Parramatta State School

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Parramatta State School
Location
Parramatta State School
Cairns
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 16°55′30″S145°45′46″E / 16.92500°S 145.76278°E / -16.92500; 145.76278
Information
Type Public state primary
MottoLearning and achieving together
Established1927
PrincipalMichael Patane
Enrolment443 (2023)
Campus Parramatta Park
Website parramattass.eq.edu.au

Parramatta State School is a public, co-educational, primary school, located in the Cairns suburb of Paramatta Park in Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 443 students and a teaching staff of 53, as of 2023. [2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6, [1] [2] and is one of the oldest schools within the Cairns region.

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History

The school opened 24 January 1927, [3] north of the Parramatta Park reserve. [4]

The principal at the time, Wayne Kirk, was suspended from his role after using a Department of Education credit card for his own personal affairs in 2015. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Parramatta State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 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 5 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Parramatta Park | Queensland Places". The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Clarke, Harry (24 November 2015). "Cairns primary school principal pleads guilty to credit card fraud". The Cairns Post. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

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