Independent public school in Ferny Grove, Queensland, Australia
Ferny Grove State High School is a public secondary school in the suburb of Ferny Grove, inBrisbane ,Australia .
The school has a total enrolment of more than 1900 students, with an official count of 1961 students in 2023.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The school was opened in 1980 on its current site at McGinn Road,Ferny Grove , near theFerny Grove Railway Station and primary school; the Primary school is located in Finvoy Street.
Keith Tabulo (1980–1982) Tony Marsland (1982–1985) Ralph Took (1985–2000) Russell Burguez (Acting) (2000) Chris Rider (2000–2007) Kaye Gardner (2007–2010) David Sutton (Acting) (2010) Mark Breckenridge (2010–2017) John Schuh (2018–2021) Joseba Larrazabal (Acting) (2021) Janelle Amos (Acting) (2021) Kiah Lanham (Acting) (2022–present) Notable teachers at the school includeJohn Howard Amundsen who taught the subjects ofmanual arts , media and business.[ 4] [ 5] detonators were found in his home which caused the school to be evacuated and searched.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] sniffer dogs checked classrooms, before they declared it safe for students and staff to resume lessons.[ 5] [ 8] hoax threat.[ 8] incendiary devices and having dangerous goods in a vehicle.[ 9] [ 10]
The school is located in the suburb ofFerny Grove inQueensland's capital city,Brisbane . It is situated on McGinn Road, neighbouring Ferny Grove State School and theFerny Grove Railway Station .
Andrew Letherby ,[ 11] long-distance runner . Bronze medallist at the2002 Commonwealth Games .Anthony Lister ,[ 11] Jharal Yow Yeh ,[ 11] [ 12] Queensland andAustralia .Julia Robinson ,[ 11] NRLW playerJustin Hodges ,[ 11] [ 13] Queensland andAustralia . Won premierships in2002 and2006 . Captain of theBrisbane Broncos from 2014-15. Dally M Centre of the Year in2007 .Lisa andJessica Origliasso [ 14] The Veronicas . The sisters sang together in the 1998 Ferny High school talent quest and placed second.[ 15] Kenny Dougall , Australian football player, competed in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Matches.[citation needed Melina Vidler ,[ 11] Most Outstanding Newcomer – Actress at the2016 Logie Awards .Remy Hii ,[ 11] Most Outstanding Newcomer at the2014 Logie Awards .Ryan Williams,[ 11] [ 16] [ 17] Sharon Cripps ,[ 11] 1998 Commonwealth Games . Competed at the1996 and2000 Olympics .Shaun Berrigan ,[ 11] [ 18] Queensland andAustralia . Won premierships in2000 and2006 .Clive Churchill medallist in 2006.Stephen Eaton ,[ 11] [ 19] OAM ,[ 20] 2000 Summer Paralympics .Tamara Nowitzki ,[ 11] [ 21] 2000 Summer Paralympics .^ "Ferny Grove State High School Enrolment 2023" .Department of Education and Training (Queensland) . Retrieved26 September 2023 .^ "Unmasking excellence in state schools: More to the music" . Education Queensland. Archived fromthe original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved8 November 2008 .^ "Ferny Grove State High School named Brisbane's Greenest & Healthiest School!" (PDF) . Green and Healthy Schools (Queensland). 18 August 2008. Retrieved8 November 2008 .[permanent dead link ^a b "Teacher refused bail over bombs" .Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved18 May 2017 .^a b c Kennedy, Les (11 May 2006)."Bin Laden in the classroom" .Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved18 May 2017 . ^ "Brisbane teacher to face court again over explosives find" .ABC News Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved18 May 2017 .^ Oakes, Dan (11 May 2006)."Teacher charged over explosives and detonators" .The Age Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved18 May 2017 . ^a b c "Teacher up for terrorism" .News24 Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved18 May 2017 .^ Meade, Kevin (20 February 2007)."Teacher's terror charge dropped" .The Australian . Retrieved18 May 2017 . ^ "Terrorism Court Cases" .Parliament of Australia .Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved18 May 2017 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l "Past students" .Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved4 October 2015 .^ "STARS SHINE FOR THE KIDS" .North-West News (1 ed.). Brisbane, Australia. 13 June 2012. p. 022. Retrieved1 October 2015 .^ "Redemption" .Pine Rivers Press (1 ed.). Brisbane, Australia. 4 June 2003. p. 044. Retrieved1 October 2015 .^ "The Veronicas Board: What high school, or part of brisbane" . Archived fromthe original on 28 September 2007.^ Ferny Grove State High School: Magazine (1998) . p. 70.2nd Place: Lisa and Jessica Origlasso with a song and dance ^ Ferny Grove State High School Archived 2006-12-12 at theWayback Machine ^ "TJ Ryan Memorial Medal and Scholarship: Past medallists" . The State of Queensland (Department of Education, Training and the Arts).Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved29 August 2008 .^ "Ferny Grove State High School: History" . Ferny Grove State High School. Archived fromthe original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved29 October 2009 .^ "Big throw" .Northside Chronicle (1 ed.). Brisbane, Australia. 1 November 2000. p. 062. Retrieved1 October 2015 .^ "Eaton, Stephen Robert, OAM" . It's an Honour.Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved17 January 2012 .^ OLIVER, LEE."Swimmer's Story Splashed Over Pages Of New Book" .Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved17 September 2015 .
