page_title: Moorooka State School
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Moorooka State School / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Moorooka State School - boundary map 2 (2015)
context_page_description: Moorooka State School is a heritage-listed state school at Sherley Street, Moorooka, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The buildings were designed by Department of Public Works and Frederick George Kirkegard with the first buildings being constructed from 1928 to 1929. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 August 2015.
context_section_description: Moorooka State School occupies a 5.1-hectare (13-acre) site (Lots 595 SP118822 and 594 SP118821) bounded by Sherley Street to the north, Beaudesert Road to the west, Alexander Park to the south, and residential properties that front Blomfield Street to the east. However, the registered boundary encompasses the northern 1.3 hectares (3.2 acres) of the school (Lot 595 SP118822 only), consistent with the 1927 school reserve. The main entrance to the school is along Sherley Street, where the timber school buildings (Blocks A, B and C) and mature trees along the boundary contribute to the suburban streetscape. The site slopes downwards from northeast to southwest. The school complex comprises a variety of educational buildings and landscape features of varying eras of design and construction. Of these, significant components are concentrated to the north and include:
  Block B - Sectional School Building (1929)
  Block A - Sectional School Building (1933);
  Block C - Sectional School Building (1946)
  Block D - Brick and Concrete Building (1956)
  Landscape features - Mature trees and retaining walls
  Elements within the registered boundary that are not considered to be of cultural significance include: Blocks E, F, and I; the Library; various modern ancillary structures; modern landscape features such as pathways and paved areas; and the swimming pool. Where the register boundary extends into road reserve, the road and footpath fabric is not considered to be of cultural significance.
caption: Site plan of the school, 2015
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