Mount Fox, Queensland


Mount Fox is a locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Mount Fox is a locality on the western side of the Great Dividing Range. The eastern side of the locality is mountainous and undeveloped; much of it is within the Girrigun National Park and the Lannercost State Forest. The dormant volcano Mount Fox is in the western part of the locality and the locality presumably takes its name from that mountain.

History

Mount Fox State School opened on 12 February 1938 but it closed in December 1941. It reopened on 28 July 1954 but closed on 2 September 1955. It reopened on 11 May 1959 but closed again on 6 July 1964. It reopened on 28 January 1988.

Education

Mount Fox is a primary school for boys and girls operated by the Queeensland Government at 2957 Mount Fox Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 5 students with 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff.