Balmoral State High School
Balmoral State High School is a secondary school in Balmoral, Queensland, Australia. The school opened in February 1958. The school has an enrolment of 740 students and is a part of the Gateway Learning Community (GLC). The GLC is an alliance of six local primary schools and Balmoral State High School. Houses The school has a house system. There are four houses, which are identified by name and colour. The school's houses are: Coffey (red) Toyne (orange) Tunstall (purple) Wilson (blue) Curriculum The school follows the Australian Curriculum, with specialist subjects including aerospace studies, history, design & technology, graphics, Japanese, football academy film & television, drama, dance, music academy, and music. Co-curricular activities Balmoral State High School has many academic, sporting and cultural programmes, including the Boeing Enterprise Team, touch football excellence programme, student radio station, instrumental music programme, choir, competitive cheerleading squad, and biennial musical production. The school is one of 16 within the Gateway Aerospace Schools Project. This project is a joint initiative between Education Queensland, Aviation Australia, Aviation industries and selected schools, and is designed to promote and develop careers in the aerospace industry. The school also has a formal relationship with Boeing Defence Australia and offers