Glenmore State High School is an inclusive secondary school providing quality education for students from year 7 to 12.
We offer a wide range of subjects to prepare our students for the transition from school to their chosen future pathway.
Built with a strong reputation of caring for our students, our vision is to inspire growth, positive well-being and quality outcomes for all.
As a Positive Behaviour for Learning school, we value and promote a learning environment where students are respectful, responsible and striving for excellence.
Our History
We opened in 1975 with only a year 8 cohort. Guided by our first principal Mike Maher, our school grew from a single classroom block, upstairs A Block, to our current facilities.
Mike Maher served our school community as the first principal until 1978. His service was commemorated in 2000 with the construction of our multi-purpose hall named the Mike Maher Centre.
There are many speculations as to the origin of our name, but it is often believed that we were named after a small village in the Scottish Highlands bearing the same, Glenmore.
The School Crest
Our original school crest was designed by founding principal, Mike Maher, and janitor, Gordon Ferry.
The original design quite similar to our current, was topped with a dragon. The remainder of the crest was split into quarters which held icons representing our areas of learning, such as the Arts, Technology, and Sport.
Above is the version from September 2000, which was embellished for the beginning of the new century.
In 2002, the crest was redesigned to our current design. This is where our Glenmore orange was first utilised within the design.
The meaning of the Crest
The Dragon
Said to have initially come from the many myths about dragons in the Scottish Highlands region, the Glenmore Dragon, was born.
The Dragon evolved into the Chinese style seen today, through the influence of our first P&C Association President who was of Chinese descent.
It symbolises leadership, loyalty, wisdom, courage, strength and endurance. All characteristics that we would want our students to display.
The waves
Signifying the Fitzroy River which runs through the centre of Rockhampton.
The Southern Cross
Included in honour of the Australian Flag and because of its visibility in our night sky.
The vertical lines
Representative of the diversity in each year level we educate.