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Subscriber only High growth areas and a flood of interstate migration is spurring on massive enrolment growth in schools across the Sunshine Coast. Latest education department statistics have revealed the region s fastest and slowest growing schools, with the Coast s southern campuses in the midst of massive growth. Baringa State Primary School was the fastest growing school in the region in the past 12 months, with enrolments up 22 per cent to 1022 students. Deputy principal Amos Cowling, who had taught at the school since its opening in 2018, said the growth had been expected and the campus was able to be scaled up as required to meet the increasing demand.
4th May 2021 3:27 PM
A Lockyer schoolgirl is hot on the heels of Olympic swimming greats having secured two Olympic trial qualifying times.
Jordan Webster, a Year 12 at Lockyer District State High School, will race against the best backstrokers in the country in June as she vies for a position on the Australian Olympic team.
The 17-year-old secured her position in the Olympic Trials with a 1.02.62 swim in the 100m backstroke, and a 2.15.96 in the 200m backstroke at the Queensland School Swimming carnival.
She also came home with a third in the 100m freestyle, second in the 50m freestyle and gold in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke and set multiple new Queensland records on the day.
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A Lockyer Valley year 12 student will represent her school at Rockhampton’s Beef Australia after earning a position as an official associate judge.
Yasmin Carley has shown Lockyer District State High School’s Australian lowline cattle for the past year and was selected by the breed society to attend Beef Week.
The 17-year-old, who doesn’t live on a farm, will also compete in the junior judging and junior paraders while at the week-long event. Lockyer District State High School student Yasmin Carley in the cattle show ring. Photo: Contributed
With a passion for cattle and everything animal, Yasmin is eager to showcase her cattle experience while representing the school.
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Subscriber only Real estate experts say Coast parents don t have to fear steep mortgage repayments to get their children into the region s best performing state schools. Student enrolment is capped for 12 of the Coast s state high schools as families move into catchment zones of those receiving the best OP results. The
Daily has looked at last year s test results compared to median suburb house prices to determine the better value-for-money zones.
â SEE THE FULL LIST OF PRICES BELOW â Maroochydore State High School and Coolum State High School topped the list in 2019, with 30 per cent of eligible students receiving an OP between 1-5 at Maroochydore, and Coolum was just below at 27.7 per cent.