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Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools

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Name of school	Type	Opening date	Closing date	Notes
Ma Ma Creek State School	EDU	27/10/1880
Mabel Park State High School	EDU	23/01/1984
Mabel Park State Infants School	EDU	23/01/1978	12/12/1997
Mabel Park State School	EDU	29/01/1974
Mabuiag Island State School	EDU	29/01/1985
Macalister State School	EDU		4/05/1973
MacGregor State High School	EDU	28/01/1969
MacGregor State School	EDU	24/01/1972
Machans Beach State School	EDU	4/02/1952
Machine Creek State School	EDU	27/07/1911	10/07/1970
Mackay Central State Infants School	EDU		1968
Mackay Central State School	EDU	11/12/1871
Mackay Centre for Continuing Secondary Education	EDU	4/02/1991	27/01/2005
Mackay Christian College	NSS	1/02/1984
Mackay District Special School	EDU			Change of name 10/08/2002. Formerly Kewarra State Special School
Mackay North State High School	EDU	28/01/1964
Mackay North State School	EDU	23/03/1915
Mackay Special School	EDU	29/08/1981	7/05/1997
Mackay State High School	EDU	5/02/1912		A Gateway* school.
Mackay West State Infants School	EDU	31/01/1956	1/07/1994
Mackay West State School	EDU	11/02/1924
MacKenzie River State School	EDU	21/05/1973
MacKillop Catholic Primary School (Andergrove)	NSS	1/01/1995
MacKillop College	NSS	1/01/1971	28/01/1986
Mackinlay State School	EDU		1953
Macknade State School	EDU	13/11/1893
Maclagan North State School	EDU		1962
Maclagan State School	EDU		1962
Maclean State School	EDU		1963
MacLeay Island State School	EDU	28/01/1986
Macrossan State School	EDU		1948
Magnetic Island State School	EDU			Formerly Nelly Bay State School.
Magnolia State School	EDU	8/08/1917	31/12/1963
Mahen Provisional School	EDU		1948
Mahrigong State School	EDU	24/01/1966	11/12/1981
Maida Hill State School	EDU	9/09/1878	31/10/1913
Maidavale State School	EDU	27/04/1910
Majors Creek State School	EDU	9/02/1934
Malakoff Road State School	EDU	2/12/1913	1965
Malanda State High School	EDU	23/01/1961
Malanda State School	EDU	4/08/1913
Malar State School	EDU		1955
Malbon State School	EDU	07/11/1911	08/08/1969
Maleny North State School	EDU		1953
Maleny State High School	EDU	27/01/1987
Maleny State School	EDU	22/07/1897
Malling State School	EDU		6/08/1971
Malokoff Road State School	EDU		1965
Malu Kiwai State School	EDU	29/01/1985
Mangalore State School	EDU	30/01/1968	13/12/1974
Manipouri State School	EDU		1952
Manly State School	EDU	4/07/1910
Manly West State School	EDU	28/01/1958
Mannuem Creek State School	EDU	12/06/1911	9/12/1983
Mansfield State High School	EDU	29/01/1974
Mansfield State School	EDU	27/01/1970
Manumbar Mill State School	EDU		1968
Manumbar State School	EDU	28/07/1924	1947
Many Peaks State School	EDU	11/03/1909	29/06/1973
Manyung State School	EDU		1963
Mapee State School	EDU		1951
Mapleton State School	EDU	17/07/1899
Mapoon State School	EDU	30/01/1995		Change of name 01/01/2002. Formerly Mapoon State School. Became campus of Western Cape College - Mapoon
Marburg State School	EDU	18/03/1879
Mardale State School	EDU	00/09/1935	13/03/1964	Change of name in 1952. Formerly Lawgi State School.
Mareeba State High School	EDU	25/01/1960
Mareeba State School	EDU	28/08/1893
Marian State School	EDU	15/11/1886
Marian Street Stanislaus College (North Rockhampton)	NSS		31/01/1993
Maridahdi Early Childhood Community School	NSS	23/01/2006
Marist Brothers College (Rosalie)	NSS	28/01/1929
Marist College (Ashgrove)	NSS	29/01/1940
Marist College (Emerald)	NSS	1/01/1996
Marist Junior School	NSS	12:00:00 AM	1/01/1981
Marlborough State School	EDU	26/07/1917
Marmor State School	EDU	6/11/1906
Maroochy River State School	EDU		1972
Maroochydore State High School	EDU	28/01/1964
Maroochydore State School	EDU	25/08/1921
Maroon State School	EDU	15/04/1891
Maroondan State School	EDU	25/08/1927
Marsden State High School	EDU	27/01/1987
Marsden State School	EDU	23/01/1978
Marshall Road State School	EDU	25/01/1960
Martin Luther Primary School (Toowoomba)	NSS	24/01/1977
Mary Immaculate Primary School (Annerley)	NSS	30/04/1917
Mary Kathleen State School	EDU	9/07/1956	24/06/1983
Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School (Birkdale)	NSS	1/01/1997
Mary MacKillop Catholic School	NSS	26/01/2003
Mary McConnel School	NSS	28/01/2003
Mary Valley State College	EDU			Change of name 03/11/2002. Formerly Imbil State School
Maryborough Central State Infants School	EDU	21/01/1878	12/12/1986
Maryborough Central State School	EDU	10/03/1862
Maryborough Christian Academy	NSS	1/02/1983
Maryborough Special School	EDU	1/01/1969
Maryborough State High School	EDU	28/01/1936
Maryborough West State School	EDU	1/07/1886
Maryfields Catholic Primary School (Kingston)	NSS	9/02/1981	31/12/2004
Marymount College (Burleigh Waters)	NSS	30/01/1967
Marymount Primary School (Burleigh Heads)	NSS	30/01/1949
Maryvale State School	EDU	21/04/1913
Mater Dei Parochial School (St John's Wood)	NSS	30/01/1951
Mater Dei Primary School (Toowoomba)	NSS	10/09/1917
Mater Hospital Special School	EDU	May 1977
Matthew Flinders Anglican College	NSS	1/11/1989
Maudsland State School	EDU		1963
Maxwelton State School	EDU	15/11/1923	26/01/1989	School closed August 1926 an reopened July 1927. It closed 1955 and subsequently reopened.
Mayfield State School	EDU	27/08/1956
McDesme State School	EDU		1965
McDonnell Creek State School	EDU	22/09/1913
McDowall State School	EDU	28/01/1975
McIlwraith State School	EDU	30/10/1934
McKinlay State School	EDU	5/07/1897	5/12/1986
Mda Noosa Grammar School	NSS	25/01/1988	31/12/1988
Meandarra State School	EDU	27/09/1915
Meandu Creek State School	EDU		1960
Meerawa State School	EDU	2/02/1931	15/12/1989
Melbon State School	EDU		1967
Memerambi State School	EDU	16/10/1905
Mena Creek State School	EDU	15/03/1920
Mer State School	EDU	29/01/1985
Mercy College (Mackay)	NSS	1/01/1987
Meridan State College	EDU	1/01/2006
Merinda State School	EDU	17/01/1898
Meringandan State School	EDU	24/01/1876
Merlwood State School	EDU		1967
Merragallan State School	EDU	14/07/1913	31/05/1935
Merrimac State High School	EDU	30/01/1979
Merrimac State School	EDU	25/07/1917
Merryvale Provisional School	EDU	10/09/1894	1904
Merryvale State School	EDU	15/05/1922	16/06/1961	School closed 1950 and subsequently reopened.
Mia Mia State School	EDU		1967
Miallo State School	EDU	2/10/1911
Miami State High School	EDU	29/01/1963		A Gateway* school.
Miami State School	EDU	30/01/1979
Miclere Provisional School	EDU		1954
Middle Park State School	EDU	27/01/1987
Middle Ridge State School	EDU	27/05/1884
Middlemount Community School	EDU			Change of name 01/01/2001. Formerly Middlemount State School. Amalgamated with Middlemount State High School to form Middlemount Community School
Middlemount State High School	EDU	25/01/1988	31/12/2000	Amalgamated with Middlemount State School to form Middlemount Community School
Middlemount State School	EDU	29/01/1980		Amalgamated with Middlemount State High School to form Middlemount Community School
Milbang State School	EDU		1965
Miles State High School	EDU	30/01/1979
Miles State School	EDU	31/05/1880
Milford State School	EDU	12/04/1886	14/12/1984
Millaa Millaa State School	EDU	7/10/1918
Millaroo State School	EDU	19/07/1954
Millbank State School	EDU		1957
Millchester State School	EDU	21/09/1874
Millmerran State School	EDU	2/10/1882
Millwood State School	EDU		1965
Milman State School	EDU	11/08/1913
Milora State School	EDU		1962
Milpera Special School	EDU	1/01/1984	28/09/1998
Milpera State High School	EDU	28/09/1998
Milton State School	EDU	18/03/1889
Minbeerwah State School	EDU		1963
Minbun State School	EDU	30/01/1922	31/12/1974
Minden State School	EDU	23/09/1878
Mingela State School	EDU	3/01/1882	31/12/2002
Minimbah State School	EDU	28/01/1997
Mirani State High School	EDU	23/01/1967
Mirani State School	EDU	18/01/1892
Miriam Vale State School	EDU	14/07/1897
Miriwinni State School	EDU	16/10/1916
Mission Beach State School	EDU	27/01/1953
Mistake Creek State School	EDU	24/01/1983
Mitchell State School	EDU	1/04/1876
Mitchelton Special School	EDU	17/05/1971
Mitchelton State High School	EDU	23/01/1956
Mitchelton State Infants School	EDU	29/01/1952	1/01/1986
Mitchelton State School	EDU	9/10/1916
Moffatdale State School	EDU	1/11/1915
Moggill State School	EDU	18/02/1866
Mondure State School	EDU	25/01/1921	31/12/1998
Monkami School	NSS	1/01/1998	1/01/1999
Monkland State School	EDU	24/09/1884
Monogorilby State School	EDU	25/08/1936
Mons State School	EDU	7/02/1916	31/12/1974
Monsildale State School	EDU		1961
Montessori School Limited	NSS	1/01/1982
Monto State High School	EDU	28/01/1964
Monto State School	EDU	25/01/1926
Montrose Special School	EDU	1/01/1934	2/06/2000
Montville State School	EDU	2/10/1896
Moodlu State School	EDU		1947
Mooga School	EDU	01/01/1905	18/04/1937	School closed 29/01/1934-23/04/1935 and reopened.
Moogerah Dam Provisional School	EDU		1961
Moogerah State School	EDU		1962
Moola State School	EDU	18/01/1904	15/12/1967
Moolboolaman State School	EDU		1957
Mooloo State School	EDU		1962
Mooloolaba State School	EDU	2/05/1933
Mooloolah State School	EDU	6/02/1894
Moonford State School	EDU	5/06/1934	10/12/1982
Moonie State School	EDU	14/05/1962
Moonmera State School	EDU		1950
Moordale State School	EDU		1964
Moore Park State School	EDU	1/01/2004		Students relocated from Welcome Creek State School
Moore State School	EDU	1/12/1904
Moorina State School	EDU	1918	1954
Moorlands State School	EDU	15/02/1886	31/10/1975
Moorooka State Infants School	EDU	27/01/1959	11/07/1983
Moorooka State School	EDU	28/01/1929
Moran Group State School	EDU		1952
Moranbah East State School	EDU	27/01/1981
Moranbah State High School	EDU	25/01/1976
Moranbah State School	EDU	1/01/1971
Morayfield East State School	EDU	29/01/1991
Morayfield State High School	EDU	27/01/1981
Morayfield State School	EDU	4/08/1873
Moresby State School	EDU	31/08/1915
Moreton Bay Boys College	NSS	24/02/2003
Moreton Bay College (Wynnum)	NSS	31/01/1901
Moreton Downs State School	EDU	27/01/1995
Morningside State School	EDU	28/05/1923
Mornington Island State School	EDU	28/01/1975
Morton Vale State School	EDU	9/03/1914	11/12/1981
Morven State School	EDU	24/09/1887
Mossman State High School	EDU	30/01/1973
Mossman State School	EDU	31/01/1898
Mothar Mountain State School	EDU		31/12/1970
Mother of Good Counsel School (Cairns North)	NSS	29/03/1936
Mount Abundance State School	EDU	20/08/1951	13/12/1985
Mount Alford State School	EDU	4/04/1888
Mount Alvernia College (Kedron)	NSS	1/02/1956
Mount Appallan State School	EDU		1953
Mount Archer State School	EDU	25/01/1982
Mount Aunt State School	EDU		1958
Mount Beagle School	EDU	21/02/1898	1915	Opened as half time school with Wangary School. Became a full-time school 06/04/1903. Became half-time school with Dargal School 1904. Became full-time school 1907.
Mount Beppo State School	EDU		31/12/1972
Mount Berryman State School	EDU	25/05/1886	27/05/1977
Mount Campbell State School	EDU	26/10/1891	31/12/1978	School closed 13/03/1960 and subsequently reopened.
Mount Carbine State School	EDU		1957
Mount Carmel CBC	NSS		1/01/1800
Mount Carmel College (Charters Towers)	NSS	14/04/1902	31/12/1997
Mount Carmel College (Wynnum)	NSS	1/01/1957	31/12/1992
Mount Chalmers State School	EDU	23/01/1901		Mothballed 31/12/2005
Mount Charlton State School	EDU	4/03/1931
Mount Coolon State School	EDU	11/07/1921	1967	School closed 25/08/1950 - December 1961 and subsequently reopened 1962.
Mount Cotton State School	EDU	30/10/1876		School closed in 1971 and subsequently reopened.
Mount Crosby State School	EDU	30/01/1882
Mount Emlyn State School	EDU		1957
Mount Forbes State School	EDU		1948
Mount Fox State School	EDU	12/02/1938		School closed 31/12/1941. School reopened 28/07/1954. Closed 2/09/1955. Reopened 11/05/1959 and closed 6/07/1964 and subsequently reopened.
Mount Garnet State School	EDU	22/01/1901
Mount Gipps State School	EDU		1954
Mount Gordon State School	EDU	1/01/1913	4/04/1985
Mount Gravatt East State School	EDU	29/08/1955
Mount Gravatt Special School	EDU	17/05/1971
Mount Gravatt State High School	EDU	25/01/1960
Mount Gravatt State School	EDU	29/06/1874
Mount Gravatt West Special School	EDU	28/07/1986
Mount Harvey State School	EDU	24/01/1921	31/10/1948
Mount Isa Catholic High School	NSS	1/01/1985
Mount Isa Central State School	EDU	27/07/1924
Mount Isa Christian College	NSS	27/01/1981
Mount Isa School of the Air	EDU	22/06/1964
Mount Isa Special School	EDU	1/01/1973
Mount Isa State High School	EDU	2/02/1953	31/12/2002	Amalgamation of Kalkadoon State High School and Mount Isa State High School to form Spinifex State College Precinct. Became the senior campus of the precinct.
Mount Jukes State School	EDU		1967
Mount Kent State School	EDU		1959
Mount Kilcoy State School	EDU	18/01/1909
Mount Larcom State School	EDU	13/11/1882
Mount Maria Junior Secondary College	NSS	1/01/1970
Mount Maria Senior College (Mitchelton)	NSS	27/01/1978	31/12/2005
Mount Marlow State School	EDU		1954
Mount Marrow State School	EDU	4/11/1909
Mount Mee State School	EDU	20/02/1884
Mount Molloy State School	EDU	23/07/1906
Mount Morgan Central State School	EDU	16/05/1887
Mount Morgan State High School	EDU	22/01/1912
Mount Mort State School	EDU	18/01/1904	18/09/1959	School closed 1947-1948 and subsequently reopened.
Mount Mulligan State School	EDU		1958
Mount Murchison State School	EDU	24/04/1935
Mount Nebo State School	EDU	16/02/1931		School closed from 31/12/1934 - 11/04/1939; 30/09/1940 - 23/10/1940; 18/08/1941 - 19/08/1946; 05/11/1948 - 21/06/1954.
Mount Ommaney Special School	EDU	1/01/1992
Mount Ossa State School	EDU		31/12/1970
Mount Pelion State School	EDU		31/12/1970
Mount Perry State School	EDU	7/10/1871
Mount Petrie State School	EDU	31/03/1955
Mount Samson State School	EDU	9/08/1880
Mount Scoria State School	EDU		1958
Mount Sibley State School	EDU		1953
Mount St Bernard College (Herberton)	NSS	1/02/1921
Mount St Michael's College (Ashgrove)	NSS	1/01/1929
Mount Stanley Road State School	EDU		1957
Mount Steadman State School	EDU		1953
Mount Surprise State School	EDU	12/02/1917
Mount Sylvia State School	EDU	13/04/1885
Mount Tarampa State School	EDU	23/07/1906
Mount Tully Community School (Severnlea)	NSS	23/02/1985	31/12/1994
Mount Tyson State School	EDU	18/04/1904
Mount Warren Park State School	EDU	27/01/1981
Mount Whitestone State School	EDU	22/03/1886
Mountain Creek State High School	EDU	27/01/1995
Mountain Creek State School	EDU	1/01/1994
Mountain View State School	EDU		1965
Moura State High School	EDU	25/01/1976
Moura State School	EDU	10/09/1940
Mourilyan State School	EDU	29/01/1908
Mowbray River State School	EDU		1961
Mowbullan Provisional School	EDU		1950
Mt Barney State School	EDU		1962
Mt Beppo State School	EDU		1972
Mt Christian State School	EDU		1968
Mt Colliery State School	EDU		1967
Mt Dalrymple State School	EDU		1963
Mt Esk Pocket State School	EDU		1967
Mt Marcella State School	EDU		1963
Mt Marshall State School	EDU		1965
Mt Martin State School	EDU		1961
Mt Ossa State School	EDU		1970
Mt Pilton State School	EDU		1970
Mt Pleasant State School	EDU		1965
Mt Proserpine State School	EDU		1963
Mt Surround State School	EDU		1968
Mt Walker State School	EDU		1967
Muckadilla State School	EDU	25/01/1886
Mudgeeraba Creek State School	EDU	29/01/1996
Mudgeeraba Special School	EDU	1/01/1981
Mudgeeraba State School	EDU	31/03/1892
Mueller College (Rothwell)	NSS	30/01/1990
Muldu State School	EDU		1966
Mulgildie State School	EDU	26/09/1927
Mulgowie State School	EDU	22/01/1877	12/12/1997
Mullett Creek State School	EDU		1963
Munburra State School	EDU		31/12/1971
Mundingburra South Special School	EDU	1/01/1981	12/12/1986
Mundingburra Special School	EDU	27/01/1987	31/12/2001	Amalgamation of Aitkenvale Special School and Mundingburra Special School to form Townsville Community Learning Centre
Mundingburra State School	EDU	22/09/1884
Mundoo State School	EDU	5/08/1895
Mundowran State School	EDU	26/03/1913	1960
Mundubbera State School	EDU	7/11/1913
Mungallala State School	EDU	5/09/1904
Mungar State School	EDU	19/07/1875
Mungindi State School	EDU		1968
Munna Creek State School	EDU	26/05/1890	12/12/1986
Murarrie State School	EDU	2/07/1928
Murgon Special School	EDU		31/12/1980
Murgon State High School	EDU	27/01/1959
Murgon State School	EDU	24/02/1908
Murphy's Creek State School	EDU	3/10/1870
Murray River Upper State School	EDU	18/01/1904
Murray's Bridge State School	EDU	1/06/1937
Murrumba State School	EDU		1964
Musgrave Hill State School	EDU	29/01/1963
Mutarnee State School	EDU	17/05/1920
Mutchilba State School	EDU	21/08/1939
Mutdapilly State School	EDU	27/04/1874
Muttaburra State School	EDU	18/02/1884
Myrtletown State School	EDU		19/02/1971

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