Keebra Park State High School

Keebra Park State High School (KPSHS), referred to as Keebra Park or Keebra, is a co-educational public secondary school, located in the Gold Coast suburb of Southport, Queensland, Australia.^[6] The school falls within Division 6 of Gold Coast council.^[7]

Keebra Park State High School
Location
Anne St, Southport 4215 Gold Coast , Queensland
Coordinates	27°59′4.06″S 153°23′58.71″E
Information
Type	State secondary day school
Motto	Latin: Honesta quam Splendida (Honourable Deeds Rather Than Splendid Ones[1])
Established	1973[2]
Principal	Adam Brandis[3]
Deputy Principals	Lisa Chippendale Deputy Principal Iain McLennan[3]
Year levels	Year 7 – Year 12[4]: 2
Gender	Coeducational
Enrolment	1,100 (August 2023)[5]
Language	English
Colour(s)	Maroon and blue
Website	keebraparkshs.eq.edu.au

Students

Year levels

Queensland secondary schools started catering for Year 7 to align Queensland with the other states, as part of the official implementation in 2015 of Anna Bligh's state-wide "Flying Start" program.^[8] As part of a 2013 trial, some schools implemented this transition early. 2013 was the last year Keebra Park State High School catered only for Year 8 to Year 12.^[9]: 2 Since 2014,^[10]: 3 the years levels currently offered at this school are Year 7 to Year 12.^[4]: 2

Student enrolments

In 2023, Keebra Park State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,060 students.^[11]

The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:

Student enrolment trends

Year	Year levels						Boys	Girls	Total
	7	8	9	10	11	12
2008	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	681[12]: 2
2009	-	-	-	-	-	-	403	213	616[13]: 3
2010	-	-	-	-	-	-	436	229	665[14]: 2
2011	-	-	-	-	-	-	477	229	706[15]: 2
2012	-	-	-	-	-	-	452	241	693[16]: 2
2013	-	-	-	-	-	-	457	254	711[9]: 2
2014	-	-	-	-	-	-	429	254	683[10]: 3 [17]
2015	-	-	-	-	-	-	488	282	770[18]: 2 [19]
2016	-	-	-	-	-	-	453	306	759[20]: 3 [21]
2017	-	-	-	-	-	-	492	349	841[22]: 4 [23]
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	464	339	803[24]: 3 [25]
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	481	332	813[26]: 2 [27]
2020	186	155	151	158	126	138	548	366	914[28]: 2 [29]
2021	187	194	181	154	161	116	595	398	993[30]: 2 [31]
2022	166	193	205	196	167	142	644	425	1,069[4]: 2 [32]
2023	174	167	193	205	173	141	TBA	TBA	1,053

Notable alumni

Sport

Movie Premiers

Name	Sport	Achievement
Corey Allan	Rugby league	Canterbury Bulldogs player.[33]
Neccrom Areaiiti	Rugby league	South Sydney Rabbitohs player and Cook Islands international representative.[34]
Jesse Arthars	Rugby league	Brisbane Broncos player.[35]
Jai Arrow	Rugby league	South Sydney Rabbitohs player and Queensland representative.[36]
Daejarn Asi	Rugby league	North Queensland Cowboys player.[37]
AJ Brimson	Rugby league	Gold Coast Titans player.[38]
Tanah Boyd	Rugby league	Gold Coast Titans player.[39]
Jahream Bula	Rugby league	Wests Tigers player[40]
Rangi Chase	Rugby league	Doncaster Rovers player and England international representative.[41]
JJ Collins	Rugby league	Former Wests Tigers, Newcastle and Canberra player.[42]
Ingrid Cronin-Knight	Cricket	New Zealand White Ferns International representative.[43]
Greg Eastwood	Rugby league	Former Brisbane Broncos, Canterbury Bulldogs and Leeds player and New Zealand international representative.[44]
Kenny Edwards	Rugby league	Castleford Tigers player.[45]
Jaelen Feeney	Rugby league	Former Newcastle Knights player.[46]
David Fifita	Rugby league	Gold Coast Titans player and Queensland representative.[47]
Moeaki Fotuaika	Rugby league	Gold Coast Titans player and Tonga representative.[47]
Payne Haas	Rugby league	Brisbane Broncos player and Australian international representative.[47]
Tony Hearn	Rugby league	Former North Sydney, South Queensland player and St George player and Queensland representative.[34]
Delouise Hoeter	Rugby league	Former Wests Tigers player and Tonga international representative.[48]
Dallas Hood	Rugby league	Former Sydney Roosters and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats player.[49]
Brett Horsnell	Rugby league	Former Gold Coast Giants, South Queensland Crushers and Parramatta Eels player.[50]
Jordan Kahu	Rugby league	Brisbane Broncos player and New Zealand international representative.[51]
Richard Kingi	Rugby union	Former Stade Français and Wallabies player.[52]
Blake Leary	Rugby league	Former North Queensland and Manly player.[53]
Connelly Lemuelu	Rugby league	North Queensland Cowboys player.[54]
Lamar Liolevave	Rugby league	Former Wests Tigers player and Fiji international representative.[55]
Isaac Liu	Rugby league	Gold Coast Titans player and New Zealand international representative.[56]
Jamahl Lolesi	Rugby league	Former Canberra, Canterbury, Wests Tigers and Huddersfield player and New Zealand international representative.[57]
Robert Lui	Rugby league	Former Leeds Rhinos player.[58]
Te Maire Martin	Rugby league	New Zealand Warriors player and New Zealand international representative.[59]
Benji Marshall	Rugby league	Wests Tigers Assistant Coach and New Zealand international representative.[60]
Dane McDonald	Rugby league	Former Sheffield Eagles player.[61]
Brad Middelbosch	Rugby league	Former Saint-Gaudens Bears player.[34]
Thomas Mikaele	Rugby league	Warrington Wolves player.[62]
Sam Moa	Rugby league	Former Catalans Dragons player and New Zealand international representative.[44]
Tautau Moga	Rugby league	St George Illawarra Dragons player and Samoa international representative.[34]
Ben Murdoch-Masila	Rugby league	New Zealand Warriors player and Tonga international representative.[63]
Corey Norman	Rugby league	Toulouse Olympique player and Queensland representative.[64]
Agnatius Paasi	Rugby league	St Helens R.F.C. player and Tonga international representative.[65]
Dean Parata	Rugby league	Former Italy international representative.[citation needed]
Matt Parata	Rugby league	Former Italy international representative.[citation needed]
Jaxson Paulo	Rugby league	South Sydney Rabbitohs player.[66]
Leivaha Pulu	Rugby league	New Zealand Warriors player and Tonga international representaytive.[67]
Tyronne Roberts-Davis	Rugby league	Newcastle Knights player.[68]
Kurtis Rowe	Rugby league	Former Wests Tigers player.[69]
Dean Scott	Rugby league	Former Gold Coast Seagulls player.[70]
Marion Seve	Rugby league	Melbourne Storm player and Samoan international representative.[71]
Tim Smith	Rugby league	Former Parramatta, Cronulla, Wigan, Wakefield Trinity and Salford player.[34]
Chris St Clair	Rugby league	Former Balmain Tigers player and Italy international representative.[34]
Zahara Temara	Rugby league	Sydney Roosters NRLW side player.[citation needed]
Lausii Taliauli	Rugby union	Brumbies player and former Australian Sevens representative.[34]
Ben Te'o	Rugby league	Brisbane Broncos player, Queensland representative and former England rugby union international representative.[72]
Bodene Thompson	Rugby league	Leeds Rhinos player.[73]
Robert Tocco	Rugby league	Former Gold Coast Seagulls, Canterbury Bulldogs and South Sydney Rabbitohs player.[34]
Harry Tyson-Wilson	Rugby league	Former Hull FC player.[74]
Kim Uasi	Rugby league	Former Tonga international representative.[75]
Reece Walsh	Rugby league	Brisbane Broncos player.[citation needed]
Scott Zahra	Rugby league	Former Gold Coast Chargers player.[34]

See also

• Queensland portal

• Education in Queensland
• History of state education in Queensland
• List of schools in Gold Coast, Queensland
• List of schools in Queensland