Tamborine Mountain State High School
| Tamborine Mountain State High School | |
|---|---|
 Tamborine Mount State High School, 2023 | |
| Address | |
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Holt Road, North Tamborine QLD, Australia | |
| Coordinates | 27°55′59″S 153°11′26″E / 27.93306°S 153.19056°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational state secondary (Year 7–12) |
| Established | 1999 |
| Principal | Tracey Brose |
| School roll | 898 (2023) |
| Website | https://tamborinemtnshs.eq.edu.au/ |
Tamborine Mountain State High School is a co-educational, state secondary school located in Tamborine Mountain, in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is administered by the Department of Education. As of 2023, it had an enrollment of 898 students and a teaching staff of 85.[2]
History
Tamborine Mountain State High School originally opened its doors on 29 January 1990, under the name Helensvale State High School.[3] In 1999, Tamborine Mountain State High School opened as an annex of Helensvale State High School,[4] known as 'Helensvale State High School, Tamborine Mountain Campus' from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2000.[3] By 2001, Tamborine Mountain State High School became a standalone school,[3] with a name change on 1 January 2001 from 'Helensvale State High School, Tamborine Mountain Campus' to 'Tamborine Mountain State High School',[3] and was given its independence, becoming a full-fledged high school in its own right by 2002.[4] The first group of Year 12s graduated in 2002.[citation needed]
Defamation Case
In 2019, Tamborine Mountain State High School principal Tracey Brose launched defamation action against five parents, claiming more than $1 million in damages for comments made about her on Facebook and a Change.org petition while she was temporarily suspended from her job in 2016.[5][6] In 2020, Judge Catherine Muir ruled in favour of Brose and ordered Donna and Miguel Baluskas to pay $3000 in damages each.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Tamborine Mountain State High School | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Our school". Tamborine Mountain State High School. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Gifford, Storm (12 October 2019). "Principal suing parents over negative online comments claims two defendants oinked at her". Daily News. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Sapwell, Gemma (11 October 2019). "A principal is suing parents for more than $1 million over online comments". ABC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Sammi (28 February 2020). "Tamborine Mountain High School Principal wins defamation case against parents who made derogatory comments on social media". 60 Minutes Australia. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "School principal wins defamation case over parents' social media posts". ABC News. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
