Indooroopilly State High School

A welcome message from Executive Principal, Michael West. Welcome back for the 2025 school year to our returning Indooroopilly SHS families, and a special welcome to our new students and families who are joining us this year. We hope that every family had an enjoyable and safe holiday break and that you feel ready for a productive year. It has been wonderful to see our Indro students so enthusiastic to be back, ready and equipped for learning, and I thank all of our families for your support in helping to make this happen. A special welcome as well to the 40+ new staff members - teachers, teacher aides, and support staff - who have joined our team this year. This year, our school community continues to grow, with an expected enrolment of just under 3,000 students, reflecting the strong reputation and demand for an Indooroopilly SHS education. As your new Executive Principal, I am truly honoured to join this vibrant community, renowned for its academic excellence, cultural diversity, and commitment to developing students who thrive in an ever-changing world. Over the coming months, I look forward to meeting students, staff, parents, and community members to learn more about the strengths of Indro and work together to shape an exciting future. On our first staff professional development day, I shared my immediate priorities as Executive Principal – key areas that will guide my leadership as I begin my journey at Indooroopilly SHS. First and foremost, I am committed to staying the course, ensuring that we maintain and strengthen the signature practices that have made Indro such a successful and respected school. I will also be a strong advocate for the Indro community, demonstrating loyalty and commitment to the unique values, culture, and priorities that define our school. A significant focus for me in these early months is getting to know our students, staff, and families, taking the time to listen, learn, and understand what makes Indro so special. At the same time, I will be supporting the implementation of our Strategic Plan and the 2025 Annual Implementation Plan (AIP) to ensure we continue making meaningful progress. Lastly, I want to explore and help shape the longer-term goals for Indro, working collaboratively with our school community to envision the future of this great school. These priorities will shape my leadership as we embark on what promises to be an exciting and successful year ahead. Thank you for welcoming me into this exceptional school community. I am excited about the year ahead and the opportunity to lead a school that values excellence, creativity, and diversity as deeply as Indooroopilly SHS does. Here’s to a fantastic 2025 - let’s make it a year to remember! Michael West Executive Principal

Exciting news for Indro Basketball players and fans - we’re partnering with the amazing Brisbane Bullets Basketball Club. Thank you Drew Mitchell, Kellie McCaffrey-Creed and Nicholas Jones for making this incredible collaboration happen! Read more about this amazing initiative below. https://lnkd.in/gtt8ifH6

Congratulations to Indro’s QCAA Class of 2024 on an incredible year of success! We are proud to share the results our students have achieved. The academic performance of our 2024 Seniors reflects their hard work, commitment and determination to do their personal best, alongside unwavering support from our dedicated teachers and their parents. Here is a snapshot of the outstanding 2024 results: 🎓 4 students achieved an ATAR 99+ 🎓 The Median ATAR for our 2024 cohort is 87.90 🎓 19% of graduates achieved an ATAR 95+ 🎓 42% of graduates achieved an ATAR 90+ 🎓 36.46% of subject results were an ‘A’ 🎓 34 students achieved As in at least 6 general subjects, earning them a QCE Certificate of Academic Commendation 🎓 14 students attained a perfect score of 100 in a subject 🎓 264 VET qualifications were awarded Congratulations to our Class of 2024.

Congratulations to Michelle Terret who has been named in The Educator 2024 ‘Hot List’ featuring the Best Educators in Australia. Michelle was recognised for her role as Head of Year 10 at Indro this year. Great work Michelle and a well deserved honour. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g2AcMYvt

We were delighted to welcome delegates from the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission to Indro yesterday. Acting Executive Principal, Mrs Deirdre Hall, Indro leadership staff, Mr Martin Lock, Director, International Business, Department of Education International, and Mr Jeff Cao, Project Officer, Global Engagement, Department of Education International, met with Mr Zhenfeng Yang, Deputy Director-General of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Ms Hong Sun, Director of Early Childhood Education and Care Department of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Mr Yang Wang, President of Shanghai Teacher Institute, Ms Ying Zheng, Director of Jinshan District Education Bureau, and Ms Huihua He, Associate Dean of Institute of Early Childhood Education of Shanghai Normal University. The delegates enjoyed morning tea and a tour of the school, including learning more about Indro’s Innovative Teaching Practice and QLearn.

Thank you Queensland College of Teachers for highlighting our wonderful Indro therapy dogs. Read more below…

Congratulations to Emma Siepen who has been presented with a 2024 QATSIF Deadly Educators Award for her outstanding efforts in supporting our First Nations students at Indro. Emma was presented the award by Troy Gorman, Indro’s Head of International Students and First Nations Department.

Our 2025 Senior Leaders, Jenny Knowles - Deputy Principal Year 12, and Marty Begbie - Head of Year 11, are in Tasmania this week participating in a leadership development course. The students are enjoying team bonding exercises and learning about different forms of leadership as they prepare to lead our school next year.

Celebrating 70 Years of Indro State High School. Ken Austin was a long serving Science Head of Department at Indooroopilly SHS (1972 – 1999). Ken was an early adopter of technology, utilising early generation computers to conduct data analysis before such things were routine in schools. He was instrumental in establishing the school’s rainforest and greenhouse and he was also a passionate and skilled sailor. The Ken Austin Science Award is awarded each year in his honour.

Congratulations to our talented students, Dheep Singh and Annie Huang who feature in a Courier Mail story on Brisbane's Highest Achieving Year 12 students in 2024. Dheep was our announced as Indro's Dux (QCAA) and Annie as our IB Dux at the Academic Awards earlier this term. Their tips for achieving study success are highlighted in the story. Well done, Annie and Dheep we are so proud of you and all of our students in the Class of 2024. You can read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gbQwYCZQ