Carina State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Brisbane suburb of Carindale, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 311 students and a teaching staff of 24, as of 2023.[2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6,[1][2] and has been placed on the Brisbane Heritage Register as a Local Heritage Place since 1 January 2004, due to its historical significance to the growth of the surrounding area.[3]
| Carina State School | |
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 Carina State School, c. 1940 | |
| Address | |
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1413 Creek Road | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, coeducational |
| Motto | Yield to None |
| Established | 1917 |
| Principal | Libby Bond |
| Teaching staff | 24 (2023) |
| Years offered | Prep – Year 6 |
| Enrollment | 311 (2023) |
| Color(s) | Dark Blue White Yellow |
| Website | Official site |
Location
editThe school is located in the north-west corner of Carindale[4] at 1413 Creek Road.[1][3]
History
editThe school was established on 1 January 1917,[5] opening on 30 January 1917,[3][6] with between 62[3] and 64[6] foundation students and Charles Briggs as the head teacher.[6] Charles remained the headmaster until his death in 1944.[7] The construction of the school costed £1,493,[8][9] and was carried out by Jay Labour.[9] At the time of its opening, the school had one building, which did not change until just prior to the beginning of World War II, when a second building was constructed.[3]
The official opening of the school took place on 10 March 1917,[10] with the Under-Secretary of the Education Department, John Story, opening the school, and not the Minister, Herbert Hardacre, who John apologised in his behalf for not attending.[8] The Minister did not attend due to being unable to leave Clermont because of the flooded state of the area at the time.[9] There were 63[8] to 68[9] students on the school roll at this time, with the average daily attendance of 60 pupils throughout February.[9]
In January 1918, a local doctor had examined the school and reported unsatisfactory conditions to the Belmont Shire Council.[11] The unsatisfactory conditions were that a pool of water had accumulated under the school building due to the land being levelled during construction, and not sloped, to allow rainwater to escape, which the doctor stated that it "should never have been passed by the architect or engineer."[11] He forecasted that if an epidemic were to occur, a very rapid spread would follow if the school was not closed.[11] The local council stated that it would resolve the matter with the Education, Works, and Health Departments.[11]
By February of the very same year, the Minister for Public Instruction (the Education Department), Herbert Hardacre, visited the school to address the unsatisfactory conditions; after reading the reports made by the Works Department, and inspecting the property, he suggested that concrete should be laid instead of asphalt under the school,[12] despite previously quoting a report indicating that the water was running freely and the drainage was satisfactory.[13]
In 1980, when suburb boundaries were modified to make way for the new suburb of Carindale, the school was no longer located in Carina, but the new suburb, however, it kept its original name.[14]
The school ceased corporal punishment on 1 December 1992,[15] before it was banned in Queensland state schools in 1995.[16]
In 2020, student Quaden Bayles was unenrolled from the school due to being bullied by his fellow peers for being short.[17] The student was born with the most common form of Dwarfism, Achondroplasia, and had been dealing with bullying because of it since he was three years old.[17] A livestream conducted by the mother showing the aftermath of his mental state following the incident went viral.[18] The incident prompted a discussion on implementing a new law to address bullying in schools.[18] As of 2023, the boy had got the "most expensive royal independent investigation" into the harsh reality of people with a disability in order to change the public perception of them.[19] It led to "32 public hearings, 1,785 private sessions, almost 8000 submissions, 28 research reports and about $600 million dollars" from the Disability Royal Commission.[19]
Notable alumni
editHeritage listing
editThe Brisbane City Council listed the school on the Brisbane Heritage Register as a Local Heritage Place on 1 January 2004, with the citation being created in February 2011.[3] Even though the school was listed in 2004, and the citation was created in 2011, the significance of the school is assessed under the local heritage criteria, which is based on the Brisbane City Plan 2014.[3]
It follows three of the criteria, these being the historical significance (Criterion A), rarity (Criterion B), and historical association (Criterion H).[3]
Criteria A – Historical significance
editTo meet the historical significance criteria, the site should illustrate its role in shaping the region's evolution and historical patterns.[3] It meets this guideline due to the opening of the school being influenced by the significant population increase during World War I,[3] partly due to the opening of the Belmont Flier railway several years earlier.[3][21]
Criteria B – Rarity
editTo meet the rarity criteria, the site should showcase aspects of the region's cultural heritage that is either rare, uncommon or endangered.[3] It meets this criterion because the school has preserved and maintained its original rooftop bell tower from the early interwar period.[3]
Criteria H – Historical association
editTo meet the historical association criteria, the site must have a significant association with the life or work of specific individuals, groups or organisations of importance to the region's history.[3] It meets this criterion due to serving the community demographics of the surrounding area since 1917.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Carina State School | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 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 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Carina State School | Heritage Places". Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Carindale | Queensland Places". The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Carina State School". Queensland Government Archives Search. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Death of Headmaster". The Telegraph (Brisbane). 8 September 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via Trove.
- ^ a b c "Carina State School - Opened on Saturday". The Daily Mail (Brisbane). 12 March 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via Trove.
- ^ a b c d e "Carina State School - Opened by Under Secretary". The Brisbane Courier. 12 March 1917. p. 11. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via Trove.
- ^ "Carina State School". The Brisbane Courier. 1 March 1917. p. 9. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via Trove.
- ^ a b c d "The Carina State School". The Brisbane Courier. 9 January 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via Trove.
- ^ "Carina State School". The Telegraph (Brisbane). 19 February 1918. p. 12. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via Trove.
- ^ "Carina State School - The Drainage Question". The Telegraph (Brisbane). 24 January 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via Trove.
- ^ "Carina State School". Mapping Brisbane History. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Corporal Punishment Registers - Carina State School". Queensland Government State Archives Search. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Matthews, Alice (28 February 2017). "In 2017, corporal punishment still legal in QLD non-government schools". ABC News Australia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Perry, Jodan (21 February 2020). "'Make them be nicer to kids with disabilities': Quaden's message to parents of bullies". Special Broadcasting Service. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b Pollard, Emma (12 October 2020). "Mother of bullied boy calls for new law to better protect children at school". ABC News Australia. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b Topsfield, Jewel (28 September 2023). "'Just be kind': The three-word message from one boy to the royal commission". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Steve Minnikin - Member for Chatsworth: Maiden Speech" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. 30 May 2012. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Flint's Cottage | Heritage Places". Brisbane City Council. June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.