TOOWOOMBA
High School
Harristown
State High School
Year established
1955
Number of students 1600
Street address
341-367 South St,
Toowoomba
QLD 4350 Australia
Phone +61 7 4636 8700
Fax
+61 7 4636 8777
Website harristownshs.eq.edu.au
strengthened even further by our rich community ties. Not only
Three reasons to choose
Harristown State High School
do we excel in academics, but we also tear up the sporting field,
1.
Dimensions of Learning helps develop our
students’ love of learning.
2.
A caring and supportive school.
3.
Diversity of cultures.
At Harristown you will find an abundance of opportunity,
shine on the stage, build and design with enthusiasm and
creativity, reach out to the world in search of experience and
open our arms to share and celebrate cultural diversity. No
matter what your passion, we have a program here at Harristown
that will fulfil your needs and allow you to perhaps exceed your
own expectations.
We welcome you whole-heartedly to join with us, become a
Harristown Hawk and take part in what could be one of the most
dynamic and memorable experiences of your lifetime.
Special programs
Extracurricular activities
Tertiary pathways
› Accelerated Academic
Academy
› Sporting Academies in soccer,
volleyball and rugby league,
with students representing at
regional, state and national
levels, with some overseas
exchange travel
› Senior languages
› Dance, drama, film, television and
new media
› Agricultural Science
› Music extension program
› Industrial Arts Academy
› English extension program
› Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander studies
› Arts productions
› Vocational Education program
› Extensive student support network
› Debating
› Music ensembles
› Annual ski trip
› School Cultural Ambassador
Program
› Interact
› National competitions in science,
mathematics, English, business and
humanities subjects is encouraged
› Students able to integrate
university study with senior
curriculum through several high
profile Queensland universities
› Direct entry into University of Southern
Queensland
› Access to a variety of vocational
courses with Southern Queensland
Institute of TAFE
› Strong links with business community
for the continuation of traineeships
and apprentices begun at school
CRICOS Provider: 00608A
School facilities
› Languages and Cultures community
center
› Sporting complex, featuring an
indoor 25-meter swimming pool
and gymnasiums
› Modern classrooms, many with
interactive learning technologies
› Creative technology center with 330
seat theatre
› Trade Training center
Languages
› Indonesian
› German
› Japanese and French available via the
School of Distance Education
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