McDowall State School
McDowall State School is a public, co-educational, primary school, located in the Brisbane suburb of McDowall, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,022 students and a teaching staff of 71, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 6.
History
The school opened on 28 January 1975.
School uniform
The main McDowall State School colours are red and green and these are reflected in the school uniform. The formal school uniform is a tartan button-up shirt, which can also be bought as a dress. The school has a red polo sporting shirt, and polo shirts in school house colours are worn for sporting events and on Friday.
Sporting houses
McDowall State School has four sporting houses, named after native Australian plants:
- Acacia
- House colour: yellow
- Banksia
- House colour: green
- Grevillea
- House colour: red
- Melaleuca
- House colour: blue
See also
References
- ^ "McDowall State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.