Aitkenvale State School

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Aitkenvale State School
Aitkenvale State School Block C.jpg
School Buildings c.2022
Address
Aitkenvale State School
67-85 Wotton Street

Aitkenvale, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 19°17′45″S146°45′44″E / 19.29594°S 146.76219°E / -19.29594; 146.76219
Information
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 Prep – Year 6
Enrolment349 (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 Education Department at the time, John Huxham, officially opened the school later that month. [7] [8] [9] It had 49 foundation students. [10]

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. [11] The school had an enrolment of 82 students at this time. [11] The army also occupied the school during WWII, [3] they took over the teachers' residence in 1942 to feed the troops. [10]

In late 1952, £1,013 in funding was approved for additions at the school to be erected. [12] A new classroom was constructed and completed in early 1953. [13]

The school's enrolment peaked at 1,264 students in 1980. [10] Between 1987 and 1993, the Coca Cola Company used the school's bore for water to use in their Bohle factory. [10]

In 2010, pet chickens at the school were killed and their eggs were thrown against the school buildings. [14] It is unclear if the perpetrator was ever identified.

In March 2014, a teenage boy trespassed into the school and proceeded to step in front of a girl entering the bathroom, however, the girl ran off and the boy was seen leaving the school grounds shortly thereafter. [15] He was charged with stalking, trespassing and stealing. [16]

Demographics

In 2021, the school had a student enrolment of 420 with 50 teachers (44.4 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 201 students and Male enrolments consisted of 219 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 26% and 48% of students had a language background other than English. [17]

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Aitkenvale State School Enrolment Data 2008 to 2023

In 2022, the school had a student enrolment of 392 with 38 teachers (31.6 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (22.7 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 198 students and Male enrolments consisted of 194 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 29% and 46% of students had a language background other than English. [17]

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

Notable staff

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Aitkenvale State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "ACARA Data Access Program – School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Aitkenvale State School (A4773)". Queensland State Archives . Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Education Matters - Transfer of Teachers. Brisbane, May 30". The Queensland Times. 31 May 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 2 December 2024– via Trove.
  5. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education . 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Past pupils of Aitkenvale State School, Townsville, examing an old student roll. Description: Note". Townsville City Council . Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Education Minister's Tour". The Brisbane Courier. 4 June 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 3 December 2024– via Trove.
  8. ↑ "Minister's Tour - Several Schools to be Opened. Brisbane, June 3". The Cairns Post. 5 June 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 3 December 2024– via Trove.
  9. ↑ "Personal". The Brisbane Courier. 17 June 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 3 December 2024– via Trove.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Warburton, Bettina (22 May 2024). "100 years of learning at Aitkenvale State School: celebrations gear up". The Townsville Bulletin . Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  11. 1 2 "A School Air Raid Shelter". The Townsville Daily Bulletin . 11 December 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 3 December 2024– via Trove.
  12. ↑ "New School Buildings". The Cairns Post . 7 November 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 4 December 2024– via Trove.
  13. ↑ "No title". The Townsville Daily Bulletin . 1 January 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2024– via Trove.
  14. ↑ "'Disturbing' chicken slaughter at school". Nine News . 10 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Trespass investigation, Aitkenvale school". Queensland Police Service . 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "Trespass charges, Aitkenvale school". Queensland Police Service . 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  17. 1 2 3 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2008 – 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  18. ↑ Sullivan, Rodney (2017). "REYNOLDS, Margaret (1941– )". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Archived from the original on 27 October 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "Meet Janelle". Liberal National Party . Archived from the original on 29 October 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

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