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  1. Ferny Grove State High School

    Co-ed · State · Ferny Grove

    • Fees No tuition fees (state school)
    • Students 1,800

    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 8 comments: 5 speak well of it · 1 raises concerns

    Review Year 12 subject choices

    I chose General English, Mathematical Methods, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Legal Studies. I regret not doing Specialist mathematics as it would have been much more beneficial to me now, however at the time I didn’t want too much if a workload

    5 more from Ferny Grove State High School

    Review Subject range and curiosity

    The school offered a variety of subjects from stem related subjects to a while host of humanities subjects to even subjects such as woodworks for those who wanted to go down the trades path, many assessments were engaging and practical with many choices of topic to encourage students to find what they wanted to write about and be creative

    Anonymous · Former student, finished Year 12 in 2022–24 · written 2025

    Review Year 12 subject choices

    I did: Pyschology Physics Methods General English Ancient History Drama I chose them because I was interested in them, and was glad I chose them because there was a lot of variety in my subjects.

    Review Subject range and curiosity

    Yes, I believe that we had quite a diverse range of subjects, so everybody was able to study what they were interested in. They fostered engagement by offering the opportunity to join after school hours clubs.

    Review Would you recommend it?

    Many of the teachers are engaging and passionate about their subjects and it really shows in the way they teach their students

    Review Getting extra help

    Fairly accessible as weekly tutoring sessions for a variety of subjects were held, with extra sessions for senior students.

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