Upper Coomera State College (UCSC) is a

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located in the suburb of

Coomera Coomera () is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Coomera had a population of 20,225 people. Geography Located next to the Pacific Motorway, Coomera is close to Pimpama, Helensvale, Wi ...

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. It is administered by the

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, and as of 2023, has an enrolment of 1,834 students and a teaching staff of 150. The school enrols students from

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, in 3 sub-schools: Chisholm Junior School, Jakaara Middle School and Fensham Senior School.

History

The school was established on 1 January 2003. During 2011, it was said that racial bullying at the school was 'out of hand,' with 5-6 lockdowns occurring within the past 3 years due to the problem. However, the regional director for the Department of Education at the time, Glen Hoppner, stated that the school did not have race-related problems. In 2013, the school took part in an Australian-wide initiative called 'Day for Daniel' by dressing in red to honour the memory of

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; a ‘Walk for Daniel’ also occurred. The school was sent into lockdown after threats via social media were made toward the school in 2018, supposedly by a

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and a

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student; however, it was revealed later that it was not a student, but a 36-year-old woman, who was charged for the incident.

Extra-curricular

The school offers the following Extra-curricular programs: * Creative Arts Academy, * STEM Academy, * Sports Academy, * The 'Future Stars' program.

References

External links

College Website
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