Beenleigh State School

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Beenleigh State School
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MottoNothing but the best
Established1871
PrincipalAdam Knights
GradesPrep - Year 6
Enrollment448 (2023)
Website https://beenleighss.eq.edu.au/

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

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History

The school opened on 6 February 1871, [3] [4] with 97 pupils, [4] and prior to 1925 it was also known as Beenleigh State Rural School. [3] Student enrolment was stated to be 161 in February 1879, with an average attendance of 103. [5]

The foundation principal was Mr. Massey, followed by Thomas Bradbury, who was principal from 1876 to 1897; [6] he died by drowning, his death reported in January 1898. [7] The Successor of Mr. Bradbury was Mr. D. S. Warren from 1898 until he was transferred to Brisbane in 1908. [6]

A new teacher's residence and the reroofing of the school building was approved by the Minister for Public Works in July 1908; [8] it was estimated to cost £586 10s at the time. [8]

The schools 50th jubilee was celebrated on Friday, 11 November 1921, at the showgrounds. [6] All the schools within the district joined in on the celebration, with "sports and pastimes" being the main event. [6] Approximately 20 students from the school's foundation attended. [6]

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. [9] In January 1981 it became a separate school, Beenleigh Special School. [9]

Governing body

From the school's establishment to December 1875, the school was controlled by the Board of General Education. [4] After that, the Department of Public Instruction took over from 1876 to 1957, with the current body, the Department of Education taking over in August 1957. [4]

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References

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  2. 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.
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  5. ↑ "The Beenleigh State School". The Logan Witness. 15 February 1879. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Beenleigh School Jubilee". The Brisbane Courier. 14 November 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Queensland. The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 January 1898. p. 3. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Beenleigh State School". The Telegraph. 10 July 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  9. 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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