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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Parramatta State School
Parramatta State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Cairns suburb of Paramatta Park, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 443 students and a teaching staff of 53, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 6, and is one of the oldest schools within the Cairns region.

Location

The school is located north of the Parramatta Park reserve, at 122 Mulgrave Road.

History

In 1925, a state school within the region was being proposed. The land for the school was bought in March 1926 and the construction of the school began in May 1926, and was set to accommodate approximately 450 students. The cost was stated to be £10,878.

The foundation head teacher, Don Campell, was meant to make the arrangements for the school's opening the weekend prior, however, train delays caused this from happening. The Education Department wired the work on to Mr. E. Gordon (the head teacher of Cairns State School at the time) so the school could open the following Monday. The school opened on Monday, 24 January 1927, without a hitch, besides from the school grounds being not quite complete. Don Campell arrived in time to take over on the schools opening day.

By the end of 1930, the school had an enrolment of 581 students.

In 2015, the principal at the time, Wayne Kirk, was suspended from his role after using a Department of Education credit card for his own personal affairs.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parramatta State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 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 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Parramatta Park | Queensland Places". The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Proposed Parramatta State School". The Cairns Post. 20 March 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "New State School". The Cairns Post. 27 March 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "The Parramatta School". The Northern Herald. 19 May 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "The Parramatta School". The Cairns Post. 12 May 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "New State School". The Northern Herald. 31 March 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "Parramatta State School". The Cairns Post. 24 January 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Parramatta State School". The Cairns Post. 13 December 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via Trove.
  12. ^ Clarke, Harry (24 November 2015). "Cairns primary school principal pleads guilty to credit card fraud". The Cairns Post. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

Further reading

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