Parramatta State School Explained

Parramatta State School
Motto:Learning and achieving together
Established:1927
Principal:Michael Patane
Coordinates:-16.925°N 145.7628°W
Enrolment:443 (2023)

Parramatta State School is a public, co-educational, primary school, located in the Cairns suburb of Paramatta Park in Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 443 students and a teaching staff of 53, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 6, and is one of the oldest schools within the Cairns region.

History

The school opened 24 January 1927,[3] north of the Parramatta Park reserve.[4]

The principal at the time, Wayne Kirk, was suspended from his role after using a Department of Education credit card for his own personal affairs in 2015.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Parramatta State School Department of Education . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805065824/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/0639 . 2024-08-05 . 2024-08-05 . 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 . 2024-08-05 . Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority.
  3. 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 . 2024-08-05 . Queensland Department of Education . en.
  4. Web site: Parramatta Park Queensland Places . https://web.archive.org/web/20240519232854/https://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/parramatta-park . 2024-05-19 . 2024-08-10 . The University of Queensland.
  5. Web site: Clarke . Harry . 2015-11-24 . Cairns primary school principal pleads guilty to credit card fraud . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805073525/https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/crime-court/cairns-primary-school-principal-pleads-guilty-to-credit-card-fraud/news-story/6403801ee8f16671595c91bbd331b64c?nk=97390151663282cd8c3c862e295c659d-1722843325 . 2024-08-05 . 2024-08-05 . The Cairns Post . en.

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