Nerang State High School (NSHS) is a public, co-educational, secondary school, located in the Gold Coast town of Nerang (Queensland, Australia). The school is administered by the Department of Education and is located in Division 5 of the City of Gold Coast local government area.
History The school opened on 28 January 1986.
In 2021, Nerang State High School had 484 solar panels installed and up-and-running. This $310,000 investment was part of Queensland's "Advancing Clean Energy Schools" (ACES) program that was completed in 2022, which saw a total of 200,000 solar PV panels installed on rooftops at 912 schools across that state.
Demographics Student enrolments As of 2024, the school has a teaching staff of 89 and a non-teaching staff of 45, serving students from Year 7 to Year 12.
In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,295 students, with 1,008 students enrolled. The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:
+ Student enrolment trendsYearYearsBoysGirlsTotalRef 7 8 9 10 11 12 2014 - - - - - - 435 442 877 2015 - - - - - - 477 514 991 2016 - - - - - - 482 508 990 2017 - - - - - - 507 530 1,037 2018 197 210 209 175 112 123 512 514 1,026 2019 230 202 213 204 156 92 561 536 1,097 2020 218 229 195 212 180 126 593 567 1,160 2021 198 210 199 188 171 152 587 531 1,118 2022 205 186 199 190 158 138 572 504 1,076 2023 194 189 184 182 145 134 581 447 1,028 2024 174 210 178 170 147 129 505 458 1,008 2025 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 544 454 998 2026 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Sports Houses
The school's five sports houses are named after the initial four letters of the Greek alphabet:
+ Sports Houses House Name Colour Surnames Ref Alpha Blue A-D Beta Gold E - K Gamma Red L - R Delta Green S - Z
Notable alumni + Notable alumni in sport Name Sport Achievements Ref Shelley Cronau Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic athlete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo
See also
List of schools in the Gold Coast List of schools in Queensland Lists of schools in Australia
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