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MacGregor State High School

Three reasons to choose us

  1. ​Programs that nurture excellence in academic, cultural and sporting achievements to ensure students strive to be best they can be
  2. An inclusive school with a strong sense of community and commitment to inclusiveness, diversity and quality education
  3. Personalised international school program and support staff to inspire and empower our international students

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Principal's welcome

The best we can be

MacGregor State High School is an outstanding school of enviable repute. Our School is underpinned by our 3 core values of respect, integrity and diversity.

Opening in 1969, it was named after Sir William MacGregor, an early Governor of Queensland. We acknowledge our Scottish heritage and today wear the MacGregor tartan with pride.

Our school enjoys a reputation for excellence in scholarship, in which learning is aspirational, challenging and rewarding. Our school embodies a culture of high expectations and we help our students become confident, creative and accomplished learners. With a dedicated staff and an innovative curriculum which both draw on past traditions and contemporary practice, we strive for personal excellence.

Our students are enveloped in opportunity in the academic, cultural and sporting facets of school life. We have a firm commitment to social justice promoting a sense of community spirit and connectedness within our school. As lifelong learners we insist on persistence and building resilience. We find perceptive and practical solutions to life's challenges through respectful and considered interaction with others. As a community, we celebrate our diversity and harness the power of that to bind us together.

I invite you to be a part of our MacGregor State High School community. You will soon discover that our school is a place where everyone belongs, where challenge and choice create opportunities for each and all students to excel to be the best we can be.

School overview

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School website

MacGregor State High School is located 13 kilometres from Brisbane city centre, close to Griffith University and the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, with excellent access to public transport, including the city busway, parks and shopping centre.

We have a reputation for academic excellence and a learning environment that inspires, challenges and rewards. We are proud of our school community, which has a strength of diversity supported by compassion and respect from staff and students from more than 60 cultural backgrounds.

EQI programs offered

HS
High School
HSA
High School Study Abroad

Special programs

  • Academic excellence program (Years 7–10)
  • Business Enterprise Future Anything (Year 9)
  • Music Excellence (Years 7–10)
  • Extension music programs (Year 12)
  • Instrumental and vocal programs (Years 7–12)
  • Centre for Artistic Development (CAD)—performing arts (Years 10–12)
  • Junior Aspiring CAD (Years 7–9)
  • Dance performance team (Years 7–12)
  • Engineering (Years 8–12)
  • Volleyball development program (Years 7–8)
  • Health certificate pathway (Years 10–12)​

Extracurricular activities

  • Public speaking
  • International connect
  • SMARTStart homework club
  • Australian mathematics and geography competitions
  • ASX share-market game
  • State-wide design and technologies subject awards
  • Spellathon
  • School musical
  • Creative Generation (CGEN)
  • Sport programs—state and national competitions
  • Representative pathways for Queensland School Sports (QSS)
  • Swimming, cross country and athletics championships
  • Humanities museum night
  • Arts gala and performance evenings
  • Languages education perfect global competition and cultural activities
  • Multicultural assembly—school-wide cultural celebration
  • Computational and algorithmic thinking competition
  • Oxford University computing challenge
  • Art mindfulness club—art for wellbeing
  • Play in a day—arts experience
  • TheatreSports teams—drama​

School facilities

  • Design and technology precinct
  • Library learning hub
  • International student lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Outdoor learning centre
  • Canteen serving hot and cold food daily

Tertiary pathways

  • University of Queensland
  • Queensland University of Technology
  • Griffith University

Languages

  • Chinese (Years 7–12)
  • Japanese (Year​s 7–12)
  • German (Years 7–12)

Homestay and accommodation

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.

Students have their own bedroom with study facilities, three meals a day, and access to transport to and from school, and to school activities.

Read more about homestay and accommodation options.

Holiday adventure programs

Holiday adventure programs are an exciting and safe way for students to travel and sightsee during school holidays.

All holiday adventures are fully guided and escorted by qualified teachers and staff to ensure student safety.

Find out more about our holiday adventure programs.

Contact details

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.

Last updated 07 November 2025