Mabel Park State School

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Mabel Park State School
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Mabel Park State School
Cnr Aldrin St and Borman St

Slacks Creek
,
Queensland
,
4127

Australia
Coordinates 27°38′35.08″S153°7′35.55″E / 27.6430778°S 153.1265417°E / -27.6430778; 153.1265417 Coordinates: 27°38′35.08″S153°7′35.55″E / 27.6430778°S 153.1265417°E / -27.6430778; 153.1265417
Information
TypePrimary school
MottoTruth Conquers All
Established1974
PrincipalGlenn Chippendale
GradesPrep to Year 6
Enrolment749 (2014) [1]
CampusesTwo
Colour(s)Maroon
Website mabelparkss.eq.edu.au

Mabel Park State School is a public primary for students between the years of prep to year 6. The school is located on Borman Street, Slacks Creek, Logan City, Queensland, Australia. The school was opened on 29 January 1974 [2] and, as of 2012, had more than 700 students. [3] The motto of the school is "Truth Conquers All" and the school colour is maroon. The schools Drumline has played for many concerts. They have played for Dreamworld and Basketball games in the Logan region. The choir for the school has also been in many concerts. The school has won many awards from the musical department. The school has been shown in Queensland's Creative Generation a few times in both musical categories (drumline and vocal). Mabel Park Junior Campus is located next to the primary school.

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History

The school was established in 1974. In June 2013, the school was awarded "school of the week", when it was visited by John Schluter, weatherman of 7NEWS and an "animated sign" saying MP, the school's initials, welcomed him in the Channel 7 helicopter. The sign was featured on Channel 7 News. In 2011, Julia Gillard, the Australian prime minister visited the school to comfort the kids involved in the major Slacks Creek house fire. [4] The school was initially known as Woodridge East SS before opening.

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Mabel Park State School. Department of Education and Training. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Griffith Thomas (7 September 2011). "Gillard lifts school's spirit". The Logan Reporter. The Queensland Times. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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