Keebra Park State High School (KPSHS), referred to as Keebra Park or Keebra, is a coeducational public secondary school, located in the Gold Coast suburb of Southport, Queensland, Australia. The school falls within Division 6 of Gold Coast council.

Students Year levels

Queensland secondary schools started catering for Year 7 to align Queensland with the other states, as part of the official implementation in 2015 of Anna Bligh's state-wide "Flying Start" program. As part of a 2013 trial, some schools implemented this transition early. 2013 was the last year Keebra Park State High School catered only for Year 8 to Year 12. Since 2014, the year levels currently offered at this school are Year 7 to Year 12.

Administration Staff

As of 2025, the school has a teaching staff of 87 (Full-time equivalent: 81.8) and a non-teaching staff of 37 (Full-time equivalent of 30.1).

Principals

The first principal of the school was Garfield Prowse in 1973. As of 2025, the current principal is Adam Brandis. Recent principals have included:

+ Principals of the School Principal Tenure Initial Year Ref Final Year Ref Adam Brandis Catherine Pfingst Cameron Hodges

Other principals prior to these have included Frances Jones.

Student enrolments

In 2025, Keebra Park State High School was reported to have a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,060 students.

The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:

+ Student enrolment trendsYearYear levelsBoysGirlsTotalRef 7 8 9 10 11 12 2008 - - - - - - - - 681 2009 - - - - - - 403 213 616 2010 - - - - - - 436 229 665 2011 - - - - - - 477 229 706 2012 - - - - - - 452 241 693 2013 - - - - - - 457 254 711 2014 - - - - - - 429 254 683 2015 - - - - - - 488 282 770 2016 - - - - - - 453 306 759 2017 - - - - - - 492 349 841 2018 - - - - - - 464 339 803 2019 - - - - - - 481 332 813 2020 186 155 151 158 126 138 548 366 914 2021 187 194 181 154 161 116 595 398 993 2022 166 193 205 196 167 142 644 425 1,069 2023 174 167 193 205 173 141 607 446 1,053 2024 159 160 151 181 173 152 558 418 976 2025 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 584 417 1,001 2026 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Notable alumni

Sport

+ Notable Alumni in Sport Name Sport Achievement Corey Allan Rugby leagueCanterbury Bulldogs player. Neccrom Areaiiti Rugby leagueSouth Sydney Rabbitohs player and Cook Islands international representative. Jesse Arthars Rugby league Brisbane Broncos player. Jai Arrow Rugby leagueSouth Sydney Rabbitohs player and Queensland representative. Daejarn Asi Rugby leagueNorth Queensland Cowboys player. AJ Brimson Rugby leagueGold Coast Titans player. Tanah Boyd Rugby leagueGold Coast Titans player.Jahream BulaRugby leagueWests Tigers player Rangi Chase Rugby leagueDoncaster Rovers player and England international representative. JJ Collins Rugby leagueFormer Wests Tigers, Newcastle and Canberra player. Ingrid Cronin-Knight CricketNew Zealand White Ferns International representative. Greg Eastwood Rugby leagueFormer Brisbane Broncos, Canterbury Bulldogs and Leeds player and New Zealand international representative. Kenny EdwardsRugby league Castleford Tigers player. Jaelen Feeney Rugby leagueFormer Newcastle Knights player.David Fifita Rugby league South Sydney Rabbitohs player and Queensland representative. Moeaki Fotuaika Rugby leagueGold Coast Titans player and Tonga representative. Payne Haas Rugby leagueBrisbane Broncos player and Australian international representative. Tony Hearn Rugby leagueFormer North Sydney, South Queensland player and St George player and Queensland representative. Delouise Hoeter Rugby leagueFormer Wests Tigers player and Tonga international representative. Dallas Hood Rugby leagueFormer Sydney Roosters and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats player. Brett Horsnell Rugby leagueFormer Gold Coast Giants, South Queensland Crushers and Parramatta Eels player. Jordan Kahu Rugby leagueBrisbane Broncos player and New Zealand international representative. Richard Kingi Rugby unionFormer Stade Français and Wallabies player. Blake Leary Rugby leagueFormer North Queensland and Manly player. Connelly Lemuelu Rugby leagueNorth Queensland Cowboys player. Lamar Liolevave Rugby leagueFormer Wests Tigers player and Fiji international representative. Isaac Liu Rugby leagueGold Coast Titans player and New Zealand international representative. Jamahl Lolesi Rugby leagueFormer Canberra, Canterbury, Wests Tigers and Huddersfield player and New Zealand international representative. Robert Lui Rugby leagueFormer Leeds Rhinos player. Te Maire Martin Rugby leagueNew Zealand Warriors player and New Zealand international representative. Benji Marshall Rugby leagueWests Tigers Assistant Coach and New Zealand international representative. Dane McDonald Rugby leagueFormer Sheffield Eagles player. Brad Middelbosch Rugby leagueFormer Saint-Gaudens Bears player. Thomas Mikaele Rugby leagueWarrington Wolves player. Sam Moa Rugby leagueFormer Catalans Dragons player and New Zealand international representative. Tautau Moga Rugby leagueSt George Illawarra Dragons player and Samoa international representative. Ben Murdoch-Masila Rugby leagueNew Zealand Warriors player and Tonga international representative. Corey Norman Rugby leagueToulouse Olympique player and Queensland representative. Agnatius Paasi Rugby leagueSt Helens R.F.C. player and Tonga international representative. Dean Parata Rugby leagueFormer Italy international representative. Matt Parata Rugby leagueFormer Italy international representative. Jaxson Paulo Rugby leagueSouth Sydney Rabbitohs player. Leivaha Pulu Rugby leagueNew Zealand Warriors player and Tonga international representative. Tyronne Roberts-Davis Rugby leagueNewcastle Knights player. Kurtis Rowe Rugby leagueFormer Wests Tigers player. Dean Scott Rugby leagueFormer Gold Coast Seagulls player. Marion Seve Rugby leagueMelbourne Storm player and Samoan international representative. Tim Smith Rugby leagueFormer Parramatta, Cronulla, Wigan, Wakefield Trinity and Salford player. Chris St Clair Rugby leagueFormer Balmain Tigers player and Italy international representative. Zahara Temara Rugby leagueSydney Roosters NRLW side player. Lausii Taliauli Rugby unionBrumbies player and former Australian Sevens representative. Ben Te'o Rugby leagueBrisbane Broncos player, Queensland representative and former England rugby union international representative. Bodene Thompson Rugby leagueLeeds Rhinos player. Robert Tocco Rugby leagueFormer Gold Coast Seagulls, Canterbury Bulldogs and South Sydney Rabbitohs player. Harry Tyson-Wilson Rugby leagueFormer Hull FC player. Kim Uasi Rugby leagueFormer Tonga international representative. Reece Walsh Rugby leagueBrisbane Broncos player. Scott Zahra Rugby leagueFormer Gold Coast Chargers player.

See also

Education in Queensland History of state education in Queensland List of schools in Gold Coast, Queensland List of schools in Queensland

References

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