Education: New $64m Gold Coast school at Coomera’s name revealed

The Gold Coast’s newest high school is under construction. The name of the state-of-the-art campus has been revealed and it’ll bring a smile to your face

THE name of the Gold Coast’s newest high school has been revealed.

The State Government will name the state-of-the-art $64 million Coomera campus Foxwell State Secondary College in honour of George Foxwell, who was a pioneer of the region.

Education Minister Grace Grace wrote to area councillor Cameron Caldwell this week to inform him of the decision.

The design of Coomera's new $64m school which is having the first sod turned on it tomorrow

“I am pleased to advise I have approved Foxwell State Secondary College as the name for the new secondary school to be opened on Foxwell Road, Coomera in 2020,” she wrote on Monday.

“The new school, accommodating students opening with Year 7, will service the rapidly growing Coomera region.”

The name was selected after more than 500 locals voted to decided what the school would be called.

The site of the new Coomera Secondary school.

A naming committee whittled the choices down to two possible options for the new education facility — either Foxwell State Secondary College or Marina View State Secondary College.

The committee which was made up of parents, and other public figures.

The Marina View title option was a reference to the school’s unique location and identifies the marina as a local landmark.

Cr Caldwell welcomed the decision.

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The school will open next year.

“I am very pleased with the announcement of a few name because it reflects this significant history figure of our local area,” he said.

“We welcome the new infrastructure that will help service the growing community.”

The school, being built on Foxwell Road, will include coding and robotics laboratories, will open from term one next year catering to 1500 students.

Kym Amor has been appointed as the foundation principal.