Beenleigh State School

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Beenleigh State School
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Beenleigh State School, 1897
Location
Beenleigh State School
22 James Street, Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 27°43′04″S153°11′59″E / 27.7179°S 153.1998°E / -27.7179; 153.1998
Information
School type Public, coeducational
MottoNothing but the best
Established1871
PrincipalAdam Knights
Grades Prep – Year 6
Enrolment448 (2023)
Color(s)  Light Blue
  Dark Blue
Website Official site

Beenleigh State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Logan City suburb of Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 448 students and a teaching staff of 35, as of 2023. [3] The school caters to students from Prep to Year 6. [1] [3]

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History

The school opened on 6 February 1871, [4] [5] with 97 pupils, [5] and prior to 1925 it was also known as Beenleigh State Rural School. [4] Student enrolment was stated to be 161 in February 1879, with an average attendance of 103. [6]

The foundation principal was Mr. Massey, followed by Thomas Bradbury, who was principal from 1876 to 1897; [7] he died by drowning, his death reported in January 1898. [8] The Successor of Mr. Bradbury was Mr. D. S. Warren from 1898 until he was transferred to Brisbane in 1908. [7]

A new teacher's residence and the reroofing of the school building was approved by the Minister for Public Works in July 1908; [9] it was estimated to cost £586 10s at the time. [9]

The schools 50th jubilee was celebrated on Friday, 11 November 1921, at the showgrounds. [7] All the schools within the district joined in on the celebration, with "sports and pastimes" being the main event. [7] Approximately 20 students from the school's foundation attended. [7]

From 1954 to 1962 it also had a secondary department, and from 4 February 1974 to 1980 the school had an Opportunity Class to provide special education. [10] In January 1981 it became a separate school, Beenleigh Special School. [10]

Demographics

In 2023, the school had a student enrolment of 448 with 35 teachers (32 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 211 students and Male enrolments consisted of 237 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 16% of total enrolments and 20% of students had a language background other than English. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Beenleigh State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "School Location 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education . 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Beenleigh State School". Queensland State Archives . Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Beenleigh State School". The Logan Witness . 15 February 1879. Retrieved 22 August 2024– via Trove.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Beenleigh School Jubilee". The Brisbane Courier . 14 November 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 12 August 2024– via Trove.
  8. ↑ Queensland. The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 January 1898. p. 3. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024 – via Trove.
  9. 1 2 "Beenleigh State School". The Telegraph . 10 July 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 12 August 2024– via Trove.
  10. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0

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