontarf State Primary School is located not far from it. The current principal is Jo House. The school's enrolment in 2008 was approximately 1148. In December 2008 the number was 1240. In 2008 Clontarf High was in the news for being in the most disrepair, however since then money has been spent making the school even safer for students and up grading the classrooms. Recently the school has built new tennis and futsal courts on the school oval and converted the old tennis courts into a one-of-a-kind Marine Science EcoCentre.

Academic

Clontarf Beach State High School currently enrolls students in Years 7–12. The junior school is years 7-9 and the senior school is years 10–12.

Sport

The school competes against other schools in the district of Redcliffe such as

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, Grace Lutheran College and Mueller College in years 8 and 9. Students can enroll in the year 8 and 9 soccer development program and also compete competitively against other schools in various sports like rugby league, soccer, netball, Rugby Union and basketball.

Notable alumni

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