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Beenleigh State School

Beenleigh State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Logan City suburb of Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 448 students and a teaching staff of 35, as of 2023. The school caters to students from Prep to Year 6.

History

The school opened on 6 February 1871, with 97 pupils, and prior to 1925 it was also known as Beenleigh State Rural School. Student enrolment was stated to be 161 in February 1879, with an average attendance of 103.

The foundation principal was Mr. Massey, followed by Thomas Bradbury, who was principal from 1876 to 1897; he died by drowning, his death reported in January 1898. The Successor of Mr. Bradbury was Mr. D. S. Warren from 1898 until he was transferred to Brisbane in 1908.

A new teacher's residence and the reroofing of the school building was approved by the Minister for Public Works in July 1908; it was estimated to cost £586 10s at the time.

The schools 50th jubilee was celebrated on Friday, 11 November 1921, at the showgrounds. All the schools within the district joined in on the celebration, with "sports and pastimes" being the main event. Approximately 20 students from the school's foundation attended.

From 1954 to 1962 it also had a secondary department, and from 4 February 1974 to 1980 the school had an Opportunity Class to provide special education. In January 1981 it became a separate school, Beenleigh Special School.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Beenleigh State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Beenleigh State School". Queensland Government Archives Search. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "The Beenleigh State School". The Logan Witness. 15 February 1879. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Beenleigh School Jubilee". The Brisbane Courier. 14 November 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via Trove.
  7. ^ Queensland. The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 January 1898. p. 3. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Beenleigh State School". The Telegraph (Brisbane). 10 July 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via Trove.
  9. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

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