Yandina Creek, Queensland


Yandina Creek is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Yandina Creek had a population of 760 people.

Geography

Yandina Creek is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

History

The name Yandina comes from Indigenous words yan meaning to go and dinna meaning feet.
Yandina Creek Provisional School opened on 16 June 1914. On 1 May 1917 it became Yandina Creek State School. It closed on 30 September 1920. On 9 May 1932 the school reopened and then closed on December 1941. In 1949 the school building from the former Valdora State School was relocated to Yandina Creek and re-opened on 1 February 1949 as Yandina Creek State School. It closed on 7 August 1964.
Coolum Beach Christian College opened in Yandina Creek on 4 January 2004.

Education

Coolum Beach Christian College is a private primary and secondary school for boys and girls at 2 Arcoona Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 295 students with 23 teachers and 23 non-teaching staff.
The nearest government primary schools are in Coolum Beach and North Arm. The nearest government secondary schools are in Coolum Beach and Nambour.