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Cavendish Road State High School
Co-ed · State · Holland Park
- Fees No tuition fees (state school)
- Students 2,022
Some evidence3 people mention it. Worth reading what they said.
Comes up in 100% of 3 reviews · about the Brisbane average (89%)
This school 100% Brisbane 89%
Of 6 comments: 4 speak well of it · 1 raises concerns
Review Something only students would know
Something random about my school was that the motto was: nil sine pulvere, nil praeter optima, which means nothing without effort, nothing but the best
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Review Something only students would know
T-Block toilets suck so bad rather hold it for the day then go in their not a single working stall door because people think it’s fun to kick the hinges off the doors. Pretty typical for most schools though.
Review Getting extra help
Teachers were very accessible for help, all it would take is the student approaching any teacher they are comfortable with in the subject and asking for help, and they could arrange lunchtime or before/ after school help.
Review Chances to take part in the arts
The school had a plethora or arts opportunities like musical theatre, instrumental music, choir, drama classes, visual art classes and displays, media arts classes and displays. Each of these areas had several showcase events and gave students the opportunity to participaten in relevant excursion and extra curricular activities.
Review Subject range and curiosity
Yes there were plenty of subject choices although I would’ve loved an architecture course. There were tons of club like stuff you could join in on at breaks and plenty of student and teacher run events throughout the year.
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