Answer: What’s the oldest still-operating school in SEQ?

❌ A.) Hemmant State School (Brisbane) – 9 May 1864

❌ B.) Ipswich West State School (Ipswich) – 1 Aug 1861

✅ C.) Drayton State School (Toowoomba) – 1851

Drayton opened in 1851, making it the oldest school still operating in South East Queensland. Because the SEQ regional plan includes Toowoomba, Drayton edges out Ipswich West SS (1 Aug 1861) and Brisbane’s All Hallows’ (first enrolment 15 Dec 1861).

❌ D.) All Hallows’ School (Brisbane) – first enrolment 15 Dec 1861

❌ E.) Amberley District State School (Ipswich) – 22 May 1862