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The first school in Kangaroo Point (1861) was based in a small church which proved to be inadequate for the task, so a subscription was raised by local residents to erect a new school, which was opened in August 1867. Run by the Board of Education, the school had separate departments for boys and girls. It was designed to accommodate 120-150 pupils, but by the early 1870s the daily attendance could be as high as 240. This problem was addressed by opening a separate school for girls and infants in March 1874, and these buildings were replaced by the new Kangaroo Point Girls School and the Kangaroo Point Infants School, which both opened in January 1890. They were amalgamated to become the Kangaroo Point State School in April 1950, which eventually closed in June 1965. The site was later home to the Southbank Institute of TAFE before being redeveloped into parkland in 2010.

Citations

Brisbane Courier, 14 August 1867, 10 January 1872; Queensland State Archives Agency ID3303, Kangaroo Point State School.

Image Citations

Kangaroo Point State School, Brisbane, c. 1890. Queensland State Archives Item ID1127640.

Map References

QSA. QSA Series ID 2043 City of Brisbane and Suburbs Maps – A1A Series. 10 chains to the inch. Brisbane City showing Reserve for Marine Department at Kangaroo Point. 10 chains to the inch. Brisbane, Survey Office.. 634529