Petrie State School

Situated on busy Dayboro Road is the historic Petrie School. it opened in 1879 as the Pine River North State School, replacing two half-time provisional schools that had operated on either side of the river from 1874 and 1875. The school was built on land donated by Tom Petrie, who had a 25,900 hectare run known as Murrumba. The school building was designed by Colonial Architect Francis Drummond Greville Stanley, who was responsible for all school designs at this time. In 1887, expanding enrolments necessitated another building; this time designed by Robert and John Ferguson. The buildings are joined creating a T-shaped structure. These school buildings are significant examples of both early standard school designs of Stanley; characterised by its low set timber-framed construction, clad in weatherboards, gable roof, front and rear verandas and centrally placed stairs, complemented by the Ferguson brother’s design incorporating wide verandas, louvred ceiling, ventilation panels and tall windows sheltered by hoods. In 1896, the school was renamed the North Pine State School and subsequently Petrie State School in 1956 when a new high set addition was built to the north.