South Gladstone, Queensland


South Gladstone is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

History

In about 1895, a frozen meat works was established at Parson's Point with production commencing on 24 May 1896. The location was chosen for its access to Port Curtis for harbour facilities and the adjacent railway line.
Concerned citizens at Parsons Point decided a school was needed for to cater for the meatworkers’ children. A provisional school was built at Parsons Point in 1898 and Parson's Point Provisional School opened on 1 August 1898. The provisional school became Parsons Point State School on 1 February 1913. A second site was offered for a new school – an acre of land adjacent to the road leading to the meatworks, about 400 yards from the present school. The new school was opened in 1915. In October 1934, land bordered by Little, Toolooa, Derby and Ann Streets was offered as a possible site for the relocation of the school. Finally, in 1945, the school was moved to its present location in Toolooa Street and renamed South Gladstone State School.
During the 1980’s the name was changed from South Gladstone State School to Gladstone South State School to be consistent with the naming of other schools in Gladstone. The school swimming pool was built in the 1980s and Gladstone South is still the only primary school in the Gladstone city area that has its own swimming facilities. A school dental clinic was opened in 1981.
In the 2011 census, South Gladstone had a population of 3,626.

Education

Gladstone South State School is a government co-educational primary school located at 153 Toolooa Street. In 2013, the school had 251 students and 29 teachers. By 2017, it had become a primary school as part of an overall change to state education. In 2017 the school had an enrolment of 330 students with 22 teacher and 24 non-teaching staff.

Attribution

This article contains material from published by Gladstone South State School, © The State of Queensland 2018, under CC-BY-4.0 , access on 11 November 2018.