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Built 1931. Beforehand, local pupils went to Beaudesert Rd’s Coopers Plains School (now Acacia Ridge School). Named after its location, this School opened on 21 January 1931. Increasing enrolments saw a classrooms added in November 1931 and in 1933, with shade trees planted in the playground. Most construction and grounds projects were undertaken by the the Great Depression (1929-39) Work Relief Scheme teams It was renamed Coopers Plains State School in 1965, indication of the area’s growth as a defined suburb. ‘A’ block now has those early classrooms.
Citations
Brisbane City Council, HERITAGE REGISTER SUMMARY, https://heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au/heritage_register/placeDetail.do?action=readandplaceId=1714andfullDetail=trueandnavParam=startBasic
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Map References
Qimagery. Brisbane City Council Series 1946. Scale: 1:15,900.