Brisbane Independent School

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Brisbane Independent School
Location
Brisbane Independent School
Brisbane
,
Queensland

Australia
Information
Type Independent school
MottoThe Next Step in Primary Schooling
Established1968
PrincipalJennifer Haynes
Enrolment63 (2023)
Campus Pullenvale
Website http://www.bis.qld.edu.au/

Brisbane Independent School is an independent, co-educational, primary school, located in the Brisbane suburb of Pullenvale, in Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] [3] It is administered by Independent Schools Queensland, with an enrolment of 63 students and a teaching staff of 7, as of 2023. [3] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6, [1] [2] [3] in five classrooms. [4]

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History

The school opened on 19 August 1968, [5] by October the very same year, the school had an enrolment of 23 students. [6] The school had a singular rule in 1968, "Be Kind," where discipline in the school was minimal, to instill self-discipline within the students, [6] which has been stated to be "ahead of their time." [7] In 1972, [7] the school moved from Moggill Road, Kenmore, [8] to its present location in Pullenvale. [7]

In 1978, Lady Anna Cowen, wife of Zelman Cowen, opened the schools fete, [8] which happened to be the school's 10th anniversary.

During the Omicron wave of COVID-19 in 2022, the school managed to remain outbreak free, due to the research conducted by a group of individuals within the school community, and subsequently the implementation of air purifiers in the school's classrooms. [4] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Brisbane Independent School (Pullenvale) | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Brisbane Independent School, Pullenvale QLD | Private Schools Guide". privateschoolsguide.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 Miles, Janelle; Jones, Ciara (31 March 2022). "Brisbane school avoids COVID outbreak after dads band together, armed with smoke machine". ABC News. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 School Teachers "Be Kind". The Evening Times. 18 October 1968. p. 22. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Fifty Years Supporting Choice and Diversity 1968-2018" (PDF). Independent Schools Queensland. February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  8. 1 2 Vice-Regal. The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 September 1978. p. 6. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "How this school achieved zero COVID-19 transmissions". 9News. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

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