Nerang State High School (NSHS) is a public, co-educational, secondary school, located in the Gold Coast town of Nerang (Queensland, Australia). The school is administered by the Department of Education and is located in Division 5 of the City of Gold Coast local government area.

History

The school opened on 28 January 1986.

In 2021, Nerang State High School had 484 solar panels installed and up-and-running. This $310,000 investment was part of Queensland's "Advancing Clean Energy Schools" (ACES) program that was completed in 2022, which saw a total of 200,000 solar PV panels installed on rooftops at 912 schools across that state.

  • The science block of Nerang State High School in 2026.
  • Nerang State High School's Trade Centre in 2026.
  • The front entrance of Nerang State High School, 2026.

Demographics

Student enrolments

As of 2024, the school has a teaching staff of 89 and a non-teaching staff of 45, serving students from Year 7 to Year 12.

In 2023, Nerang State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,295 students, with 1,008 students enrolled. The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:

Student enrolment trends
YearYearsBoysGirlsTotalRef
789101112
2014------435442877
2015------477514991
2016------482508990
2017------5075301,037
20181972102091751121235125141,026
2019230202213204156925615361,097
20202182291952121801265935671,160
20211982101991881711525875311,118
20222051861991901581385725041,076
20231941891841821451345814471,028
20241742101781701471295054581,008
2025TBATBATBATBATBATBA544454998
2026TBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBATBA

Sports

Houses

The school's five sports houses are named after the initial four letters of the Greek alphabet:

Sports Houses
House NameColourSurnamesRef
AlphaBlueA-D
BetaGoldE - K
GammaRedL - R
DeltaGreenS - Z
Nerang State High School - Sports Oval, 2026.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni in sport
NameSportAchievementsRef
Shelley CronauWheelchair BasketballParalympic athlete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo

See also

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