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History

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A drawing of schoolThe first meeting of parents was held on 28 March 1878 when residents formed a committee to agitate for a school of their own. At that time only Pimpama School was opened and children had to walk across heavily timbered ridges to get to school. The first teacher was Mr Hutton Banks who opened the doors with seventeen children on 5 August 1878. The school was known as Podinga Provisional School.

YearEvent
1892
Name changed to Ormeau Provisional School
1909Ormeau, along with a large number of Provisional Schools throughout Queensland, became a State School
1917A new school was built to accommodate a growing community. The same site was used.
1937 A new site was selected and another school was built. As the community continued to grow additional buildings were added and eventually the site became too small again with several demountable buildings.
1978

Land donated by the Holm family for a new site on the opposite side of the highway in Canowindra Estate, Pimpama. Ormeau State School Area is 4.5 hectares

2003Ormeau State School celebrated 125 years of learning and teaching with a Sunday Funday on 2 August 2003. The 125th Anniversary Dinner was held at the Gainsborough Greens Golf Club to celebrate achievements.
2007Population is 885 and growing
2008Growth continues. Enrolment peaked at 1,050 students
2009New schools opens in Ormeau at Norfolk Village and Ormeau Woods SHS.
2015Ormeau State School became an Independent Public School with an enrolment of 780.
2018Enrolment reached over 930 students
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Last reviewed 29 March 2019
Last updated 29 March 2019