This is a list of schools in the West Moreton region of South EastQueensland, Australia. The region consists of the Lockyer Valley, Somerset and Scenic Rim regions and the rural part of the City of Ipswich. Prior to 2015, the Queensland education system consisted of primary schools, which accommodated students from Kindergarten to Year 7 (ages 5–13), and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 8 to 12 (ages 12–18). However, from 2015, Year 7 became the first year of high school.[1]
Originally opened as Caningera Upper Provisional School, becoming a full State School in 1909. Name changed to Canungra State School in 1912. Located at 5–9 Christie Street.[8]
Originally opened as Kilcoy Township Provisional School then changed name to Kilcoy Provisional School in 1893. By 1898 the name had been changed again to Hopetoun Provisional School, which in turn became Hopetoun State School in 1909. In 1914 the name was changed for the last time, to Kilcoy State School.
Merger of Laidley North State School and Laidley Central State School, operates on the site of the former Laidley North State School at 218–220 Patrick Street.
Monkey Waterholes Provisional School opened on 7 July 1890. It became Monkey Waterholes State School in 1909 and was renamed Blanch View State School in 1913. Blanchview State School closed in 1965. The school was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) reserve within present-day 358 Blanchview Road. The site is marked by a plaque (27.5719°S 152.0354°E). The school building was relocated to another site and is used as a farm building.[61][62][63][64]
Previously known as Mount Brisbane Provisional School, Mount Brisbane State School, Deep Creek State School, and Bryden Provisional School. The school was on a three-acre (1.2 ha) site on Loughrans Road.[76][77]
Originally opened as Mount French Provisional School in 1887 and renamed Coochin Lower in 1901. It became a State School in 1909 and finally, Bunjurgen State School in 1926. It was on Mount Alford Road.[81][82][83]
Located on the western side of Upper Coomera Road near the Coomera River, now within the present-day boundaries of neighbouring Ferny Glen.[114][115][56]
1895 opened as Ma Ma Creek Upper Provisional School, 1906 renamed Fordsdale Provisional School, 1909 became Fordsdale State School. 1929 closed 1931 reopened, 1933 closed. Located at 1902 Gatton Clifton Road.[116]
Glenapp Provisional School opened on 19 August 1901. On 1 January 1909, it became Glenapp State School. It closed on 9 December 1960.[50] It was located on the eastern side of Running Creek Road south of the junction with Spring Creek Road.[120][121]
1894 opened as Hessenburg Provisional School, 1909 became Hessenburg State School, 1916 renamed Ingoldsby State School. Locatedat 1128–1130 Ingoldsby Road.[126][127]
Opened circa 1894 as Helidon Scrub Provisional School, 1909 became Helidon Scrub State School, 1916 relocated to a larger site in a new building (the original school building and site because Iredale School of Arts).[130]
Originally known as Monsildale State School, then later, Foxlowe State School. Building was moved from Monsildale. Renamed Jimna State School in 1926. It was at 21 School Road.[133] The school's website was archived.[134]
Established in 1922 by relocating the buildings of Black Duck State School (opened 1910). Junction View State School was at 7 East Haldon Road.[135] The school's website was archived.[136]
Knapps Creek Provisional School opened circa 1884. On 1 January 1909 it became Knapps Creek State School, but then closed in 1910.[50] It was south of the confluence of Knapps Creek and Cannon Creek, near the present-day boundaries of the localities of Knapps Creek, Laravale and Tamrookum.[139][140]
Opened as Laidley North Mixed State School in 1889, renamed Laidley North State School in 1897. Located at 218–220 Patrick Street, now within Laidley.[142] Laidley District State School now occupies the site.
Mount Stradbrook Provisional School opened on 8 July 1907. In June 1908, it was renamed Lark Hill Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Lark Hill State School. It closed on 28 July 1967.[50] It was at 335 Larkhill Boundary Road.[147][148]
Hillview Provisional School opened on 16 October 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Hillview State School. In 1914, it was renamed Viewland State School. It closed in 1923, to reopen in 1924 as Left Hand Branch State School, which finally closed in 1967.[50] It was on the western side of Lefthand Branch Road, south of the junction with Reibstein Gully Road.[149] Note the slightly different spelling of the locality name and the school name.
Also known as Upper Lockyer State School. Located on the western side of Murphys Creek Road at the junction with Lockyer Siding Road. It is now within the locality boundaries of Lockyer.[152][153]
Originally opened as St. John's Creek Provisional School. It was also known as Franklyn Vale State School in the period 1906–1915. It opened and closed a number of times in its early history. In 1922, it was moved back to Merryvale, reopening on 15 May 1922 as Merryvale State School. It celebrated its 50th jubilee on 7 August 1947.[154] It closed again in 1950, reopened, then finally closed in 1961.[155] It was on the north side of Greys Plains Road.[156]
Located on the north-eastern corner of the junction of two now-unnamed roads; this area now being inaccessible to the public since the construction of the Wivenhoe Dam.[176][177]
Originally opened as Kilcoy Provisional School in 1884, which was changed to Sheep Station Creek Provisional School in 1893 as a result of a school with a similar name in Kilcoy township opening in 1892. It became Sheep Station Creek State School in 1909 and closed soon after that, but opened again in 1913 before closing permanently in 1941. Located on Kilcoy Murgon Road.[204][205]
Opened circa 1882 as Clarendon Provisional School, became Springdale State School on 1 January 1909, but closed later in 1909. Its precise location is not known but it was in the vicinity of the intersection of (present day) Adare, Lake Clarendon and Spring Creek.[50]
The school was on the eastern side of the Esk Kilcoy Road until 1951 when it was relocated further south to be on higher ground in anticipation of the indundation resulting from the completion of the Somerset Dam.[209][210]
Summer Hill Provisional School opened on 2 September 1889 with 13 students under teacher Miss M. Hanley.[213] On 1 January 1909, it became Summer Hill State School. It was on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) site at 61 Summerholm Road.[214][215] In 1911, the school committee wanted to have the school relocated to a more central localition as the population of the district had moved further to the north.[216]
In 1937, a new school building was erected in a "central location" and officially opened on Saturday 17 April 1937 by Ted Maher, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for West Moreton.[217][218] In 1944, it was renamed Summerholm State School. It closed circa 1955.[50] It was at 51 Summerholm Road, approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the school's previous location.[219]
Tabooba State School opened on 24 July 1911.[220][221] It closed on 24 August 1942.[50] It was on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) site on the southern corner of Christmas Creek Road and Tramway Road.[222][223][224]
1876 opened as Tambourine Provisional School, 1905 relocated, 1909 became Tambourine State School, 1926 renamed Tamborine. Since 1905 at 2680–2726 Waterford Tamborine Road, now Tamborine School Park.[226]
Original proposed name that was never used was Croftly State School.[citation needed] At the corner of Carneys Creek Road and Broad Gully Road.[55][56]
Originally known as Teviot railway Station Provisional School and then became Teviotville in 1912. Located on the south-west corner of Hoya Road and Haag Road.[233][56]
Thorndale State School opened in 1915 on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site off Boyce Road.[234][235] It closed in 1924, after which it was moved to Spring Creek, Stanthorpe and renamed Greenlands State School.[50][236]
Closed temporarily from 1944 to 1948. The school was on a five-acre (2.0 ha) site on the north-east corner of the D'Aguilar Highway and Sandy Creek Road, now in neighbouring Sandy Creek.[239][240][196]
Opened in 1884 as Caningera (Creek) Provisional School and closed in 1893. Opened and closed again both in 1885 and 1887 as Canungra Creek Provisional School. Opened again as Canungera Lower Provisional School in 1898, becoming a State School in 1909. In 1915 it was renamed Wangalpong State School and changed finally to Wonglepong in 1928. The school was within the present-day Henry Franklin Family Park on Mundoolun Connection Road. A commemorative plaque in the park marks the school's exact site, using the name Caningera School.[241][242][243]
Woolmar Provisional School opened on 8 March 1894. On 1 January 1909, it became Woolmar State School. It had temporary closures in 1931 and 1940, closing permanently on 14 April 1941.[50] It was at 5615 D'Aguilar Highway.[246]
Woolooman Provisional School opened on 9 March 1908. On 1 January it became Woolooman State School. It closed in 1913 due to low attendances. The school re-opened on 21 Aug 1933 as Woolooman State School. It closed permanently in 1937.[247]
In Queensland, Catholic primary schools are usually (but not always) linked to a parish. Prior to the 1970s, most schools were founded by religious institutes, but with the decrease in membership of these institutes, together with major reforms inside the church, lay teachers and administrators began to take over the schools, a process which completed by approximately 1990.
Within the region, schools are administered by the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Brisbane, and supported by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, which is responsible for coordinating administration, curriculum and policy across the Catholic school system. Preference for enrolment is given to Catholic students from the parish or local area, although non-Catholic students are admitted if room is available.
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