Currumbin State School

Currumbin State School
Currumbin State School
Location
	6 Philip Street, Currumbin, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	28°08′20″S153°28′40″E / 28.13889°S 153.47787°E
Information
Motto	Deeds not only words
Established	1909
Principal	John Cattoni
Teaching staff	77 (2023)
Years offered	Prep - Year 6
Enrollment	1,087 (2023)
Website	Official site

Last updated December 05, 2024

Currumbin State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Gold Coast suburb of Currumbin, Queensland, Australia.^[1]^[2] It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,087 students and a teaching staff of 77, as of 2023.^[2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6.^[1]^[2]

History

The school opened on 29 January 1909, under the name Currumbin Lower State School,^[3] but changed to its current name in either 1916^[4] or 1924.^[3]

Demographics

In 2023, the school had a student enrolment of 1,087 with 77 teachers (67.8 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (24.3 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 467 students and Male enrolments consisted of 620 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 7% and 13% of students had a language background other than English.^[2]

Facilities

The school's facilities include playgrounds with handball, basketball and netball courts, vegetable gardens, an indoor basketball stadium, a swimming pool, an assembly hall, music rooms, a media centre, and a computer lab.^[5]

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References

1 2 "Currumbin State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
1 2 3 4 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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 25 June 2024.
↑ Blackman, Alan J. (1 August 2024). The Making of Australia's Gold Coast: A Historical Perspective. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-040-09388-7. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024.
↑ "Facilities". Currumbin State School. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

External links

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Currumbin State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 4 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[:2-3] 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 25 June 2024.

[4] Blackman, Alan J. (1 August 2024). The Making of Australia's Gold Coast: A Historical Perspective. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-040-09388-7. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024.

[5] "Facilities". Currumbin State School. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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