Ferny Grove State High School is a public high school in the suburb of Ferny Grove, in Brisbane, Australia.
The school has 1476 students enrolled as of the end of 2010. In 2007, the school won the award for the most innovative music program in Queensland. Ferny Grove has also won the award for the cleanest school for the last 8 years, With the latest Green and Healthy Schools award being won in 2010.
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