Maryborough State High School

Maryborough State High School
Location
510–528 Kent St Maryborough , Queensland , 4650 Australia
Information
Type	Public, co-educational, secondary, day school
Motto	Non Sine Pulvere Palma
Established	1881
School district	North Coast Region[1]
Principal	Simon Done[2]
Grades	7 to 12
Enrolment	1330[3] (2024)
Campus	Rural
Colour(s)	Brown and blue. Junior uniform is grey and blue, with senior uniform grey and white. The school colours reflect the 47th "Wide Bay" Battalion.
Slogan	Valued, Developed, Empowered
Sports	Soccer, hockey, futsal, rugby union, rowing, basketball
Mascot	Kingi – Kingfisher
Website	maryboroughshs.eq.edu.au

Maryborough State High School (commonly abbreviated as 'MSHS') is an Independent Public School located in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. The school is run by the Queensland State Government, and is split on either side of Kent Street. The school colours are blue and brown. In 2024 MSHS had 1330 students (including 120 students identifying as indigenous) with 102 teachers and 60 non-teaching staff (35 full-time equivalent).^[3]

The school has had many incarnations, starting its life as Maryborough Boys Grammar School and Maryborough Girls Grammar School, then from 1937 a segregated boys and girls state high school. The school became coeducational from 1974. From 2017, Maryborough State High School is an Independent Public School. The school is now the largest secondary school in Maryborough, with more than 50% of all students in Maryborough attending Maryborough SHS.