School Enrolment Management Plan
Gympie State High School recognises as its prime obligation, the provision of access to an appropriate educational service for students whose principal place of residence is within the school’s catchment area.
Because of enrolment capacity and growth, Gympie State High School may be unable to meet this obligation in the future unless action is taken to manage enrolments. The rincipal must restrict the enrolment of out-of-catchment students to ensure in-catchment students can enrol at their local state school without requiring additional facilities.
Student enrolment capacity
Gympie State High School has a maximum student enrolment capacity of 1,485 students.
The school's Programs of Excellence are supported through the allocation of a defined number of places. Places in the Programs of Excellence will only be available to out-of-catchment enrolments once the demand for in-catchment enrolment has been met and sufficient student enrolment capacity has been reserved for future in-catchment growth. Currently Gympie State High School has the capacity to enrol:
- 420 students in the Centurions Sporting Academies Program – Sporting Excellence (Rugby League, Futsal and Volleyball) Program of Excellence
- 250 students in Rural Industry School of Excellence Program of Excellence
- 150 students in the Interactive Digital Media Program of Excellence.
Local catchment area
A school's local catchment area is the defined geographical area from which the school is to have its core intake of students.
Gympie State High School operates under a negotiated catchment area.
The school's catchment map is available from
EdMap.
Gympie State High School is adjacent to Mary Valley State College and Tin Can Bay State School which only provide schooling from Years P-10. Therefore Gympie State High School provides Year 11–12 to a wider catchment area. This means that the school has 2 different catchment areas — i.e. one for junior secondary (for Years 7–10 or Years 8–10) and another for senior secondary (Years 11–12).
Out-of-catchment application
Out-of-catchment students applying for enrolment at the school are placed on a waiting list, assessed in order of receipt and prioritised as follows:
- For schools with a Program of Excellence
- Subject to available student enrolment capacity, places will only be available to out-of-catchment enrolments if they satisfy the school's criteria for placement in that particular Program of Excellence and the defined number of places has not yet been filled by enrolments from within the catchment. Sufficient student enrolment capacity must be reserved for future in-catchment growth. (Please note: The enrolment criteria for the Program of Excellence is available from the school.)
- For secondary schools with a wider catchment area for Years 11–12:
- Students who live within the senior secondary catchment but not within the junior secondary catchment.
- All other out-of-catchment enrolment applications.
Enrolment policy and procedure
The
enrolment policy includes further information about in-catchment and out-of-catchment enrolments, acceptance and assessment processes, as well as any associated fees and decisions on enrolments.
For further information regarding School Enrolment Management Plans, please refer to the
School Enrolment Management Plans procedure for contact the
school principal.
Gazettal date
This updated version of the School Enrolment Management Plan for Gympie State High School was gazetted on 30 September 2022.
The School Enrolment Management Plan is internally reviewed each year, and if required, updated to reflect any changes to student enrolment capacity and/or Programs of Excellence.