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  1. Rochedale State High School

    Co-ed · State · Rochedale

    • Fees No tuition fees (state school)
    • Students 1,498

    Some evidence3 people mention it. Worth reading what they said.

    Comes up in 100% of 3 reviews · 1.8× the Brisbane average (55%)

    This school 100% Brisbane 55%

    Of 3 comments: 1 raises concerns

    Review School culture

    Fairly strict, which I don't think is a bad thing, kids need structure in order to work at their best. Individual teachers could be more or less strict, so rules were somewhat unevenly applied, but that'll be an issue at any school. Different year levels had distinctly different cultures - my year had so many students who wanted leadership positions that they invented new roles, the year below couldn't get enough people to fill even the original roles.

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    Review School culture

    The school was not academically strict however was very picky when it came to school uniform and attire. Personally I did not enjoy this part as I didn’t believe that the school uniform policy should determine whether a student can or cannot be at school and not really heavily influence their academic outcomes. This did eventually play a role when students were not able to attend classes because of their additional piercings or nail polish which I did not think was a reasonable excuse to remove students in grade 11 and 12 from the learning environments in order to punish them.

    lalalalarochedaley · Former student, finished Year 12 in 2022–24 · written 2025The school overall

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