Sherwood State School, State school in Sherwood, Brisbane, Australia
Sherwood State School is an educational facility on Oxley Road featuring multiple buildings, stone terraces, assembly areas, and mature shade trees across landscaped grounds. The different structures display construction styles from various decades.
The institution was established in 1867 as West Oxley National School and received heritage status in 2016 for its collection of buildings spanning 1874 to 1974. This period shows how Australian school architecture evolved over a century.
The school reflects Queensland's approach to education through the work of architect Robert Ferguson and the evolution of school design over time. You can observe how teaching spaces and building styles developed across different eras in the state's history.
The school operates under an enrollment management plan with a maximum capacity of around 650 students and prioritizes children from the local catchment area. Visitors should know that access may be limited since it remains an active school facility.
One building on the grounds was designed by Robert Ferguson in 1887 and displays his distinctive work from that period. The site also contains a prefabricated Boulton & Paul building from 1952, showing post-war construction innovation.
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