McDowall State School
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| McDowall State School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 27°23′19″S 152°59′20″E / 27.38861°S 152.98889°E |
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| Type | State primary school. Co-educational |
| Motto | Courtesy, Honesty, Knowledge |
| Established | 1975 |
| Principal | Tanya Abell |
| Enrolment | 1,022 (2023) |
| Colour(s) | Red, green and white |
| Website | http://mcdowallss.eq.edu.au |
McDowall State School is a public, co-educational, primary school, located in the Brisbane suburb of McDowall, in Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,022 students and a teaching staff of 71, as of 2023.[2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6.[1][2]
History
[edit]The school opened on 28 January 1975.[3]
School uniform
[edit]The main McDowall State School colours are red and green and these are reflected in the school uniform. The formal school uniform is a tartan button-up shirt, which can also be bought as a dress. The school has a red polo sporting shirt, and polo shirts in school house colours are worn for sporting events and on Friday.
Sporting houses
[edit]McDowall State School has four sporting houses, named after native Australian plants:
- Acacia
- House colour: yellow
- Banksia
- House colour: green
- Grevillea
- House colour: red
- Melaleuca
- House colour: blue
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "McDowall State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.