McDowall State School


McDowall State School is a public, co-educational, primary school, located in the Brisbane suburb of McDowall, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,022 students and a teaching staff of 71, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 6.

History

The school opened on 28 January 1975.

School uniform

The main McDowall State School colours are red and green and these are reflected in the school uniform. The formal school uniform is a tartan button-up shirt, which can also be bought as a dress. The school has a red polo sporting shirt, and polo shirts in school house colours are worn for sporting events and on Friday.

Sporting houses

McDowall State School has four sporting houses, named after native Australian plants: