Kingston State College

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Kingston College
Location
Kingston State College
Bega Road, Kingston

Logan City
,
Queensland
,
4114

Australia
Coordinates 27°39′56.3″S153°06′37.15″E / 27.665639°S 153.1103194°E / -27.665639; 153.1103194
Information
Typestate, secondary, co-ed
Established1977
PrincipalLaura Corr-Clements
Grades7–12
Enrolment865 (2025)
SloganProgress with Pride
Website kingstonsc.eq.edu.au

Kingston State College is an independent public co-educational secondary school located in the Logan City suburb of Kingston within Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 865 students and a teaching staff of 80, as of 2025. [2] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12. [1] [2]

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History

The Minister for Education, V. J. Bird (MLA), opened Kingston State High School[ citation needed ] on 24 January 1977. [3]

In 1986, parents at the school began to notice that many students were arriving undernourished, which hindered their ability to focus on lessons and participate in activities. [4] In response, parents and some teachers established a breakfast club to address this issue. [4] Following its launch, it was noted that "the program would appear to be both worthy and necessary." [4] However, the Queensland Government viewed the initiative differently, considering it an embarrassment for the National Party and highlighting their inadequate response to poverty in the region. [4] In an attempt to discredit the program, the government dispatched a special branch of the police to investigate alleged "subversives" associated with the club. [4] The principal, advised by the teachers' union, agreed only to discuss matters directly related to the breakfast club, refusing to assist in undermining those involved. [4]

On 1 November 1999 it was renamed from Kingston State High School to Kingston College. [5] The name was changed again on 1 January 2016, from Kingston College to the current name of Kingston State College. [6]

In October 2016, the school was sent into a lockdown after a gunman was loose in the area. [7] [8]

Facilities

The campus contains playing fields and courts, and a swimming pool.[ citation needed ]

Extra-curriculars

The school provides the following extra-curricular activities:[ citation needed ]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kingston State College | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 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 17 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education . 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Police probe children's breakfasts". The Tribune (Sydney). 17 September 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2024– via Trove.
  5. ↑ Queensland schools past and present. Version 1.01. Queensland Family History Society. 2010. ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0.
  6. ↑ "Register of Recent School Openings, Closures and Name Changes". Queensland Department of Education . Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Branco, Jorge (4 October 2016). "Police hunt gunman after man shot in Logan". The Brisbane Times . Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Gunman on the run after shooting teen south of Brisbane". ABC News Australia . 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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