Gympie High
school captain Bodie Torr said he felt honoured to be picked for the position and hoped to have a future career either in a trade or in the fitness industry. I would like to get everyone involved in the school culture and increase events, as since COVID happened it s sort of decreased, Mr Torr said.
School captain Zali Williams is excited to be a voice for the students of Gympie High and encouraged more participation and involvement in school events. Last year it stopped all that and this year people aren t really getting back into it, Miss Williams said.
Much of the population growth in the Gympie region will be accommodated on Gympie’s Southside.
In light of this, the town plan has allocated land near Eel Creek Road and Lindsay Street for a new primary school - eventually - but there is no mention nor planning as yet for a third public high school, and QLD Ed and Gympie MP Tony Perrett are at odds over whether it is time to start that planning.
Mr Perrett has demanded in Parliament and in a Question on Notice this week that QLD Ed come clean about current enrolments and the true capacity of Gympie’s two biggest schools, and only two public high schools, Gympie High and James Nash, which are both reportedly bursting at the seams this year.