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Boondall State School

Coordinates: 27°20′54″S 153°03′33″E / 27.3483°S 153.0592°E / -27.3483; 153.0592 (Boondall State School)
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Boondall State School
Location
Map
Brisbane
,
Queensland

Coordinates27°20′54″S 153°03′33″E / 27.3483°S 153.0592°E / -27.3483; 153.0592 (Boondall State School)
Information
TypePublic
MottoSuccess by work
Established1925
PrincipalSharni Tomkins
Years offeredBoys & girls, P–6
CampusBoondall
Colour(s)Yellow and blue    
Websitehttp://boondallss.eq.edu.au

Boondall State School is a public, co-educational, primary school, located in the Brisbane suburb of Boondall, in Queensland, Australia.[1] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 648 students and a teaching staff of 45, as of 2023.[2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6.[1][2]

Location[edit]

The school is located on the corner of Sandgate and Roscommon Roads in northside Brisbane suburb of Boondall. The main entrance to the school is via Roscommon Road.

History[edit]

New classroom and teachers room, Boondall State School, April 1951

A state primary school was advocated to be built in the region in 1920.[3]

Boondall State School was opened on 6 April 1925,[4] with an enrolment of 61 students.[5]

Long serving principal, Chris Campanaris, retired after 22 years at the end of 2013 and was succeeded by Kim McNamara. McNamara moved schools in the middle of 2016 to West End State School and was succeeded by the permanent appointment of Angelique Padgett at the beginning of 2017. Sharni Tomkins was appointed as principal to begin the 2020 school year.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Boondall State School | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Boondall | Queensland Places". www.queenslandplaces.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ^ "School History". Boondall State School. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Principal's welcome". Boondall State School. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

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