Atherton State High School (ASHS) is a co-educational, state secondary school in Atherton,

Tablelands Region The Tablelands Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia.

Education

TAFE Technical and further education or simply TAFE () is the common name in Australia for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational courses. Colloquially also known ...

and Atherton High School were linked through vocational education and training programs. However The Atherton TAFE Branch moved away from the school in 2023, it is now located in a new location in Atherton.

Cultural

Programs in music are available to junior and senior students. The music academy performs at key school and community events. Instrumental music students can have their private tutorials complimented through the school's instrumental music program. Public performance is also enhanced through the drama and dance programs. Opportunities exist for students in all year levels to participate in school shows, musicals, community drama events and state showcase spectaculars.

Sport

The school has four sports teams, competing for three sports titles: athletics, cross-country, and swimming. They are Eacham, Euramo, Quincan and Barrine. Team names signify lakes throughout the

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region. The school participates in many sporting competitions, with students competing in a broad range of sports at district, regional, state and national levels..

Notable alumni

* Dallas Johnson *

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Student Enrolments

* 2020 - 891 * 2021 - 939 * 2022 - 917 * 2023 - 854 * 2024 - 774

References

External links

Atherton State High School home page
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