{"id":5300,"date":"2019-09-18T08:15:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T22:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/?page_id=5300"},"modified":"2019-09-18T08:15:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T22:15:38","slug":"rainworth-state-school-now-on-the-queensland-heritage-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/rainworth-state-school-now-on-the-queensland-heritage-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainworth State School Now on the Queensland Heritage List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Rainworth State School, one of the leading primary schools in Bardon, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inscribed in the heritage register on 21 August 2019, the school was classified as a State Heritage site for its significance in the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland\u2019s history<\/li><li>demonstrating the principal characteristics of a Queensland state school of the Depression-era<\/li><li>strong association with past and present pupils, parents, staff members, and the surrounding community through sustained use since its establishment in a rapidly developing residential area in 1928.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/RtdPjdjBUMAbPOnT7Tf0QF8hExp2c2cnMJkWCqdQGv2Hms-LZY5V-8W5NlbydzppArzsI4-Yvm1BrhNbYC-vGK5Dx6ltGDsKukN0_tFgXsah5Fbcu2GY1L7bLFueIcMhWZQ73Xbf\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> Block C, north elevation (Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.des.qld.gov.au\/heritage-register\/detail\/?id=650234#!lightbox-uid-10\">apps.des.qld.gov.au<\/a>) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 1930s, the Queensland Government launched building and relief work programmes that provided work for men unemployed as a result of the Great Depression. The school\u2019s Brick School Building, retaining wall with stairs, and the levelling of parts of the school grounds for a playing field and tennis courts were the results of these relief work programmes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/wgRs8GinzrxL4EhG0scOA-dv6LeukfP8keKZRYo5ljVFA3Rck1Bt9rrucJLqEr2RKNtYPGPt-YdoVfSAGOtmactn3C4KSDogU4RqdluS_QtQ-KS_4axBnXjKMcUogQ1ieDR5DajA\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> Tennis courts at Rainworth State School (Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.des.qld.gov.au\/heritage-register\/detail\/?id=650234#!lightbox-uid-10\">apps.des.qld.gov.au<\/a>) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Until today, the original timber building in the school is still being used and currently houses eight classrooms. A complete refurbishment of all the existing buildings was done in the 1980s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rainworth State School History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/G2yyq955BXg5ufu0PIYLfljJQqUsgXjoSG6LLA1xRRsgR-gkFVIAWjkQyewfUMPiSorU_6GZxVK1eCeLDFCb04CDcs0aqYLFVft5S_zArFqXW38wdxPBzpo0dWv6mOZkDWzuOudY\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/rainworthss.eq.edu.au\/Ourschool\/History\/Pages\/History.aspx\">rainworthss.eq.edu.au\/<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1928, Rainworth State School opened with only 238 students and five teachers. It was built on land purchased by the Department of Public Instruction from a farmer named Robert Finnick to accommodate the need for a new school in the area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back then, the school had an easier access to pupils. It helped relieve overcrowding at schools in surrounding areas and served Rainworth, Rosehill and Soudan localities, and parts of Birdwood Terrace, Upper Paddington, and Bardon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D52307218043%26set%3Da.52307118043%26type%3D3&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"471\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast-forward to present day, the primary school now has twice the number of students since it opened. As of 2017, there were a total of 549 children enrolled at Rainworth State School. It is located 4.2km west of Brisbane CBD and currently accepts Prep Year to Year 6 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The school is considered among Queensland\u2019s top school catchments. Rainworth State School landed on the top spot of Better Education\u2019s best public primary school in Brisbane for 2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"related\"><b><i>Read: <\/i><b><a href=\" https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/bardon-latrobe-to-get-500k-infrastructure-funding\/ \"><b><i> Bardon Latrobe to Get $500K Infrastructure Funding<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rainworth State School, one of the leading primary schools in Bardon, has been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.&nbsp; Inscribed in the heritage register on 21 August 2019, the school was classified as a State Heritage site for its significance in the following criteria: demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland\u2019s history demonstrating the principal &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/rainworth-state-school-now-on-the-queensland-heritage-list\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Rainworth State School Now on the Queensland Heritage List&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5301,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[215,217,216,57],"class_list":["post-5300","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-latest-news","tag-bardon-schools","tag-primary-schools-bardon","tag-queensland-heritage-list","tag-rainworth-state-school"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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