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History of Ayr State High school
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Petition byr ASS Commitee to dept public instruction
Ayr community collects a petition to request a high school to be built in Ayr. It was drafted by the ayr state schoool commitee and forwaded to the department of public instruction. -
Inspector wants ASS extended
a visiting school inspector believed a high school could be added to the existing state school. -
2ndary Dept @ ASS opened
a secondary department opened Ayr state school. It offered acedemic, commercial, domestic science and manual training subjects. -
Qld Gvt to build High School
Queensland Government decided to build a high and intermediate school on 10 acres set aside for fair grounds and sports areas Plans were drawn up. -
Work starts on ayr high
works starts started on the 2 storey building for the ayr state high and intermediate schook -
Building of high school finished
the building of 'A' block was completed -
Flood delayed school opening
Floods delayed the arrival of furniture so the official school opening was dealyed -
official opening of new school
ayr high and intermediate school was officially opened with an enrolment of 271 students -
Prefects Elected
First group of senior students were elected as prefects. -
Senior classes offered
First senior class offered -
Construction of 'B" block
School expands and new block is built -
Construction on playing feilds
development of the new memorial playing feilds -
Renamed ayr state high school
the school was renamed Ayr state High School -
5 yr secondary course
It wazs in this yr that the 5 secondary course was commenced with six girls and to boys
