Mabel Park State High School is located in Logan City, between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Our student population is 550 and we cater for students in years 8 to12. We are a 'National Partnership' school and an 'Every Child Counts' school and as such we are developing and applying strong leadership strategies to our learning program, deployment of resources and strategic direction. Our school is first and foremost a place of learning. All activities at Mabel Park SHS are undertaken with this primary value in mind. We have high standards of expectation regarding Students' application to their learning program, Compliance with the school's responsible behaviour plan, and the endorsed uniform standard, Tolerance for others and involvement in the life of the school and our community. Our school is a member of the ENABLE coalition of high schools. Eleven Logan Albert Beaudesert high schools have adopted common charters of Leadership, Learning and Behaviour. We are also a Beacon Foundation school. We aim 'to initiate original and innovative projects that demonstrate solutions to youth unemployment and encourage self-help at the local level'.