Wynnum State High School

Wynnum State High School (WSHS)
Wynnum State High School (WSHS)
Location
	Peel Street; Manly, Queensland, 4179; Australia; 27°27′18″S 153°10′35″E / 27.4550°S 153.1765°E
Information
Type	State, secondary
Motto	Latin: Semper Fidelis; (Always Faithful)
Opened	2 March 1942
Enrolment	1,943 (2019) (2010)
Campus	Surburban
Colours	Green, gray and black;
Slogan	We’re Wynnum, We’re Proud
Website	wynnumshs.eq.edu.au
	; Peet Street Entrance

Wynnum State High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in the Brisbane suburb of Wynnum, Queensland, Australia.^[3]

History

Construction began in 1941, and the school first opened for students on 2 March 1942.^[1]^[2]^[4]

Facilities at the school include:

Basketball courts
Pool
Large sports oval
Assembly hall
Multi-Purpose Sports (MPS)
Multiple classroom buildings
Amphitheatre
Technology Studios
Science labs
library
Canteen

Construction also recently finished on a new block of four classrooms, dubbed the Russell Building or R Block (November, 2018). Later, it underwent construction to include 3 other classrooms.

Notable alumni

Warner Batchelor, Olympic boxer (1956)^[5]
Carolyn Crudgington, Olympic softball player (1996)^[5]
Robyn Forbes, Olympic trampoline gymnast (2000)^[5]
Belle Gibson, criminal^[6]
Caroline Hildreth, Olympic swimmer (1996)^[5]
Robbie Peden, Olympic boxer (1996)^[5]
Samantha Riley, Olympic swimmer (1992, 1996)^[5]
Kyle Sandilands, radio host and television personality^[7]

References

1 2 "Wynnum High School". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 2 February 1942. p. 5. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
1 2 "Schools To Reopen on Monday If Protected". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 27 February 1942. p. 3. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "Wynnum State High School | Schools Directory". Queensland Department of Education. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
↑ "£28,000 State High School For Wynnum". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 24 January 1941. p. 11. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wynnum High hosted Pierre de Coubertin launch". Australian Olympic Committee. 22 March 2003. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
↑ Toscano, Nick; Donelly, Beau (12 March 2015). "'Cancer survivor' Belle Gibson retains lawyer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
↑ Tabakoff, Nick (12 September 2009). "The truth about Kyle Sandilands, from father Peter Sandilands". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

[open1-1] 1 2 "Wynnum High School". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 2 February 1942. p. 5. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

[open2-2] 1 2 "Schools To Reopen on Monday If Protected". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 27 February 1942. p. 3. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[3] "Wynnum State High School | Schools Directory". Queensland Department of Education. Retrieved 29 December 2025.

[4] "£28,000 State High School For Wynnum". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 24 January 1941. p. 11. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[:0-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wynnum High hosted Pierre de Coubertin launch". Australian Olympic Committee. 22 March 2003. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

[6] Toscano, Nick; Donelly, Beau (12 March 2015). "'Cancer survivor' Belle Gibson retains lawyer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

[7] Tabakoff, Nick (12 September 2009). "The truth about Kyle Sandilands, from father Peter Sandilands". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

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