Aitkenvale State School

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Aitkenvale State School
Address
Aitkenvale State School
67-85 Wotton Street

Coordinates 19°17′45″S146°45′44″E / 19.29594°S 146.76219°E / -19.29594; 146.76219
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Other namesAitkenvale State Primary School, Aitkenvale Primary School, Aitkenvale Public School
School type Public, co-educational, primary
MottoAchieving Excellence Together
Established1924
PrincipalLee Braney
Years offered PrepYear 6
Enrollment349 (2023)
Website Official site

Aitkenvale State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Townsville suburb of Aitkenvale, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 349 students and a teaching staff of 39, as of 2023. [2] The school serves students from Prep through to Year 6. [1] [2]

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History

The school was established on 30 May 1924 [3] [4] and opened on 1 [5] or 2 June 1924. [6] The minister for the Department of Public Instruction (the Education Department) officially opened the school later that month. [7] [8] [9]

In December 1940, the school opened an air raid shelter, which is believed to have been the first such shelter constructed in a Queensland school. [10] The school had an enrollment of 82 students at this time. [10] The army also occupied the school during WWII. [3]

In late 1952, £1,013 in funding was approved for additions at the school to be erected. [11] A new classroom was constructed and completed in early 1953. [12]

In 2010, pet chickens at the school were killed and their eggs were thrown against the school buildings. [13] It is unclear if the perpetrator was ever identified.

Demographics

In 2023, the school had a student enrollment of 349 with 39 teachers (33.6 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (18.5 full-time equivalent). Female enrollments consisted of 181 students and Male enrollments consisted of 168 students; Indigenous enrollments accounted for a total of 24% and 48% of students had a language background other than English. [2]

Notable staff

Notable alumni

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