Cavendish Road State High School is a co-educational, state secondary school, located at 695 Cavendish Road,

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, Australia.

History

Established in 1952, Cavendish Road State High School was the second state high school to be built in the suburbs of Brisbane. A new sports centre, the Alan Sampson Sports Centre, was opened in September 2019 by Queensland Minister for Education and Industrial Relations

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. It was named in honour of former principal Alan Sampson, who served from 1997 to 2010.

Location

The school is a short distance from the

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, giving it access to a range of corporations and tertiary education associations.

Motto and programs

The school motto, ''Nil sine pulvere, nil praeter optima'', translates from Latin as "Nothing without effort, nothing but the best". The school has developed partnerships with the

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, and the

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, which allow eligible students to exit Year 12 with credit, fee-free, towards a university degree. A number of relationships with various sporting associations and private businesses (for

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s) in Queensland have also been developed.

Notable alumni

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, midfielder soccer player for the

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(1994–1997), lawyer, academic, Paralympic athlete, namesake of Harpur House at the school *

Loretta Harrop Loretta "Loz" Harrop (born 17 July 1975, in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian triathlete. As a teenager she attended Cavendish Road State High School along with her siblings and as of 2007 has a house named after her. Harr ...

(1988–1992), gold and silver winning olympic triathlete, namesake of Harrop House at the school, and three other members of her family *

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, former state politician * Dick Johnson, five-time

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, three-time winner of the

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, namesake of Johnson House at the school *

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, soccer player for the

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(1994–1997), choreographer, artistic director of the

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from 1991 to 2022; namesake of Page House at the school *

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, soccer player for the

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and as an attacking midfielder for the

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* Jesse Williams, defensive tackle and first Australian to win a

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with the

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in 2013

References

{{Authority control Public high schools in Brisbane Educational institutions established in 1952 1952 establishments in Australia

History

Location

Motto and programs

Notable alumni

See also

References