James Nash State High School
James Nash State High School is an independent coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1200 students each year, with an official count of 1220 students in 2017. James Nash State High School's current role of Principal is held by Jackson Dodd. The school also consists of more than 110 other staff members including four Deputy Principals, one Business Manager, one Guidance Officer, one School Chaplain, 12 Heads of Department and 98 teaching staff. History. James  Nash State High School officially opened on 24 January 1977 and was named in honour of James Nash (5 September 1834 – 5 October 1913), who discovered the Gympie Goldfield on 16 October 1867. In 2013, James Nash State High School received a Queensland Showcase Award for Excellence in Education. Sporting houses. James Nash State High School includes the following four sporting houses, all of which are named in reference to gold mines worked on the Gympie Goldfield, with their respective colours: Curriculum. English. English is a compulsory core subject taught across the Year 7–10 curriculum. Students in Year 10 undertake  the subjects of General English, General English Extension or Essential English. Students in Years 11 & 12 undertaking English study the General subjects of General English, Cyber English or General English Extension (Year 12 only), or the Applied subject of Essential English. Mathematics. Mathematics is a compulsory core subject taught across the Year 7–10 curriculum. Students in Year 10 undertake either General Mathematics or Specialist Mathematics. Years 11 and 12 students undertaking Mathematics study the General subjects of Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics, or the Applied subject of Essential Mathematics. Social Sciences. Social Sciences is a compulsory core subject that  is taught in the subjects of History, Geography and Civics across the Year 7–9 curriculum. In Year 10, Social Sciences remains a compulsory subject and each student undertakes one of the subjects of Ancient History, Geography, Legal Studies and Modern History. Social Sciences subjects available to Years 11 and 12 students include the General subjects of Accounting, Ancient History, Business, Economics, Geography and Legal Studies, and the Applied subject of Social & Community Studies. Science. Science is a compulsory core subject across the Year 7–10 curriculum. Students in Year 10 undertake either General Science or Specialist Science. Science subjects available to  Years 11 and 12 students include the General subjects of Biology, Chemistry and Physics, and the Applied subject of Science in Practice. Health & Physical Education. Health & Physical Education is a compulsory core subject across the Year 7–9 curriculum. In Year 10, Health & Physical Education becomes an elective subject and students undertaking Health & Physical Education study either of the subjects of Physical Education and Recreation Studies. Health & Physical Education subjects available to Years 11 and 12 students include the General subject of Physical Education and the Applied subjects of General Sport & Recreation and Outdoor Sport & Recreation. German. German is the Languages  Other Than English subject taught at James Nash State High School. It is a compulsory subject for students in Years 7–8 and an elective subject for students in Years 9–12. The Arts. Years 7 and 8 students rotate through the Arts subjects of Art, Drama and Music over the two-year period. Year 9 students study the same subjects as semester-long elective subjects. In Year 10, students have opportunities to participate in the elective subjects of Drama, Music, Practical Art and Visual Art. Arts subjects available to Years 11 and 12 students include the General subjects of Drama, Music  and Visual Art, and the Applied subjects of Drama in Practice and Visual Arts in Practice. Business & Digital Technologies. Business & Digital Technologies is a rotational subject for students in Years 7 and 8. Business & Digital Technologies subjects available to students in Years 9 and 10 include Business Information Processing, Digital Technologies and Economics & Business. Year 10 students undertaking Business Information Processing achieve a Certificate I in Business. Design & Technology. Years 7 and 8 students rotate through the Design & Technology subjects of Design Technology and Home Economics over the two-year period. Students in Year 9 study the Design & Technology subjects  of Food & Nutrition, Graphics, Metal Production, Wood Production and Textiles Technology as semester-long elective subjects. In Year 10, the Design & Technology subjects of Certificate I in Construction (CPC10111), Certificate I in Hospitality (SIT10216), Graphics, Fashion Studies, Food & Nutrition, Metal Production and Wood Production are studied as elective subjects for the full year. Design & Technology subjects available to Years 11 and 12 students include the General subjects of Design, Digital Solutions and Food & Nutrition, and the Applied subjects of Building & Construction Skills, Engineering Skills, Fashion, Hospitality Practices, Industrial Graphics Skills and Industrial Technology Skills. Vocational Education & Training. James Nash State  High School offers the following Vocational Education & Training (VET) courses to students in Years 11 & 12: Extracurricular activities. Sports. Inter-school sports competitions are available for AFL, Hockey, Netball, Rugby League, Rugby Union and Soccer. Students have an ability to make representative regional teams in the following sports: Annual Sports Carnivals are held for Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics. These carnivals are the base for James Nash State High School's four representative houses to vie for the ‘James Nash House Cup’.