Edge Hill State School

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Principal's Welcome

Three reasons to choose Edge Hill State School

  1. ​High academic standards
  2. Exciting and innovative school curriculum with a focus on international education
  3. A safe, supportive school environment

School Information

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​Edge Hill State School prides itself on the standards it sets and the values it upholds. Our curriculum offers each individual, opportunities and challenges, with a range of extracurricular activities enabling students to expand their learning horizons and develop individual skills. We maintain exceptional facilities and resources in attractive grounds in which our students can learn and play. We foster a lifelong love of learning and ensure every day, in every classroom, every student is learning and achieving. 

At Edge Hill State School we celebrate diversity, develop critical thinking and creativity and honour the values of responsibility and respect. We aim to equip our students to be responsible global citizens in a sustainable world, today and into the future.

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Homestay

Homestay* enables EQI students to truly experience Australia's famous lifestyle.

By living with an Australian host family international students become part of the local community and have a fantastic opportunity to practise their English in a safe and caring home environment. International students often develop lasting friendships with their homestay families.

  • Students have their own bedroom with study facilities, three meals a day, and access to transport to and from school, and to school activities
  • Host families are carefully selected from within the school community and undergo a police check as required by Queensland law

Standard Homestay fees have been set and these are listed on the EQI program fees page.

Read more about accommodation and welfare.

* Students enrolled in Primary School must live with a parent or close relative as defined by the Australian Immigration Regulations.

University or vocational pathways

School facilities

Extracurricular activities

  • ​Student council and student leadership
  • School camps and excursions
  • Music camps
  • Student tour to Japan
  • Swimming club
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Public speaking
  • Instrumental music
  • Eisteddfod
  • Interschool sport

Holiday adventure programs

EQI Holiday Adventure Programs are an exciting and safe way for International Students to travel and sightsee during school holidays.

There's an EQI adventure to suit every taste - from visiting city landmarks and riding camels on an unforgettable Australian 'outback' adventure, to exploring ancient rainforests and swimming with turtles off Queensland's pristine white sand beaches.

All EQI Holiday Adventures are fully guided and escorted by qualified Queensland Government teachers and staff to ensure student safety. These programs are open to international students enrolled in an EQI high school, and additional fees apply. To find out more visit the holiday programs page

Languages

  • ​Japanese

Special programs

  • Science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) projects
  • Triathlon Academy
  • Early Childhood Practices
  • Environmental studies
  • Technology
  • Music – choirs and instrumental (brass, woodwind, strings, percussion)
  • Chess club
  • Student support programs
  • Student leadership
  • Outside school-hours care program
  • Swimming program
  • Physical education program
  • Interschool sporting programs

Disclaimer

The information and data in this webpage is subject to change without notice. Before submitting your application, if you are interested in:

  • a particular subject, sport, program or extracurricular activity offered by an EQI school; or
  • particular school facilities;

please contact EQI or the school directly to confirm it will be offered and/or available in the year you intend to study.

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Last reviewed 22 March 2018
Last updated 22 March 2018