1913 |
January 16: Original school building completed. |
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1935 |
School building painted internally. |
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1937 |
The underneath of the school was concreted. |
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1939 |
A new water tank was provided. |
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1949 |
Bicycle racks provided. |
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1952 |
A request to have electricity supplied to the school was approved providing it was at no cost to the department. |
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1952 |
April 2: School residence built. |
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1953 |
The school committee provided two electric lights for the school. |
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1954 |
Tennis courts constructed at a cost of £83.12.0, 50 per cent of which was subsidised by the department. |
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1960 |
Old style school desks and forms were replaced with dual desks. |
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1966 |
Over a period of years requests had been made for the provision of a library and extra classroom accommodation, so the school building from Electra was moved to Airy Park. |
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1973 |
Toilets and septic system installed. |
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1973 |
Plans were approved on 16 August, 1973 for additions to the Elliott Heads State School, at an estimated cost of $19,031.00, which provided total accommodation consisting of:
The work would proceed when funds were available. The work was deferred until essential class room accommodation, required throughout the state early in 1974, had been provided. |
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1979 |
C Block: New early education centre building was finished. |
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1985 |
Staffroom, health room and aides workroom added to C Block. |
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1986 |
D Block: Double teaching area with store room, withdrawal room, preparation area and landscaped teaching court was approved and built. |
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1988 |
Fish pond was constructed. |
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1990 |
April: Undercover area completed. Mural on undercover area wall painted in July. |
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1990 |
First Macintosh computer installed. |
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1990 |
Junior climbing playground constructed. |
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1992 |
Front quadrangle and bike rack area paved. |
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1994 |
July-October: A further double teaching area and storeroom was added to D Block. |
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1997 |
September: Oval laser levelled and grassed. |
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2002 |
Eight new shade sails installed at the front of the school and front murals repainted. |
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2003 |
Whole school, including office, air conditioned. |
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2005 |
A climbing playground was added for senior students. |
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2007 |
Shade cloth cover constructed over senior playground. |
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2007 |
A covered outdoor learning area, including sandpit, was added to C Block. |
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2008 |
Disabled toilet and ramp constructed; safety fence erected around fish pond; library computerised. |
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2010 |
Solar panels installed on roof of D Block; new school changeable sign erected; electric bell installed; interactive whiteboards installed in all classrooms. |
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2010 |
B Block: Permission was granted for the original school building to be converted into a new staffroom. |
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2011 |
E Block: A purpose built library was added to the school buildings, under the government's "Building the Education Revolution" economic stimulus package. Officially opened on 25 October as ‘The Taske Centre’.
New Prep and garden sheds were erected, as the library was built on the site of the existing sheds. |
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2012 |
Elliott Heads State School celebrated its centenary on July 21.
F Block: A purpose built tuckshop was added to the school buildings. |
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2013 |
A new storage shed, for school and P&C, use was added to the school buildings.
A, B and C Blocks were repainted in the colours selected for the new library in 2011.
The original water tank in front of A Block was replaced, and a pump added to facilitate use of the water for garden maintenance.
The roof and guttering of the undercover area was replaced.
Both sets of stairs to the original school house (now B Block) were replaced.
The school began a project to reclaim the creek habitat at the south eastern boundary of the school playground. |
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