Boondall State School Explained

Boondall State School
Motto:Success by work
Established:1925
Type:Public
Principal:Sharni Tomkins
City:Brisbane
State:Queensland
Coordinates:-27.3483°N 153.0592°W
Campus:Boondall
Years:Boys & girls, P–6
Colours:Yellow and blue
Homepage:http://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.

Location

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boondall State School Department of Education . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240622032147/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/1603 . 2024-06-22 . 2024-06-22 . 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 . 2024-06-22 . Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority.
  3. Web site: Boondall Queensland Places . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240317045547/https://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/boondall . 2024-03-17 . 2024-06-22 . www.queenslandplaces.com.au.
  4. Web site: 2019-04-14 . Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501085934/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx . 2024-05-01 . 2024-06-22 . Queensland Department of Education . en.
  5. Web site: School History. Boondall State School. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422171940/http://www.boondallss.eq.edu.au/schoolhistory.htm. 2011-04-22. 2011-09-19.
  6. Web site: Principal's welcome. 2019-05-23. Boondall State School. en. 2020-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200308062200/https://boondallss.eq.edu.au/our-school/principals-welcome. 8 March 2020. live.

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