Jindalee State School

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Jindalee State School is a co-educational primary school in the western Brisbane suburb of Jindalee. It caters for students from Prep to Grade 6, and is a feeder school to Centenary State High School. The current enrolment number of children is around 920, compared with a peak of 981 in 1981.HistoryThe first school in the Centenary area was the Seventeen Mile Rocks Provisional School, which opened in 1870. After the opening of the Centenary suburbs to residential development, Jindalee State School was opened on Burrendah Road in 1966, with an original enrolment of 64. Since then the school has grown far larger, with the opening of more "blocks" over the years, culminating with the opening of the school hall in 1998 and the renovation of a new block in front of the school hall, called H8 and H7 in 2006 and the Kirinari block behind the Hall in 2011.Laptop CurriculumDuring 2009, Jindalee State School was the first school in the Centenary suburbs to have laptop classes where most of the work is done on a laptop yet the Laptop program was discontinued in 2015 due to the new "BYOD " classes.MusicOur specialist music teachers work with all children each week. The program focuses on the development of musical skills and knowledge, and an appreciation of music through singing, listening, playing, moving and creating.A team of instrumental music teachers provides small group lessons each week for Brass, Woodwind, Strings and Percussion instruments for students involved in the Instrumental Music Program. The strings program commences in Year 3. Lessons in all other instruments commence in Year 4. Inclusion in the program is by selection process in which factors considered include: musical aptitude, commitment of the program, physical and behavioural suitability.Students are also selected to perform in Junior and Senior Bands, Junior and Senior Strings, marimba band and a number of choirs. The program provides tremendous opportunities for our students and is highly acclaimed in both our local and wider community.