Cooroy State School

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On 21 March 1907, a meeting of parents and residents was held to lobby for the establishment of a Provisional School for Cooroy. In 1908, the Department of Public Works called for tenders for the erection of the school and received five tenders. The tender by J G Gross for £168 was accepted in the same year.

The school opened on 18 January 1909 and was described as a credit to the Department. Mr R T Bolton was the first headmaster, and eighteen pupils were enrolled at opening. Cooroy was growing rapidly and by the end of 1909, sixty-four students were enrolled at the school. An assistant teacher, Miss Adeline Sivyer, was appointed to help with the workload. The school building was extended a number of times and by 1917 the school included a playshed, a teachers’ residence for Headmaster, Mr Weeks, and a new wing added in 1917 and constructed at a cost of £100. With increased enrolments causing overcrowding of classrooms, another classroom was built in 1918 for 150 students.

This building was doubled in size in 1930. A modern three roomed building eventually replaced the original school building which was reused as an activities room and later as the library, health services room and storeroom. Another new classroom was added in 1958.

The 1960s saw major changes at the school. A secondary school department was established on the site in 1961, and a temporary classroom built in time for the 1962 school year, with another two classrooms added for the secondary department in 1963. Small outlying schools began to close around this time and students were bussed into Cooroy State School. Further building work was conducted to accommodate these pupils.

The opening of the Noosa District High School in 1963 relieved some of the pressure at Cooroy State School, but enrolments continued to rise. In 1968 Block B of two classrooms were constructed, and three small classrooms in the main wing were formed into two standard sized classrooms, plus a duplicating room. Another classroom was added to Block B in 1971.

In 1966, the school was connected to the town water supply and earth closets were replaced with a septic toilet block. The Parent’s and Citizen’s Association constructed an adventure playground in 1975. With a further sharp increase of students, more classroom space was required. Following the closure of the Pomona State School, a three classroom building (Pomona State School’s primary wing) was transferred to Cooroy in 1977 and became Block E. Block H, a modular classroom, was constructed in 1978. In that year, the Cooroy Preschool was opened.

In 1981, a demountable classroom, Block G, was transferred from Bracken Ridge State School, and a new modern open area teaching Block F opened in 1982. A large library (now resource centre) opened in the early 1980s. New modular buildings have been added since 1984.AddressElm Street,Cooroy

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Christmas on Daphne Jeffs Black Mountain School Bus, Cooroy, 1970s

Cooroy State School children walk around town, Diamond Street, Cooroy, 1970s

Cooroy State School, 1917

Cooroy State School, Elm Street, Cooroy, 3rd August 1909

Daphne Jeffs and students, Black Mountain School Bus, Cooroy, 1970s

Grade 1 Class Photo, Cooroy State School, 1951

Grade 1 Class Photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 10 October 1972

Grade 1/2B Class Photo, Cooroy Sate School, Cooroy, 24 November 1971

Grade 1A Class Photo, Cooroy Primary School, 24 November 1971

Grade 1A Class Photo, Cooroy Sate School, Cooroy, 24 November 1971

Grade 2/3B Class photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 10 October 1972

Grade 2A Class Photo, Cooroy Sate School, Cooroy, 24 November 1971

Grade 2A Class Photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 10 October 1972

Grade 2A Class Photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 24 November 1971

Grade 2A Class photo, Cooroy State School, 10 October 1972

Grade 3 Class Photo, Cooroy Sate School, Cooroy, 24 November 1971

Grade 3 Class Photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 24 November 1971

Grade 3 Class photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 10 October 1972

Article & Manuscript

Cooroy State School - Local Heritage Place Card

Ephemera

Daisy Ross, name tag, Cooroy State School, 75th anniversary, 1984

Heritage Library Catalogue

Cooroy State School : 75th Anniversary 1909-1984 / W. Albion, editor.

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