North Rockhampton State High School, colloquially known as 'North Rocky', is a co-educational State High School at Beserker Street, Frenchville, Rockhampton (Queensland, Australia), in the Central Queensland region of that state.
North Rockhampton State High School was founded on 23 January 1956, initially renting rooms from two churches and a nearby business when the school buildings were not completed in time for the start of the school year. In 1970s, the school was the second largest state high school in Queensland.
The school has a teaching staff of 81 (Full-time equivalent: 79.4) and a non-teaching staff of 42 (Full-time equivalent: 34.5).
The first principal of the school when it opened in 1956 was Victor G. Honour. As of 2026, the current principal is Kurt Goodwin. Recent principals have included:
The school caters for Year 7 to Year 12 Queensland secondary schools started catering for year 7 to align Queensland with the other states, as part of the official implementation in 2015 of Anna Bligh's state-wide "Flying Start" program. As part of a 2013 trial, some schools implemented this transition early.
The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been:-
The school is located on traditional lands of the Darumbal people.
The recent trends in multicultural composition been:
The school's five sports houses are named after geography and historical explorers significant to the local area:
Every year, North Rocky High holds Interhouse Athletics and Swimming Carnivals. Before Easter, the school holds an Interhouse Cross-Country day at Kemp Beach on the Capricorn Coast.