Toowoomba State High School

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Name: Toowoomba State High School

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Downlands College is blooming marvellous with sunflower win

A LITTLE bit of extra light helped Downlands College once again grow a record-breaking sunflower plant.The college took out the Overall Heaviest Grand Champion at the University of Queensland Sunflower Competition, beating their record last year by 3 ... [Published Gatton Star - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Downlands College, Helianthus, Sunflower, Jeff Buchanan

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Toowoomba State High School

Toowoomba State High posts strong OP scores

TOOWOOMBA State High School principal Chris Zilm is pleased with the positive results achieved by the 2012 graduating class. Today's Queensland Studies Authority Darling Downs and South West schools figures show 83% at the Wilsonton campus achieved an ... [Published Sunshine Coast Daily - May 09 2013]

Entities: Toowoomba, Toowoomba State High School, Principal (education), Environment

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Young sunflower growers show resilience

A Downlands College student participates in plant science activities during last year’s Weigh-In Day event.High school students across Queensland and New South Wales are discovering the role that weather plays in plant science as participants in The University ... [Published University of Queensland - May 09 2013]

Entities: Helianthus, Downlands College, Sunflower, University of Queensland, Resilience

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

University of Queensland

School drops by 125 students in a year, new statistics show

Topics: education, queensland schools, toowoomba state high schoolHave your say »STUDENT numbers at Toowoomba State High School at Mt Lofty have dropped by 125 students in 12 months.Principal Christopher Zilm said the drop was "nothing terrible" and ... [Published Ipswich Satellite - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Toowoomba, Education, Toowoomba State High School, Lawrence Springborg, University of Queensland

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..."I think we set up a lot of opportunities for students to find their strengths," Mr Zilm said. "We set high expectations around behaviour and participation, and we reward and celebrate students' successes. "We have quite a number of students engaged in university courses, traineeships and apprenticeships, and we do track our students individually." Mr Zilm said it was the individual focus on student achievement that created a positive learning environment. "It's generally a positive environment," he said. "I keep saying that school is only as good as you want it to be." Click here for the full report."

Toowoomba State High posts strong OP scores [Published Sunshine Coast Daily - May 09 2013]

"Everyone would prefer to have smaller numbers in classes - if you've got 30 students in all your classes, how many individual minutes of time can you give each student?"

School drops by 125 students in a year, new statistics show [Published Ipswich Satellite - Apr 17 2013]