▁secondary ▁schools ▁Ye pp oon ▁State ▁High ▁School ▁North ▁Rock ham pton ▁State ▁High ▁School ▁( stud ents ▁living ▁approximately ▁south ▁of ▁Co ow ong a ) ▁ ▁Private ▁schools ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁School , ▁Ye pp oon ▁( Year s ▁P rep ▁to ▁ 7 ) ▁St ▁Bened ict ' s ▁School , ▁Pacific ▁He ights ▁( Year s ▁P rep ▁to ▁ 7 ) ▁St ▁Br end an ' s ▁College , ▁Ye pp oon ▁( Year s ▁ 8 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ) ▁St ▁Urs ula ' s ▁College , ▁Ye pp oon ▁( Year s ▁ 8 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ) ▁ ▁T ert i ary ▁colleg es ▁C Q ▁Ta fe , ▁Ye pp oon ▁ ▁Environment ▁ ▁Environment al ▁protest s ▁and ▁concerns ▁▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Sho al water ▁Bay : ▁Sho al water ▁Bay ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁for ▁a ▁conservation ▁battle ▁over ▁sand ▁min ing ▁in ▁near - pr ist ine ▁w ilder ness , ▁which ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁environmental ists , ▁including ▁Peter ▁Gar rett . ▁ ▁The ▁federal ▁government ▁followed ▁an ▁inqu iry ' s ▁finding ▁against ▁the ▁proposal ▁and ▁blocked ▁the ▁development ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Sho al water ▁Bay : ▁In ▁June ▁and ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁organ ised ▁protest s ▁began ▁throughout ▁Queensland ▁against ▁the ▁T alis man ▁Sab er ▁exer cis es ▁to ▁be ▁conducted ▁at ▁Sho al water ▁Bay . ▁▁ 2 0