Brisbane Independent School Explained

Brisbane Independent School
Motto:The Next Step in Primary Schooling
Established:1968
Principal:Jennifer Haynes
Enrolment:63 (2023)
Homepage:http://www.bis.qld.edu.au/

Brisbane Independent School is an independent, co-educational, primary school, located in the Brisbane suburb of Pullenvale, in Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] [3] It is administered by Independent Schools Queensland, with an enrolment of 63 students and a teaching staff of 7, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 6, in five classrooms.[4]

History

The school opened on 19 August 1968,[5] by October the very same year, the school had an enrolment of 23 students.[6] The school had a singular rule in 1968, "Be Kind," where discipline in the school was minimal, to instill self-discipline within the students, which has been stated to be "ahead of their time."[7] In 1972, the school moved from Moggill Road, Kenmore,[8] to its present location in Pullenvale.

In 1978, Lady Anna Cowen, wife of Zelman Cowen, opened the schools fete, which happened to be the school's 10th anniversary.

During the Omicron wave of Covid-19 in 2022, the school managed to remain outbreak free, due to the research conducted by a group of individuals within the school community, and subsequently the implementation of air purifiers in the school's classrooms.[9]

References

  1. Web site: Brisbane Independent School (Pullenvale) Department of Education . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240622105020/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/5503 . 2024-06-22 . 2024-06-22 . schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au.
  2. Web site: Brisbane Independent School, Pullenvale QLD Private Schools Guide . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240622105322/https://privateschoolsguide.com/brisbane-independent-school-pullenvale-qld . 2024-06-22 . 2024-06-22 . privateschoolsguide.com . en-gb.
  3. Web site: ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023 . 2024-06-22 . Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority.
  4. News: Miles . Janelle . Jones . Ciara . 2022-03-31 . Brisbane school avoids COVID outbreak after dads band together, armed with smoke machine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409045411/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-01/brisbane-school-no-covid-omicron-outbreaks-term-1/100956850 . 2024-04-09 . 2024-06-22 . ABC News . en-AU.
  5. Web site: 2019-04-14 . Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools . 2024-06-22 . Education . en.
  6. Book: School Teachers "Be Kind" . 1968-10-18 . The Evening Times . 22 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20240622112708/https://books.google.com.au/books?id=pSA-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=%22Brisbane+Independent+School%22&article_id=1903,2502590&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwio9sqgi--GAxXYn68BHQTZBTcQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Brisbane%20Independent%20School%22&f=false . 2024-06-22 . live.
  7. Web site: February 2018 . Fifty Years Supporting Choice and Diversity 1968-2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331033032/https://www.isq.qld.edu.au/media/fpxfzwkn/isq-50-year-celebratory-book.pdf . 2024-03-31 . 2024-06-22 . Independent Schools Queensland.
  8. Book: Vice-Regal . 4 September 1978 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 6 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20240622114613/https://books.google.com.au/books?id=wf1jAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=%22Brisbane+Independent+School%22&article_id=6983,1622253&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwio9sqgi--GAxXYn68BHQTZBTcQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Brisbane%20Independent%20School%22&f=false . 2024-06-22 . live.
  9. Web site: How this school achieved zero COVID-19 transmissions . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707044817/https://9now.nine.com.au/today/brisbane-school-achieves-zero-covid19-transmissions-thanks-to-science-loving-parents/ab0aa0b1-d55c-4499-8a39-f9611260bdab . 2022-07-07 . 2024-06-22 . 9News . en-AU.

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