Welcome to The Gap State High School.
Our school has been supporting the education of this suburb and surrounding community for the last 60 years.
We welcome every student into a world of opportunity. An opportunity to see, hear, do, access and achieve great things. We do this by coming to school everyday with unconditional positive regard.
Over the past nine years of being the proud Principal of The Gap state High School, I have witnessed and supported significant growth that has resulted in new buildings and the recruitment of extra staff to support this growth.
During this time I have been working in partnership and consultation with staff, students, parents
and community in order to be able to respond quickly and effectively to this
growth without forgetting our core purpose of growing all learners. It is important to me as a leader that every
student in our community has a strong sense of belonging and a feeling of
connection to the school.
At The Gap SHS we
believe in: “Learners Who Flourish”.
The
term “learners” encompasses all of us.
Our students, teachers, non-teaching staff, parents and community
members. I view The Gap SHS as a
learning hub for our suburb and catchment area and our goal is to develop
lifelong learning for all.
The enrolment of
your child/ren at The Gap State High School is special to us and we aim to
provide a range of learning experiences and opportunities to enable your child
to develop and grow during their time at school.
We offer unique Programs of Excellence, which include: Excellence: Academic Honours Program, Excellence: Accelerated Music
Program (AMPed), Excellence: Elite Volleyball Program (EVP), Excellence: Accelerated Sporting Program (ASP) and Excellence: German Immersion Program (GIP). Additionally, we offer Applied Positive Psychology, all supported by extensive camp and adventure travel opportunities, and extensive Visual Arts subjects.
Our teachers
constantly strive to provide the best learning environment and classroom
experiences because they are strong believers in academic excellence. This is one of the reasons why our school has a history of consistently high academic achievement.
Most importantly we strongly support student wellbeing throgh the Connect Program that focusses on Grattitude, Empathy and Mindfulness through the lens of Positive Psychology, a subject accessed by every student across the school.
We aim to provide an
all-round education that also provides opportunities for those students who
seek to broaden their horizons. By participating in a range of additional
co-curricular activities and by striving to improve skills, abilities and
confidence, students find these undertakings help improve their academic
and employability skills.
Our school offers
many activities and encourages all students to become involved and actively
participate.
We look forward to
developing a strong partnership with your family that supports Educational Achievement and creates belonging and engagement for every learner.
Anne McLauchlan
Executive Principal