Upper Mount Gravatt State School

Upper Mount Gravatt State School
Location
Map
1899 Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates27°33′24″S 153°04′47″E / 27.5566°S 153.0797°E / -27.5566; 153.0797
Information
School typeIndependent public, co-educational, primary
Established1929
PrincipalDerek Brady
Teaching staff39 (2023)
Years offeredPrep – Year 6
Enrollment507 (2023)
Color(s)  Blue
  Light Blue
  White
WebsiteOfficial website

Upper Mount Gravatt State School is an independent public co-educational primary school located in the Brisbane suburb of Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 507 students and a teaching staff of 39, as of 2023.[2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6.[1][2] The opening of the school unofficially established the suburb of Upper Mount Gravatt.[3]

History

The community came together and cleared the grounds of trees and scrub for the construction of the school.[4] The budget of £1,117 for the erection of the school was given by the Public Works department in May 1929.[5][6]

On 19 September 1929, the Department of Public Instruction (the Education Department) formally announced a school would open in Upper Mount Gravatt.[7] The school opened on 1 October 1929,[8][9] with the official opening ceremony occurring on Saturday afternoon, 5 October 1929.[4] Approximately 300 people attended the ceremony, which was led by the education minister at the time, Reginald King.[4] The cost of the school was £1,123.[4][10] It had 60 foundation students out of a capacity of 80.[4][10] By the end of 1930, the enrollment had reached 81.[11]

In 1930, a proposal for the then tramline to be extended 3 miles (4.8 km) from Holland Park to the school was declined due to the population of the region not being significant enough to justify the extension at the time.[12]

2 acres were intended to be added to the school grounds in July 1952,[13] but was postponed until August 1953, with the land of the school increasing to 5 acres in 1953.[14] In 1973, as part of a scheme to improve schools in Queensland, the school received $48,477 to construct a library.[15]

On 23 October 1961 a majority of the school was destroyed by a fire, with most, if not all Admission Registers prior to this date being destroyed.[9] A new register was created, which began with the top grade (at this time it was Eighth) of the school and descending down in order.[9] Another fire occurred In June 2019, with a building being completely destroyed.[16][17] The fire was treated as suspicious and the building needed to be demolished.[16][17] The construction of a new building was completed in July 2021, with it officially opening on 3 November 2021.[18] The cost of the building was $9.21 million.[18]

Demographics

In 2023, the school had a student enrollment of 507 with 39 teachers (34.2 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (15.9 full-time equivalent). Female enrollments consisted of 243 students and Male enrollments consisted of 264 students; Indigenous enrollments accounted for a total of 7% and 49% of students had a language background other than English.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Upper Mount Gravatt State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Upper Mount Gravatt | Queensland Places". The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e "New School - Upper Mt. Gravatt - Residents' fine spirit". The Sunday Mail. 6 October 1929. p. 13. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "New School for Mt. Gravatt - Public Works Expenditure". The Telegraph. 4 May 1929. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "New Buildings". The Brisbane Courier. 4 May 1929. p. 23. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Upper Mt. Gravatt School". The Brisbane Courier. 20 September 1929. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Upper Mount Gravatt State School (A5782)". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. ^ a b "New School Opened - Upper Mount Gravatt - Parents Complimented". The Telegraph. 7 October 1929. p. 16. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Trove.
  11. ^ "Attendance, 81 - Progressive School Upper Mount Gravatt". The Sunday Mail. 14 December 1930. p. 19. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Trove.
  12. ^ "Mt. Gravatt - Tramway Extension: Application Unsuccessful". The Telegraph. 21 March 1930. p. 2. Retrieved 3 November 2024 – via Trove.
  13. ^ "Land for School". The Brisbane Telegraph. 31 July 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 3 November 2024 – via Trove.
  14. ^ "School Land". The Brisbane Telegraph. 6 August 1953. p. 13. Retrieved 3 November 2024 – via Trove.
  15. ^ "School Additions". Noosa News. 19 July 1973. p. 5. Retrieved 3 November 2024 – via Trove.
  16. ^ a b Siganto, Talissa; Riga, Rachel (14 June 2019). "Crime scene declared as fire engulfs eight classrooms at Brisbane school". ABC News. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Police investigating after blaze destroys school building". Nine News. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Upper Mt Gravatt State School celebrates fire rebuild". Ministerial Media Statements. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2024.