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Tinana State School
Tinana State School Logo
Tinana State School Logo
Location
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Gympie Rd
Maryborough, Queensland 4650

Australia
Information
TypePublic
MottoDo Your Best
Established1875
School districtWide Bay South
PrincipalDavid Burns[1]
GradesP to 7
Enrolment535 [2] (2007)
Colour(s)Red and Black   
RivalsMaryborough Central State School, Maryboroug West State School, Granville State School
Websitewww.tinanass.eq.edu.au

Tinana State School is a public primary school located in the suburb of Tinana in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. The school is run by the Queensland State Government and was one of the first public schools to be established in Queensland. The school colours are red and black. As of the 2007 school year 535 students were enrolled at TSS.

History

Tinana State School was opened on 31 May 1875 with an enrolment of 47 students. The school was established on 36 acres (150,000 m2) of land, 16 Acres being set aside for a horse paddock for the students. The school grounds were large for their time as schools were commonly allotted 2 acres (8,100 m2) of land.[3]

Location

The school is located on Gypmpie Rd in Tinana, Maryborough, Queensland.

Facilities

The school has a number of sporting facilities including a multipurpose court, cricket pitch, cricket nets, sport equipment borrowing sheds and a very large and spacious oval, including the Neil Ottaway Oval which is levelled and irrigated. The school has a computer lab with network and internet access. A school library with a range of books and resources is available to the students. Tinana State School has a rainforest, with new trees added regularly.[3]

Sport

There are three major sporting events between different sports houses during the year. Swimming Carnival, Cross Country, Athletics Carnival. The school is divided into three houses:

Chappell (Green)
Laver (Yellow)
Whickham (Blue)

Students are randomly assigned a position in houses, unless a sibling currently attends the school they are assigned a position in the same house.

References

  1. ^ a b https://tinanass.eq.edu.au/Ourschool/Pages/Ourschool.aspx, Our School
  2. ^ "Tinana State School", [1], April 24, 2009.
  3. ^ a b http://www.tinanass.eq.edu.au/prosp07.pdf, Brief History of the School, Tinana State School Prospectus 2007

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