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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Kingston College (Queensland)

Kingston State College is a public co-educational secondary school located in the Logan City suburb of Kingston within Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 772 students and a teaching staff of 80, as of 2023. The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12.

History

The Minister for Education, V. J. Bird (MLA), opened Kingston State High School on 24 January 1977.

In 1986, parents at the school began to notice that many students were arriving undernourished, which hindered their ability to focus on lessons and participate in activities. In response, parents and some teachers established a breakfast club to address this issue. Following its launch, it was noted that "the program would appear to be both worthy and necessary." However, the Queensland Government viewed the initiative differently, considering it an embarrassment for the National Party and highlighting their inadequate response to poverty in the region. In an attempt to discredit the program, the government dispatched a special branch of the police to investigate alleged "subversives" associated with the club. The principal, advised by the teachers' union, agreed only to discuss matters directly related to the breakfast club, refusing to assist in undermining those involved.

On 1 November 1999 it was renamed from Kingston State High School to Kingston College. The name was changed again on 1 January 2016, from Kingston College to the current name of Kingston State College.

In October 2016, the school was sent into a lockdown after a gunman was loose in the area.

Facilities

The campus contains playing fields and courts, and a swimming pool.

Extra-curriculars

The school provides the following extra-curricular activities:

  • An Instrumental Music program and school band,
  • A Student Athlete Academy,
  • Opti-Minds and the Australian Brain Bee Competition.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kingston State College | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Police probe children's breakfasts". The Tribune (Sydney). 17 September 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2024 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Queensland schools past and present. Version 1.01. Queensland Family History Society. 2010. ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0.
  6. ^ "Register of Recent School Openings, Closures and Name Changes". Queensland Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. ^ Branco, Jorge (4 October 2016). "Police hunt gunman after man shot in Logan". The Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Gunman on the run after shooting teen south of Brisbane". ABC News Australia. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2024.