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Southport State High School Buildings, Heritage school building in Southport, Gold Coast, Australia.

Southport State High School Buildings form an educational complex on Smith Street that includes multiple structures, among them two Hawksley prefabricated buildings with aluminum frames and gable roofs. The campus has specialized science laboratories, tennis courts, an outdoor swimming pool, and covered walkways that connect different academic wings.

Southport State High School opened on its 13.44-hectare Smith Street site in 1955, separating from Southport State School, which had run a secondary "high top" department since 1916. The move reflected Queensland's 1950s drive to build separate secondary schools on new sites as the baby boom swelled enrolments. The school has operated continuously since, and its 1950s buildings were added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 14 October 2016.

The buildings represent a post-World War II approach to school design, created during a time when construction materials were hard to find. Imported prefabricated systems shaped the campus layout and tell the story of how schools adapted to scarcity.

The school has operated continuously since 1955 and is not open to visitors; the buildings are best seen from Smith Street, where the 1950s blocks, covered walkways and retaining walls face the road. The site covers 13.44 hectares, so the structures are spaced apart and partly screened by landscaping. The Queensland Heritage Register listing of 14 October 2016 covers the buildings, walkways, railings and assembly and sports areas.

The complex holds the only surviving Type F and Type H Hawksley Prefabricated buildings known to exist in Queensland. These rare examples showcase a nearly forgotten building method that once provided quick solutions for constructing schools.

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