Annandale State School

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Annandale State Primary School
Location
Annandale State School
Yolanda Drv (cnr Oleander St), Townsville QLD, Australia
Coordinates 19°19′S146°47′E / 19.317°S 146.783°E / -19.317; 146.783
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TypePrimary school
Established1998
PrincipalJan Cooper

Annandale State Primary School is a public, co-educational, primary school in the Townsville suburb of Annandale, Queensland, Australia. [1] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 715 students and a teaching staff of 55, as of 2023. [2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6. [1] [2]

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History

Annandale opened on 22 January 1998, [3] and boasts landscaped grounds surrounding fully air-conditioned buildings. All buildings are also cabled for Internet access. A major project during 2005/6 was the completion of a roof over the school's two basketball courts.

Julie Kornman served as the first principal of Annandale State school from its founding in 1998 until 2002. She laid the building blocks for the school's essential air-conditioning and internet fibre optics programs.

On 31 August 2017, the school officially swore in a police officer, to monitor the school. [4]

Programs

Annandale offers a wide-ranging curriculum for students from Prep to Year 6. Students complete four units of study per year and are grouped according to their age. Major foci for the next three years include the development of whole school approaches to Gifted Education, ICT, Literacy and Outcomes planning.

Students may also elect to participate in the school sport and music programs. Annandale participates in many sports including soccer, netball, rugby league, and hockey. Students may also elect to learn a musical instrument such as the violin, trumpet, flute, or drums.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Annandale State School | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Constable Day adopted at Annandale State School". Townsville. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2024.


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