Capalaba State College is a P-12 state school. The College consists of both Junior and Senior campuses. It is situated in the Redlands. Originally made up of separate Primary and Secondary Schools, they both amalgamated in 2005, and formed Capalaba State College.
History
Capalaba State School opened on Mt Cotton Road on 5 July 1880 with 22 pupils and one teacher. The school grew rapidly and in 1884 there was an average attendance of 43. During this time, Capalaba supported a flourishing timber industry which later declined resulting in families leaving the district and the school was closed in 1922. Local support forced the reopening of the school in 1923. Tom McGrath was appointed Headmaster in 1925 remaining at the school for 27 years. In 1959, the school moved to its present site and continued to grow reaching 338 students in 1970. Capalaba State High School, situated on 13.6 hectares of land in School Road, opened its doors to 189 Year 8 students in 1978. There were 11 teachers including the first Principal, Tony Marsland. The school was built to meet the needs of booming residential developments in the Redland Shire. Capalaba State High School was officially opened on 20 October 1979, by the Minister for Education, V. J. Bird. In 2005, Capalaba State School amalgamated with Capalaba State High School to form Capalaba State College. The College opened on 24 January 2005 with an enrolment of over 1000 students.
Facilities
Capalaba State College boasts extensive facilities and resources 2 spacious, well resourced Resource Centres, 25m heated pool with grandstand, 4 state of the art science laboratories, 3 dedicated Computer Labs and a number of smaller subject area pods, 75 additional laptops for student classroom use, Virtual Schooling labs, 6 Manual Arts workshops, 3 specialist Art rooms, 2 Restaurant Standard kitchens, 2 sewing rooms, Music block with sound-proof practice rooms, Dedicated dance studio, A Fitness Gymnasium, 2 Auditorium's, Cultural Centre, Special Education Facilities, extensive grounds and sporting facilities and a Media Centre featuring a Studio and Video editing suites
Events
Capalaba State College students participate in many events throughout the school year, such as the Swimming Carnival, the Athletics Carnival and the Cross Country. The student population is split up into four Houses.
House name
Named after
Peel
Peel Island
Coochie
Coochiemudlo Island
Russel
Russell Island
Moreton
Moreton Island
Publications
Capalaba State College releases a monthly eNewsletter to school members allowing current and recent news to be distributed. Printed copies of the newsletter are available from the College if required. In December an annual Yearbook is published. The College annual report is published to the College website at the end of June each year.
