Tannum Sands State High School (TSSHS or often Tannum High) is a public high school located in Tannum Sands, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Each grade has an average of about 213 students. It is the first and only secondary school established in the Tannum Sands area. The school receives approximately 95% of the students living in the Tannum Sands catchment area for Year 7 each year. History Tannum Sands State High School opened in 1998 with 287 Grade 8 and 9 students. Their first seniors graduated in 2001. Principals and deputy principals The following principals and deputy principals have led the school since it was opened: Ray Johnston; 1998–2016 Kevin Giles; unspecified-2009 John Adie; unspecified-2011 Rohan Brooks; unspecified-2013 Heather Moller; 2009–current Katrina Baylden; 2011– unspecified Tarah Vardy; unspecified -current Patrica Vicary; 2017 -current Academics Curriculum Five mandatory subjects (English, Mathematics, Studies of Society and the Environment, Science and Physical Education) make up the majority of the curriculum until the students choose senior subjects for the duration of their senior schooling (grade 11–12). The junior students are required to complete five weeks of each elective subject in their first year before they are able to choose their own subjects, which are studied for a further four semesters. The subjects available for junior students are as follows: English (mandatory) Maths (mandatory) Studies of Society and the Environment (mandatory) Science (mandatory) Physical Education (mandatory) Japanese Drama (elective) Drama Extension (elective) Music (elective) Music Extension (elective) Art (elective) Hospitality (elective) Textiles (elective) Business and Technology/ICT (elective) Manual Arts: Woodwork/Metalwork (elective) After the four semesters of a student's elective study, English and Maths become the only mandatory subjects, and are able to choose a further four subjects to count towards their Overall Positioning (OP) score and take them to the end of Grade 12. The subjects available to senior students are as follows: Senior English or English Communications Maths A or Maths B or Maths C Sport Physics Biology Chemistry Music Art Drama Geography History Marine Biology Hospitality Textiles Business and Technology/ICT Graphics Manual Arts: Woodwork Manual Arts: Metalwork Recent academic achievements Tannum Sands State High School has a consistent percentage of students graduating in the OP1 to OP5 range each year, with the long-term average sitting at approximately 15%. In 2010, three students received an OP1, with a further five scoring an OP2. In 2008, Tannum High had three National Sports Champions, and five