Upper Mount Gravatt State School
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| Upper Mount Gravatt State School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 27°33′24″S 153°04′47″E / 27.5566°S 153.0797°E |
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| School type | Independent public, co-educational, primary |
| Established | 1929 |
| Principal | Derek Brady |
| Teaching staff | 39 (2023) |
| Years offered | Prep – Year 6 |
| Enrolment | 507 (2023) |
| Color(s) | Blue Light Blue White |
| Website | Official website |
Upper Mount Gravatt State School is an independent public co-educational primary school located in the Brisbane suburb of Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 507 students and a teaching staff of 39, as of 2023.[3] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6.[1][3] Its opening unofficially established the suburb of Upper Mount Gravatt.[4]
The community came together and cleared the grounds of trees and scrub for the construction of the school.[5] The budget of £1,117 for the erection of the school was given by the Public Works department in May 1929.[6][7]
On 19 September 1929, the Education Department formally announced a school would open in Upper Mount Gravatt.[8] The school opened on 1 October 1929,[9][10] with the official opening ceremony occurring on Saturday afternoon, 5 October 1929.[5] Approximately 300 people attended the ceremony, which was led by the education minister at the time, Reginald King.[5] The cost of the school was £1,123.[5][11] It had 60 foundation students out of a capacity of 80.[5][11] By the end of 1930, the enrolment had reached 81.[12]
In 1930, a proposal for the then tramline to be extended 3 miles (4.8 km) from Holland Park to the school was declined due to the population of the region not being significant enough to justify the extension at the time.[13]
2 acres were intended to be added to the school grounds in July 1952,[14] but was postponed until August 1953, with the land of the school increasing to 5 acres in 1953.[15] In 1973, as part of a scheme to improve schools in Queensland, the school received $48,477 to construct a library.[16]
On 23 October 1961 a majority of the school was destroyed by a fire, with most, if not all Admission Registers prior to this date being destroyed.[10] A new register was created, which began with the top grade (at this time it was Eighth) of the school and descending down in order.[10] Another fire occurred In June 2019, with a building being completely destroyed.[17][18] The fire was treated as suspicious and the building needed to be demolished.[17][18][19] The construction of a new building was completed in July 2021, with it officially opening on 3 November 2021.[20] The cost of the building was $9.21 million.[20]
Demographics
In 2023, the school had a student enrolment of 507 with 39 teachers (34.2 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (15.9 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 243 students and Male enrolments consisted of 264 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 7% and 49% of students had a language background other than English.[3]
