Schooling
Early Schooling in Rockhampton & District
(Information about the opening of the schools in Rockhampton area has been taken from A E HERMANN "Development of Rockhampton & District - Volume 1")
Rockhampton primary schools date back to 1859 in the very year of the Canoona gold rush. It was a period of tough living and hardship but despite all this, parents decided that education for their children was a necessary part of life
Below is a list of schools in the Rockhampton area and the date when they were founded or opened. There have been a number of schools opened in the past 25 years and these have not been included.
Early Schools
Allenstown School founded 16 July 1877
Berserker Street School founded January 1917
Central Boy's School cnr Denham, Murray & William Street founded 1887
Central Girls School continued at William & Denison St. first Rockhampton school erected on this site in 1859
Crescent Lagoon School (for students living in Nine Mile Area) founded 7 July 1896
Depot Hill School founded 14 September 1920
Frenchville School founded November 1900
Glenmore School founded 7 October 1889
Gracemere School founded February 1871
Lakes Creek School founded 1872
Leichhardt Ward School (later for boys only) founded July 1905
North Rockhampton School founded 31 March 1871
Park Avenue School founded 1898
Pink Lily Lagoon School founded 9 September 1872
Port Curtis School founded 23 March 1875
Rockhampton National School (later known as Rockhampton Primary School and Central State School ) - there were actually two schools - one for boys and one for girls. William & Denison St
founded 18 November, 1862
Rockhampton School and a centre for Divine Services - parents had to pay 1/6 per week per pupil founded 1859.
The Hall Girls and Infants School founded 1910
Convent Schools
Koongal Convent Sisters of Mercy 1903
North Rockhampton Convent - Sisters of Mercy 1900
Our Lady's Convent - first erected behind the Kent St convent and later to become the first Catholic High School . Later moved to West St as Infant & Primary School unknown date but before 1883
Park Avenue Convent School - Sisters of St Joseph 1939
St Josephs School, cnr Alma & Derby St , first established by Father Charles Murlay and after 1873 run by The Sisters of Mercy. St Patrick's school - a senior school for girls.
There was also an infants school and a boys school in West Street before 1873
St Patrick's School built on the original site of St Joseph 1908
St Peter's Primary School - Presentation Sisters 1934 (classes in church) 1951
St Therese's Convent School , Bolsover St - Sisters of Mercy 1934
Wandal Convent - sisters of St Joseph 1912
Other Christian Denomination Schools
Church of England Schools
St Pauls' Day School (new parish hall) 1901
St Faith's School, Yeppoon 1923
Seven Day Adventist Church , North Rockhampton 1975
Over the years, there have been a number of Private or church schools that have been founded and closed in this area.
Boy's Grammar School - Agnes St (originally 26 boys and 27 girls) Girls department ceased in four years 1 February 1881
Christian Brothers College (Boys only) West St 2 July 1894
Convent & School of Our Lady of Good Counsel /Convent High School, Range College - Sisters of Mercy - Agnes St, Rockhampton ( in beginning had primary and secondary students & boarders . Became an all girls school 1895
Girls Grammar School Agnes & Denham St 19 April 1892
Glenmore High School , Farm Road , Glenmore 1975
Marian Girls School , Yaamba Rd, NorthRockhampton (Secondary) 1964
North Rockhampton High School Berserker Street, North Rockhampton late 1955
Rockhampton High School , Campbell Street 14 May 1960
St Brendans College, Yeppoon - Christian Brothers - Boys Day 7 Boarding 1940
St Stanislaus - Christian Brothers - boys, Yaamba Rd, North Rockhampton 1958
St Ursula's Convent & School , Yeppoon - The presentation Sisters - Primary and boarding students and the following year, secondary students (Girls) 29 January 1917
State High School and Technical College was established with a first drawing class and other subjects under the jurisdiction of the School of Arts - classes held behind the School of Arts in Bolsover St 1890
Technical College, Bolsover St 1909 – 1960
St Pauls Church of England & School 1863
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Copperfield State School
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Calliungal North State School
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Pullar, G. C. (Gordon Cumming) (1912). Copperfield State School, Copperfield, Queensland, ca. 1913.