Everton Park State High School is a small school consisting of approximately 500 students located in the northern suburbs of
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
, Australia. The Queensland Government gazettal proclamation of 22 September 1960 announced the opening of a Stafford State High School for the beginning of 1961. The school was renamed Everton Park State High School by gazettal proclamation dated 8 December 1960 and opened 23 January 1961 under this name. The actor
Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Em ...
is one of the school's more notable alumni.
The Metropolitan Region Music Resource Centre is co-located with the school.
Notable alumni
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Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Em ...
, Academy Award-winning actor (1964–1968)
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Glenn Wheatley
Glenn Dawson Wheatley (23 January 1948 – 1 February 2022) was an Australian musician, talent manager and tour promoter.
Career
Wheatley began his career as a musician in Brisbane in the mid-1960s. In the late 1960s he became known national ...
, talent manager and musician (1961–1963)
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Michelle and
Rodney Martin, professional squash players
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Adrian Lam
Adrian Lam (born 25 August 1970) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Super League Club Leigh Leopards (was Leigh Centurions), and a former rugby league footballer.
He played for the Sydney Rooste ...
, Australian rugby league football coach and former international player
References
External links
Official Website
Public high schools in Brisbane
Educational institutions established in 1961
1961 establishments in Australia
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