Beenleigh State School
{{Short description|Primary school in Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Use Australian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox school
| image = File:Beenleigh State School 1897.jpg
| caption = Beenleigh State School, 1897
| motto = Nothing but the best
| location = 22 James Street, Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.7179|153.1998|region:AU-QLD_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype = Public, coeducational
| established = 1871
| principal = Adam Knights
| enrolment = 448
| enrolment_as_of = 2023
| colors = {{color box|LightBlue}} Light Blue
{{color box|Blue}} Dark Blue
| website = [https://beenleighss.eq.edu.au/ Official site]
}}
Beenleigh State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Logan City suburb of Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia.{{Cite web |title=Beenleigh State School {{!}} Department of Education |url=https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/0006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812021103/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/0006 |archive-date=12 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=Schools Directory}}{{Cite web |title=School Location 2023 |url=https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Location%202023.xlsx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201215947/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Location%202023.xlsx |archive-date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority}} It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 448 students and a teaching staff of 35, as of 2023.{{Cite web |title=ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023 |url=https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501085934/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx |archive-date=1 May 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority}} The school caters to students from Prep to Year 6.
History
The school opened on 6 February 1871,{{Cite web |title=Beenleigh State School |url=https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A4829 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829102030/https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A4829 |archive-date=29 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |website=Queensland State Archives}} with 97 pupils, and prior to 1925 it was also known as Beenleigh State Rural School.{{Cite web |date=14 April 2019 |title=Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools |url=https://education.qld.gov.au/about/history/Documents/historical-summary-prior-1999.xlsx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724064755/https://education.qld.gov.au/about/history/Documents/historical-summary-prior-1999.xlsx |archive-date=2024-07-24 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=Queensland Department of Education |language=en}} Student enrolment was stated to be 161 in February 1879, with an average attendance of 103.{{Cite news |date=15 February 1879 |title=The Beenleigh State School |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163900662 |access-date=22 August 2024 |work=The Logan Witness |via=Trove}}
The foundation principal was Mr. Massey, followed by Thomas Bradbury, who was principal from 1876 to 1897;{{Cite news |date=14 November 1921 |title=Beenleigh School Jubilee |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20504334 |access-date=12 August 2024 |work=The Brisbane Courier |pages=6 |via=Trove}} he died by drowning, his death reported in January 1898.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uulhAAAAIBAJ&dq=Beenleigh+State+School&pg=PA3&article_id=7230,2864215 |title=Queensland |date=17 January 1898 |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |pages=3 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812032926/https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uulhAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=Beenleigh+State+School&article_id=7230,2864215&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0q53fv-6HAxVkzjQHHb5PBH4Q6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=Beenleigh%20State%20School&f=false |archive-date=12 August 2024 |url-status=live |via=Trove}} The Successor of Mr. Bradbury was Mr. D. S. Warren from 1898 until he was transferred to Brisbane in 1908.
A new teacher's residence and the reroofing of the school building was approved by the Minister for Public Works in July 1908;{{Cite news |date=10 July 1908 |title=Beenleigh State School |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article177157236 |access-date=12 August 2024 |work=The Telegraph |pages=2 |via=Trove}} it was estimated to cost £586 10s at the time.
The schools 50th jubilee was celebrated on Friday, 11 November 1921, at the showgrounds. All the schools within the district joined in on the celebration, with "sports and pastimes" being the main event. Approximately 20 students from the school's foundation attended.
From 1954 to 1962 it also had a secondary department, and from 4 February 1974 to 1980 the school had an Opportunity Class to provide special education.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} In January 1981 it became a separate school, Beenleigh Special School.
Demographics
In 2023, the school had a student enrolment of 448 with 35 teachers (32 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 211 students and Male enrolments consisted of 237 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 16% of total enrolments and 20% of students had a language background other than English.
See also
References
Further reading
- {{Cite book |title=Centenary, 1871-1971 [of the] Beenleigh State School and [the] Beenleigh Show Society |publisher=Beenleigh |year=1971}} — [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/tqqf2h/alma997116314702061 via the State Library of Queensland]
External links
- [https://beenleighss.eq.edu.au/ School Website]
- [https://www.youtube.com/@beenleighstateschool3554 School Youtube Channel]
Category:Beenleigh, Queensland
Category:Public primary schools in Queensland
Category:Schools in Logan City