Mackay State High School
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105 Milton Street, Mackay Qld 4740
PO Box 5665, Mackay MMC Qld 4741
Telephone
(07) 4657 9179
Facsimile
(07) 4957 9100
E-mail
All the trees below are at Mackay State High School
On the edge of the bikeway
Next to the tennis courts
Near Milton Street
Just for a change, a tree at Mackay State High School
Near the tennis courts
At the start of the bikeway
Next to the tennis courts
Near Milton Street
Just for a change, a tree at Mackay State High School
Near the tennis courts
At the start of the bikeway
Just for a change, a tree at Mackay State High School
Near the tennis courts
At the start of the bikeway
At the start of the bikeway
Mackay State High School
Very blue basketball court
This beautiful blue basketball court is a new addition to Mackay State High School.
Rainbow over Mackay State High School
All three of my children, Nick, Suzanne, and Amanda, attended Mackay State High School, as did my daughter-in-law, Denese, and my grandson, Kial.
Mackay State High School
Mackay State High School, which is the oldest high school in Mackay, and was one of the first five state high schools in Queensland, is ageing relatively gracefully as it is 98 years old this year (2010). The school will celebrate its centenary in 2012. It opened to the first students in 1912 when it was based at the TAFE building in Shakespeare Street. In 1963 the school moved to the present site which has a frontage to Milton Street. This is the reason for the alternate name of Milton Street High. Taxi drivers in particular appear to be more familiar with this mode of addressing the school.
Mackay State High School
The school, which has just under 1000 students, in years eight to 12, has a Latin motto, Labor Vincit which translates to “work conquers”.
Cattle at Mackay State High School
In addition to the expected subjects which cater for students who are academically inclined, and also for those who plan to follow a particular vocation, Mackay State High School also has a strong music program and an agricultural program which provides those of us who live nearby, with the chance to see cattle close to our homes.
School fence detroyed by the 2008 Mackay flood
The Mackay flood in February 2008 sent about three feet of water raging through the school and in the process part of the front brick fence was demolished.
Oval at Mackay State High School
The school has a large oval which is also used outside school hours by community based groups and by individuals who run around like mad things. The basketball courts and tennis courts are also used constantly outside school hours, as is the school hall.
Red blossoming tree at Mackay State High School
The tree, above, helps to provide shade for students waiting each morning for the buses which go on to Victoria Park State School, and to other schools in the district.
A well-grassed oval at Mackay State High School
The school has a new purpose built computer building (which I manage not to see as a number of beautiful old trees were murdered in order for the ground to be cleared).
