Does Forest lake state high school have good reputation in the area?

We may be moving to Forest lake only because I heard Forest lake state high school is a good school. Is it true? What do local people think of it? Anyone send your kids to the school? or has sent your kids there before?

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amw

Yea I go to Forest Lake State High School and am in my first year. There are lots of different clubs and programs to take part in such as: Photography club, Art club, eSports, Chess club and some more. There are also Excellence programs. They are: Music Excellence, Dance Excellence, Rugby League Excellence and the Academic Program of Excellence (APEX). I am in Music Excellence, eSports and APEX. One bad thing about the school is there is black spots (gum) on the ground everywhere!

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janicev

Forest Lake State High school is a fantastic school with caring teachers and both academic, sporting, musical and vocational choices for students. I have had 2 daughters graduate from the high school both with excellent ops. My last child is in Grade 8 in the light house class snd loves it.

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YOrulz

I couldn't go to the State High because it was being built. My 2 sisters and 1 brother could have but didn't. One set of neighbours chose to go to the private schools, and the other neighbours chose to go to the state schools.

My understanding = It's okay. Nothing special and not the worst. The teachers are generally quite good and due to the size of the school (number of students) the options for subjects and sports are vast, but there is bullying.

My opinion = Mum and I don't like the vibe there but it really all depends on your children. If they are socially confident and don't yet know what they want career wise, they'll be fine. If they are likely to be picked on or have a particular subject in mind, I advise you to look elsewhere.

I hope this helps you :)

Thanks for the answer. Is there any good private schools around there?

The one in Forest Lake is called Forest Lake College, again on a personal note, I don't think it's anything spectacular but friends who went there seem to think it's good and the school seem keen on student events (musicals, debates, etc).

The Forest Lake College has great comments.

I'm from forest lake state high and I noticed that you said theres a lot of bullying actually there isn't theres a lot of islanders who might muck around with ya but that's about it.

The students from Forest Lake State High even bully adults (Asian women) around the lake area. I can't imagine that they don't do the same to other students too. I was wondering if the school has any curriculum regarding anti-racism which is compulsory in other states, like NSW. I lived in Sydney and Canberra before. No student ever bullied me in any way, but here with Forest Lake State High students, it happens to me almost everyday. I'm sorry to say this, but students who bullied me have been all white. They yell at me, throw things at me, spat on me, and tell me to go back to my own country, when I peacefully walk around the lake. We're seriously considering to move to the North area now... It's really traumatising for me as an adult. How traumatising it would be for little kids if they are bullied. How do I know those bullying kids are from Forest Lake State High? Because they're all wearing the school uniform!

realistically, kids can experience bulling no matter what school they go to, so you necessarily can't say that it's the schools fault. i understand that there are many schools in local areas, but schools solve bullying differently, with different procedures, policies and punishments.etc now for what is happening to suel11, that is so horrible and from a forest lake student, i'm so sorry that it is happening to you. i'm not sure how many times this has happened to you, or when you write that review but maybe you should see if you could get an appointment with the prinicpal to tell her about all of this. she's such a sweet person and is an excellent principal, so i'm sure if you were able to contact her somehow, she'd try and fix this issue.