Mountain Creek State High School (MCSHS) is a co-ed secondary

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and is the largest school on

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's Sunshine Coast. It is located in the suburb of

Mountain Creek Mountain Creek is a ski resort in Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. It is located on New Jersey Route 94, from the George Washington Bridge. Mountain Creek contains of skiing area, night skiing, snowboarding, a ...

, which is situated 96 kilometres (60 mi) north of

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Structure

The school is organized around five sub-schools that are designed to break down the large size of the school. They are named after local islands: * Bribie (red) after

Bribie Island Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is ...

* Stradbroke (yellow) after

Stradbroke Island Stradbroke Island, also known as Minjerribah, was a large sand island that formed much of the eastern side of Moreton Bay near Brisbane, Queensland until the late 19th century. Today the island is split into two islands: North Stradbroke Islan ...

* Fraser (green) after

Fraser Island Fraser Island (Butchulla: ) is a World Heritage-listed island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, Queensland, Australia. The island is approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane, and is within the Fraser ...

* Moreton (blue) after

Moreton Island Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) is an island on the eastern side of Moreton Bay on the coast of South East Queensland, Australia. The Coral Sea lies on the east coast of the island. Moreton Island lies northeast of the Queensland capital, Brisbane. ...

* Mudjimba (purple) after

Mudjimba Island Mudjimba is a coastal suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, and forms part of the Maroochydore urban centre. In the , Mudjimba had a population of 2,540 people. Geography The suburb is bounded by Mudjimba Beach on the ...

, established in 2019 Consequently, each academic cohort of roughly 275 students in the middle school is taught by the same group of about 25 teachers, who are also responsible for pastoral care. The school community is supported by The Creeker Foundation, the P&C Association, the Local Chaplaincy Committee (with two resident chaplains) and the following groups: including Lions Mooloolaba, Life Church Sunshine Coast, Goodlife Community Centre and Redfrogs Australia. In 2015, the school began educating year 7 students. It has a strict

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restriction.

Expertise

In 2000, the school was as a winner of Education Queensland's Showcase For Excellence Award.

International

The school is an

International Baccalaureate The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly known as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the IB Dip ...

Diploma Programme, supporting a 5% international student population. The school also delivers international exposure trips to Asia, Europe and Latin America. It is a long-term member of the Council of International Schools Australia.

Innovation

In 2018, the school began construction of a multi-purpose building. In 2019 the building, named ''The Leading Edge'' was opened. The school facilitates the ''Coding and Innovation Hub'' as part of the Sunshine Coast's innovation ecosystem. This building delivers training to students and staff on STEM concepts. In 2019, the school established a

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program.

Notable alumni

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, Australian rules footballer playing for the

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in the

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(AFLW) *

Tyson Smoothy Tyson Smoothy (born 7 July 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL. Background Smoothy ...

, rugby league player for the

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in the

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(NRL) *

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, rugby league player for the

in the

(NRL) *

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, cricketer for the

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and Australia A * Noah Cumberland, Australian rules footballer playing for the

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in the

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(AFL)

References

External links

Mountain Creek State High School home page
Public high schools in Queensland Buderim International Baccalaureate schools in Australia Schools on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Educational institutions established in 1995 1995 establishments in Australia {{Queensland-school-stub

Structure

Expertise

International

Innovation

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links