Currumbin State School
school in Queensland, Australia
Currumbin State School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Gold Coast suburb of Currumbin, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,087 students and a teaching staff of 77, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 6.
History
The school opened on 29 January 1909, under the name Currumbin Lower State School, but changed to its current name in either 1916 or 1924.
Demographics
In 2023, the school had a student enrolment of 1,087 with 77 teachers (67.8 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (24.3 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 467 students and Male enrolments consisted of 620 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 7% and 13% of students had a language background other than English.
Facilities
The school's facilities include playgrounds with handball, basketball and netball courts, vegetable gardens, an indoor basketball stadium, a swimming pool, an assembly hall, music rooms, a media centre, and a computer lab.
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