Aitkenvale State School Explained

Motto:Achieving Excellence Together
Address:67-85 Wotton Street
Coordinates:-19.2959°N 146.7622°W
Other Names:Aitkenvale State Primary School, Aitkenvale Primary School, Aitkenvale Public School
Established:1924
Principal:Lee Braney
Enrollment:349
Enrollment As Of:2023
Website:Official site

Aitkenvale State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Townsville suburb of Aitkenvale, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 349 students and a teaching staff of 39, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep through to Year 6.

History

The school was established on 30 May 1924[3] [4] and opened on 1[5] or 2 June 1924.[6] The minister for the Department of Public Instruction (the Education Department) officially opened the school later that month.[7] [8] [9]

In December 1940, the school opened an air raid shelter, which is believed to have been the first such shelter constructed in a Queensland school.[10] The school had an enrollment of 82 students at this time. The army also occupied the school during WWII.

In late 1952, £1,013 in funding was approved for additions at the school to be erected.[11] A new classroom was constructed and completed in early 1953.[12]

In 2010, pet chickens at the school were killed and their eggs were thrown against the school buildings.[13] It is unclear if the perpetrator was ever identified.

Demographics

In 2023, the school had a student enrollment of 349 with 39 teachers (33.6 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (18.5 full-time equivalent). Female enrollments consisted of 181 students and Male enrollments consisted of 168 students; Indigenous enrollments accounted for a total of 24% and 48% of students had a language background other than English.

Notable staff

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. Web site: Aitkenvale State School Department of Education . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241202205746/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/0801 . 2024-12-02 . 2024-12-02 . Schools Directory.
  2. Web site: ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501085934/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx . 2024-05-01 . 2024-12-03 . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.
  3. Web site: Aitkenvale State School (A4773) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241202212424/https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A4773 . 2024-12-02 . 2024-12-02 . Queensland State Archives.
  4. Web site: 31 May 1924 . Education Matters - Transfer of Teachers. Brisbane, May 30. . 2024-12-02 . . 9 . en . Trove.
  5. Web site: 2019-04-14 . Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007104200/https://education.qld.gov.au/about/history/Documents/historical-summary-prior-1999.xlsx . 2024-10-07 . 2024-12-02 . . en.
  6. Web site: Past pupils of Aitkenvale State School, Townsville, examing an old student roll. Description: Note . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241203014941/https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/12369 . 2024-12-03 . 2024-12-03 . Townsville City Council.
  7. Web site: 1924-06-04 . Education Minister's Tour. . 2024-12-03 . . 6 . en . Trove.
  8. Web site: 1924-06-05 . Minister's Tour - Several Schools to be Opened. Brisbane, June 3. . 2024-12-03 . . 5 . en . Trove.
  9. Web site: 1924-06-17 . Personal. . 2024-12-03 . . 6 . en . Trove.
  10. News: 1940-12-11 . A School Air Raid Shelter . 2024-12-03 . . 4 . Trove.
  11. News: 1952-11-07 . New School Buildings . 2024-12-04 . . 5 . Trove.
  12. News: 1953-01-01 . No title . 2024-12-04 . . 2 . Trove.
  13. Web site: 2010-05-10 . 'Disturbing' chicken slaughter at school . 2024-12-04 . Nine News.
  14. Web site: Sullivan . Rodney . 2017 . REYNOLDS, Margaret (1941–) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241027195537/https://biography.senate.gov.au/reynolds-margaret/ . 2024-10-27 . 2024-12-03 . The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate.
  15. Web site: Meet Janelle . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241029201044/https://online.lnp.org.au/janellepoole/meet-janelle . 2024-10-29 . 2024-12-03 . . en.

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