Coombabah State School

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Coombabah State School
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Coombabah State School
Coombabah
,
Queensland

Australia
Information
TypeState primary school
MottoStrive To Achieve
Established1981
PrincipalMurray Gleadhill
Enrolment729 (2023)
CampusOxley Drive
Website Official site
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The School's newsletter.

Coombabah State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the City of Gold Coast suburb of Coombabah, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 729 students and a teaching staff of 54, as of 2023. [2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6 [1] [2] in the suburbs of Hope Island, Paradise Point, Hollywell, Runaway Bay and Coombabah. [3]

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History

The school opened on 27 January 1981 [4] to service the growing population in the area north of Biggera Waters. [5] Classes began at the start of 1981 and were held at Biggera Waters Primary School until the present facilities were constructed. [5] A few months later, Coombabah State relocated to the current school grounds. [5] Coombabah State School was officially opened by Ivan Gibbs on 14 November 1981. [5]

Truancy was identified as a problem for Gold Coast schools, with typically 150 students at Coombabah State being absent each day in August 2009. [6]

Features of the curriculum

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Coombabah State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  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 27 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Coombabah State School Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Queensland Department of Education . p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education . 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "School History". Coombabah State School. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
  6. ↑ "Round up those truants", Robyn Wuth, Gold Coast News, 29 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Curriculum: Specialist Programs: Music". Coombabah State School. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
  8. ↑ "All win a place this time", Gold Coast Sun, 7 September 2005
  9. ↑ "Curriculum" Archived 2008-01-18 at the Wayback Machine , Coombabah State School, accessed 23 December 2007
  10. ↑ "Girls and Technology – Overcoming Myths and Malpractice", Gary S. Stager at Pepperdine University, May 2002
  11. ↑ "Curriculum: KLAs: Integrated studies". Coombabah State School. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
  12. ↑ Jones, Katrina. "Footy hero heads back to school Scott Sattler tells Coombabah students the ball's in their court", The Gold Coast Bulletin , May 19, 2005. Accessed December 22, 2007.

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