James Nash State High School is an independent coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1200 students each year, with an official count of 1220 students in 2017.[1]
The school's current role of Principal is held by Jackson Dodd. The school also consists of more than 110 other staff members including four Deputy Principals, one Business Manager, one Guidance Officer, one School Chaplain, 12 Heads of Department and 98 teaching staff.[2][3]
History
James Nash State High School officially opened on 24 January 1977[4] and was named in honour of James Nash (5 September 1834 – 5 October 1913), who discovered the Gympie Goldfield on 16 October 1867.
In 2013, James Nash State High School received a Queensland Showcase Award for Excellence in Education.[1]
Sporting houses
James Nash State High School includes the following four sporting houses, all of which are named in reference to gold mines worked on the Gympie Goldfield, with their respective colours:[5]
Inter-school sports competitions are available for AFL, Hockey, Netball, Rugby League, Rugby Union and Soccer.
Students have an ability to make representative regional teams in the following sports:
AFL
Basketball
Cricket
Golf
Hockey
Netball
Rugby League
Rugby Union
Soccer
Squash
Softball
Tennis
Touch Football
Volleyball
Annual Sports Carnivals are held for Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics. These carnivals are the base for James Nash State High School's four representative houses to vie for the ‘James Nash House Cup’.[7]
