Springwood State High School is a

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state school located in the

Logan City Logan City is a local government area situated within the south of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City also bor ...

suburb of Springwood. The school opened in 1977 to Grade 8 students with its official opening in 1978. Springwood State High School is situated on of bushland and includes a lagoon which is used by senior

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students. In addition to this, the school is home to many native animal species including

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s, Wallabies and many species of birds. The school is home to one of fifteen air quality monitoring stations in

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Former students

Some Springwood High School students have become notable, including: * Steven Bradbury - First Australian gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics *

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- Triple Olympic gold medal winner *

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- Queensland politician * Grant Musgrove - Ex-Queensland politician (was member for Springwood) *

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- founder of

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fitness clothing stores worldwide *

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- rugby union player * Steven Johnson - Australian V8 racing driver

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Springwood State High School
Public high schools in Queensland Schools in Logan City Educational institutions established in 1977 1977 establishments in Australia {{Queensland-school-stub

Former students

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