Indooroopilly State High School

Number of Students: 1158

Why Choose Indooroopilly State High School?

Indooroopilly State High School holds an excellent reputation and holds traditions to foster student success. The school provides a high standard of academic and vocational education, nurturing the abilities of each student in a caring yet disciplined learning environment, to develop goals and individual pathways.

Indooroopilly State High School is governed by a School Council, which consists of eight members; The President of the Parents & Citizens’ Association, the Principal, two parent, staff and student members are elected.

The School Council’s purpose is to develop and improve student learning, by identifying needs that are guided by the broad strategic direction of the school.

Additional activities offered:

Indooroopilly State High School leads the way in The Arts and offers language courses in Spanish Immersion and Chinese Acceleration. Students are offered Maths and Engineering Acceleration Programs to complete over a four year plan.

Students have the ability to gain extra qualifications, such as the CISCO Certified Networking Associate course, and Aviation learning programs which provide students with the ability to qualify for a private pilot’s licence.

Under the Aerospace & Aviation program, students take part in the UAV Challenge, Rocketry Challenge and visit Aviation Australia Open Days.

Students that wish to study instrumental and vocal music can join several ensembles and groups:

String Orchestra
Concert Band
Chamber Strings
Brass Ensemble
Big Band
Symphonic Winds
Percussion Ensemble
Indooroopilly Voices
Senior Vocal Ensemble

Additional lessons are available in brass, woodwind, strings and percussion instruments.

The English program at Indooroopilly State High School covers debating, public speaking (including Lions Youth of the Year), poetry, Brisbane Writers’ Festival workshops, Channel 9 newsreader competition, writing contests (based around course work) and International Competition and Assessment in Schools (ICAS) participation.

Other activities and programs offered by the school include:

Accounting and Legal Studies Pathways Program
ASX Sharemarket Game
Bond University Mooting Competition
Brookfield Show Fashion Competition
Business Educators’ Association Queensland Accounting Competition
Commonwealth Bank Foundation Start Smart program
ECOMAN
gURLS in I.T.
Open Day – coffee venture
Queensland University of Technology Girls in IT
Queensland University of Technology Accounting in Schools Program
RNA Natural Fibres Calico Capers Design Competition
Timber and Working with Wood Show
Try A Trade Bricklaying
UN Day – coffee venture
University of Southern Queensland Legal Studies Conference
WoolmarkTM Wool 4 Skool Design Competition
Youth Parliament

Sporting recreational activities include Lawn Bowls, Beach Volleyball and Archery, visits to Fitness First (part of Recreation Studies), visits to performance laboratories at Queensland’s Human Movement Department, trips to St Lucia Golf Course to work with professional golfers, AFL coaching programs, and the opportunity to attend the Women in Sport breakfasts hosted by the Brisbane City Council.

Sporting competitions include the Bert McAlpine Interschool Tennis Tournament, Badminton Tournament, Pierre de Coubertin Awards and Teacher versus Student matches in various sports.

A strong focus on the Spanish and Chinese language is studied at Indooroopilly State High School, with fruitful opportunities to reflect that, such as:

Excellence for Chinese for Year 8 and 10 year levels
Confucius Institute and CLTAQ Chinese Speaking Contest
Immersion study tours
Shanghai Cup Chinese Speaking Competition
University of Queensland Chinese Writing Competition
Modern Languages Teachers’ Association of Queensland Posters and Stories Competitions
Modern Languages Teachers’ Association of Queensland Gold Coast Griffith University Spanish Speech Contest
Spanish Language FIESTAS at Indooroopilly State High School
Spanish Film Festival
Language Perfect Online Competition
Chinese food and cultural excursion
Confucius Institute of Queensland Chinese Immersion Program

The school’s mathematics faculty offer competitions, challenges and groups, such as:

Australian Mathematics Olympiad Committee – Enrichment Activities including the Mathematics Challenge (March)
Australian Informatics Competition in Term 2 – highly placed students to participate in Computer Programming courses at UQ
Year 8 Maths Quiz Team – interschool competition in Term 3
Indooroopilly High hosts the annual district Mathematics Teams Challenge for Years 7 to 12 in Term 2
QAMT Mathematics Problem Solving Competition in July
Maths In Industry
Australian Mathematics Competition
International Competition and Assessment in Schools (ICAS) participation
Maths tutoring for all students from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, every Monday
Robotics Group
Robocup Competition

A key annual event in Indooroopilly State High School is the United Nations Day; a multicultural celebration. This is an opportunity for students to dress in costume, perform, carry flags, participate in workshops and taste a wide range of global foods.

Other cultural events are celebrated:

Chinese New Year
United Nations Day
Close the Gap Day
Reconciliation Week (National Sorry Day)
NAIDOC week
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander activities

An enriched science program is offered to students, opportunities include:

A program STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) for year 9 students at University of Queensland
SPARQ_ed – for gifted Year 11 and 12 science students to work at the Princess Alexandra Hospital
Peter Doherty Lecture Series at ISHS
Biology Study, a 2 day field study at Hastings Point for Year 11 students
Physics Dreamworld Study for Year 11 students
Science Club, open to all students
RACI Titration Competition held at University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology
RACI National Chemistry Quiz
International Competition and Assessment in Schools (ICAS) participation
Siemen’s Science Experience, a 3 day hands on science at the Australian National University for Year 10 students
National Science Youth Forum, a 2 week vacation camp at the Australian National University for to Year 11 students
E-biol Competition – On-line Biology Olympics, open to senior students
National Science Week Activities at ISHS

Social Science activities include:

Queensland History Teachers’ Association Essay Competition
Brisbane Combined Schools ANZAC Day Ceremony
National Geography Competition
RBA Economics in Australia lecture
Asia-Wise Competition
Classics Department – University of Queensland Seminars for Senior Ancient History Students
Youth Forum – Global Education
Model United Nations Debating Seminars
Queensland Geography Association Senior Seminar – Environmental Issues
University of Queensland Economics Conference
AMP/The Australian Economics Competition
CHOGM
Discovering Democracy Activities
Waterwise Home Challenge

Activities in The Arts includes:

Creative Generation Awards for Excellence in Visual Art
Creative Generation State Schools OnStage
Queensland New Filmmaker Awards
Australian Teachers of Media Awards
Brisbane International Film Festival
Bright Sparks Competition
Brisbane Bands music competition
MusicFest – part of our Instrumental Music Program
Fanfare
School Musical
Student Theatre Company
Dance Company
Film Gala – Showcase of student work in Media and FTVnM
Arts Critics’ Tour Interstate
Senior Drama performance evenings
Drama and Dance performance excursions each term
Regional Showcase Awards
Music Extension Performance Nights each Semester
Senior Arts Journey – A showcase of student work in Years 10 – 12
Junior Arts Journey – Presentation of work from Years 7 and 8 MADD and Year 9 Theatrical Movement Studies and Visual Media Technology and Music Open Day performances by Music, Media, Drama, Dance and Visual Art students

Facilities at Indooroopilly State High School:

Students at Indooroopilly State High School have the use of excellent schooling facilities:

The Peter Doherty Theatre with a seating capacity of 200
Assembly Hall with a seating capacity of 800
Dance studio
Film, Television and New Media suite
1:1 laptop program
School wireless network coverage
Flight simulator
Industrial Technology workshops
CISCO Networking Academy
Resource Centre (Library)
Sporting Fields
Tennis Courts

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