Chapel Hill State School
Chapel Hill State School is a public primary school located in Ironbark Road Chapel Hill, Queensland, Australia, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west from the Brisbane CBD. It is operated by the Queensland Department of Education. Chapel Hill State School provides primary education from Prep to Year 7, and in 2013 had an estimated 650 students attending the school.[1] Academically it is one of the Queensland's best schools.[2]
History
The first Chapel Hill State School first opened in (1872) in Ironbark Road, Chapel Hill.[3] The land on which the current Chapel Hill State School (1978), was first owned by James Graham and changed hands many times. The Queensland Government acquired 6.8 hectares of land for the school from the McIntyre family in 1976.
Chapel Hill State School opened in January 1978 with an enrolment of 152 pupils. The 94 families began building gardens, playground equipment and tree planting on the grounds. In 1979 the top teaching block and covered area were built, and by 1982 there were 324 pupils justifying building a separate library, so it could move out of the Administration block.
A number of demountable buildings were acquired as the population increased, and in 1997 a new hall was rented.
In June 2012 the Ross Perry Resource Centre was opened; it was named after retiring principal Ross Perry.[4]
Sports houses
The names for the sports houses were taken from early settlers in the area. The Russell family lived on Russell Terrace. Patterson was a name chosen as it had been thought that the family owned the land on which the school is built. This was not the case, but the Patterson’s were major land and sawmill owners in Brookfield. The Breddin family arrived in Brisbane from Hamburg in 1866 and ended up being one of the first families to settle in Chapel Hill. Later Carl Breddin married Ellen Russell, and their granddaughter, Jenny Blake, was one of the first teachers at the school.
Academic performance
Chapel Hill State School was one of the top-performing schools in the 2013 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests.[2] The scores and ranks were:[5][6]
| Year | Number of students | Test | Absolute Score | Percentage above the national minimum score | Rank (1 highest) | Number of schools ranked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 84 | Reading | 480 | 100 | 22 | 1192 |
| Writing | 452 | 99 | 68 | 1190 | ||
| Spelling | 433 | 99 | 104 | 1191 | ||
| Grammar and Punctuation | 476 | 100 | 65 | 1191 | ||
| Numeracy | 432 | 100 | 85 | 1190 | ||
| 5 | 67 | Reading | 546 | 100 | 37 | 1191 |
| Writing | 512 | 99 | 70 | 1193 | ||
| Spelling | 510 | 100 | 160 | 1994 | ||
| Grammar and Punctuation | 554 | 97 | 35 | 1194 | ||
| Numeracy | 541 | 100 | 28 | 1195 | ||
| 7 | 82 | Reading | 595 | 100 | 15 | 1180 |
| Writing | 589 | 100 | 11 | 1179 | ||
| Spelling | 599 | 100 | 12 | 1179 | ||
| Grammar and Punctuation | 617 | 100 | 9 | 1179 | ||
| Numeracy | 619 | 100 | 9 | 1179 | ||
Other
The school uniform was designed in 1977 and was changed slightly in 1994. It was also changed in 2013.
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Chapel Hill State School". Chapel Hill State School. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "State schools in high socio-economic areas record half the top 10 average scores in NAPLAN tests". Courier Mail. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ http://education.qld.gov.au/wcis/Centre/ViewCentre.aspx?CtrCd=1872
- ↑ "Praise for Chapel Hill's 'unelected representative'". Jane Prentice MP, Federal Member for Ryan. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "NAPLAN 2013 Outcomes: All Queensland Schools". Queensland Studies Authority. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "NAPLAN 2013 Outcomes (csv)". Queensland Schools Authority. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
External links
Coordinates: 27°29′59″S 152°56′39″E / 27.49979°S 152.94424°E