North Rockhampton State High School

North Rockhampton State High School is a co-educational State High School located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It currently has over 1000 students enrolled and over 80 teaching staff. North Rockhampton High School is currently an academy of excellence in hockey.To its members, the school is commonly referred to as 'North Rocky High'.HistoryNorth Rockhampton State High School was founded in 1956, initially renting rooms from two churches and a nearby business when the school buildings were not completed in time for the start of the school year. In its early days, the school was the largest school in Queensland at the time, with over 1500 students.House structureNorth Rockhampton High School has four houses.Berserker House. Mascot - Berserker Warrior. Colour - Blue.Fitzroy House. Mascot - Fitzroy Falcon. Colour - Green.Keppel House. Mascot - Keppel Cobra. Colour - Yellow.Archer House. Archer Pegasus. Colour - RedSportsEvery year, North Rocky High holds Interhouse Athletics and Swimming Carnivals. Before Easter, the school holds an Interhouse Cross-Country day at Kemp Beach on the Capricorn Coast.Notable alumniNorth Rockhampton High School has had a number of ex-students go on to become extremely successful in their chosen areas.Most notably, North Rockhampton High School was the high school of Olympic Gold Medallist hockey players, Mark Knowles and Jamie Dwyer.Steve Baxter, Australian entrepreneur, known for his work at PIPE Networks, StartupAUS and River City Labs, is now a 'shark' on Network Ten reality television series, Shark Tank, which is based on the international Dragons' Den format.