Urangan State High School is Hervey Bay’s largest institution and is known for its international students from Europe and Asia.

Urangan State High School is adjacent to Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. The school offers a wide range of languages, including Chinese, Indonesian and Thai. The vocational training programs for housekeeping, IT, gastronomy, design and retail should also be emphasized.

Urangan State High School provides you with a full educational experience that can be the next positive step in your life, both academically and culturally. The international program varies between 3 months and 1 year. The aim of the school is to provide all international students with English skills for integration into the classroom.

Urangan State High School values integrity & responsibility, innovation, cooperation, diversity and success as part of a school community

The social environment at Urangan State High School is friendly, safe, and caring, in pleasant surroundings on landscaped school grounds. International students come from many different nations including the People's Republic of China, Thailand, Japan, Germany, France, the United States & the United Kingdom.

Facilities are modern and include well-equipped and modern class and subject rooms, state-of-the-art science laboratories and computer facilities, and a performing arts center and gym.

The city of Hervey Bay is three and a half hours north of Brisbane, Australia. The region has a great subtropical climate with summer (January) temperatures averaging 29 degrees Celsius and a winter average (July) of 21 degrees Celsius.

Hervey Bay has numerous natural resources including the Great Sandy Strait and Fraser Island. Hervey Bay is also one of the main access points to Fraser Island and major regional tourist attractions. Approximately 75,000 visitors a year come to Hervey Bay just to see the whales!

Urangan State High School offers a stimulating, varied curriculum, enthusiastic teaching staff, excellent facilities and a friendly campus within a coastal environment.

The school has strong links with TAFE and the University of Southern Queensland. The school has a strong emphasis on academic excellence. It has a reputation for outstanding achievements in Music, Performing Arts and Sport.

3 reasons to choose Urangan State High School

• Safe, supportive environment
• Flexibility in subject selection
• Coastal location and teperate climate

Urangan State High School Information

Year Established 1992
Number of Students 1780
Website: www.uranganshs.eq.edu.au
Address: Robert Street Urangan QLD 4655

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

• Academic and Cultural Excellence program
• Extension excellence programs - The University of the Sunshine Coast Head-Start program
• Outdoor Education
• Music, Drama and Dance
• Equestrian
• Triathlon (Excellence)
• Accelerated Music and IT programs
• Extension Mathematics
• Marine Studies
• Vocational Education Courses
• Leadership Development Program
• International support lessons
• International woodworking projects
• ​School of Distance Education for languages

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Concert band
• String Ensemble
• One weekend excursion every term - Fraser Island, Australia Zoo, whale watching or reef snorkelling
• Visit to Fraser Coast Wildlife Sanctuary
• Dance and Drama evenings
• Art festivals
• International trips
• Rock Eisteddfod
• Chess
• Interschool sport
• Futsal and soccer
• Junior regional council
• Maryborough Technology Challenge - 24-hour Human Powered Vehicle race
• Dingoes fitness

Languages

• Chinese
• Other languages available through the School of Distance Education

SCHOOL FACILITIES

• Recording Studio
• Sporting Ovals
• Gymnasium
• Hospitality facilities
• Film and Television facilities
• Sports and Multi-purpose courts
• Marine Studies facilities
• Music block
• Industrial design centre
• Hospitality kitchens
• ​International language centre

Tertiary Pathways

• University of Qld (Business, Chinese, Education and health)
• TAFE - Vocational Programs / Packages

AWARDS

• State Finalist – LOTE Awards (Chinese)
• State Byte Awards
• State Finals Rock Eisteddfod
• State Finals - School Aerobics Competition
• State representatives for Futsal, Cricket, Athletics, Football

Application

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