Noosa District State High School

Noosa District State High School is a twin campus high school based in Cooroy and Pomona, Queensland. The school was established in 1963, and has approximately 1375 students. It is the longest-established secondary school in Noosa area. The school has two campuses in Cooroy and Pomona. The Pomona Campus was originally the Cooroora Secondary College before the two schools merged. Years 7–8 are taught at the Pomona campus, while Years 9–12 are taught at the Cooroy campus. The school's motto is Industria Vincit Omnia (Industry Conquers All).The school offers certificates in Hospitality and Business Communication and Technology, Event Production, Media, Agriculture and each year, runs the Australian Business Week (ABW) program for its Year 11 students. The school has four sports houses – Cooroora, Eerwah, Pinbarren and Tinbeerwah. The houses are named after the mountain ranges in the school's area.AdministrationThe school's Principal is Chris Roff, who took up the role in 2012. The Deputy Principals at Cooroy are Stacey Daveson, Stacy Wilmore and Michael Devaney. At Pomona, the current Head of Campus is Michael Small, and the Deputy Principal is Scott Greinke.HallThe hall on the Cooroy campus is the biggest in the Noosa area, and is used by many private companies such as dance studios, music schools, and other state schools. It has advanced lighting and audio systems with fifty static lighting channels and a total of twenty-nine audio channels with twenty Sends, five Receives, and two communication channels. The stage was designed to be used for large productions with its many lighting bars, numerous intelligent lights, and extra power circuits for the bigger shows. The hall can seat approximately one thousand people. The technical side of the hall is run by the senior live productions classes.