Kedron State High School

Kedron State High School, 1959

**Kedron State High School** is a public secondary school that predominantly serves the suburbs of Albion, Bowen Hills, Clayfield, Gordon Park, Grange, Kalinga, Kedron, Lutwyche, Wilston, Windsor and Wooloowin.

School catchments surrounding Kedron State High School

## Background

### Students and teachers

In 2020 Kedron State High School had 1,671 students (53% male and 47% female). The school had 140 teaching staff and 71 non-teaching staff, giving the school a 1:12 teacher-to-student ratio. Most Kedron State High School students (51%) came from an average financial background; 12% came from lower-than-average and 36% came from higher-than-average.

In 2019 Kedron State High School received $23,434,738 in financial funding. 72% of it came from the Queensland Government, 19% of it came from the Australian Government, 8% came from student fees and the remaining 1% came from private sources. It was equivalent to $14,908 per student.

## History

### Opening

Kedron State High School was opened on January 23, 1956.

### Asbestos

In 2005 it was found by the Department of Public Works that there were 7 broken roof tiles containing asbestos at Kedron State High School.

In March 2007 it was publicly revealed by Rod Welford, the Queensland Minister of Education that Kedron State High School was one of twenty Queensland schools known to have damaged and degraded asbestos floors. This was only revealed after being pressured by Bruce Flegg, the Liberal leader to release details of which schools had the damaged asbestos floors. Welford stated at the time, "There is no risk with asbestos building products in our state schools unless there is a disturbance. I want to make it very clear that if any of these buildings posed a danger to anyone, children or school staff, they would have been shut down immediately."

From December 2009 to February 2010, the Queensland Government conducted an audit of Asbestolux presence in public schools. Kedron State High School was among 115 schools found to have Asbestolux, a low density asbestos board, on school premises.

### Makeover

In September 2014, $77,000 was contributed by the Queensland Government to Kedron State High School's budget, specifically to repair core infrastructure and superficial renovation (such as repainting classrooms). The money was made available through a $300 million Government commitment to state school maintenance projects.

## Academic results

### OP results

An official position (OP) was a tertiary admission rank given to eligible Queensland students once they completed their secondary school studies. 1 was the highest possible OP a student could receive while 25 was the lowest. It was replaced by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) in 2020.

### NAPLAN results

> The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9. All students in these year levels are expected to participate in tests in reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.
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\*The percentages are the difference between Kedron State High School's NAPLAN results and the national average.

## School uniform

Kedron State High School's formal and athletic uniforms consist of the colours white, gray, black and mustard yellow. The girls' formal uniform is a medium gray knee-long dress with a box-pleated skirt, a white Peter Pan collar and mustard yellow detailing. The uniform also includes two ties; a short black one with a long mustard yellow one underneath.

The boys' formal uniform is a white dress shirt, black slacks and a long diagonally-striped tie. For both girls and boys there is also a wide-brimmed black hat with the school's emblem on the front.

The girls' and boys' athletic uniform is mostly identical with the only noticeable difference being the length of the shorts. The uniform consists of a mustard yellow polo shirt with a black collar and black athletic shorts that reach mid-thigh (girls' uniform) or much closer to the knees (boys' uniform).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "EdMap". *Queensland Government*. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
2. ↑ "Kedron State High School". *Kedron State High School*. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". *Department of Education*. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kedron State High School, Kedron QLD: School profile". *My School*. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
5. ↑ "Kedron State High School, Kedron, QLD: Finances". *My School*. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
6. ↑ "The 379 state school sites in Queensland with asbestos roofs and the number of roofs affected at each site, according to the Department of Public Works". *The Courier-Mail*. 15 April 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2021 – via ProQuest.
7. ↑ "Row over asbestos in schools". *Townsville Bulletin*. 14 Mar 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via ProQuest.
8. ↑ "Audit confirms extent of asbestos dangers - Fears rise for former staff and students". *The Courier-Mail*. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2021 – via ProQuest.
9. ↑ "Fresh look for Kedron high school". *Northside Chronicle*. 10 Sep 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2021 – via ProQuest.
10. ↑ "Tertiary entrance: ATARs and OPs". *Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority*. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
11. ↑ "Trend of KEDRON STATE HIGH SCHOOL by OP/IBD results". *Better Education*. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
12. ↑ "NAPLAN – general". *NAPLAN*. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Kedron State High School, Kedron, QLD: Results". *My School*. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "NAPLAN 2019 Outcomes: All Queensland Schools". *Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority*. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
15. ↑ "Kedron State High School". *Google Images*. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
16. ↑ "Kedron State High ‹ SongMakers". *Google Images*. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

## External links

* Kedron State High School – official site
* Kedron State High School, Kedron QLD: School profile – My School
* Kedron State High School – The Good Schools Guide