McDowall State School

03/09/2026

REMINDER
Today is a Pupil Free Day!
NO School Today.
See you all on Monday.

28/08/2026

27/08/2026

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ METROPOLITAN NORTH TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

The 2026 Metropolitan North Track & Field Championships were held on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 August at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC).

Congratulations to the McDowall State School athletes who proudly represented North District: Aarav, Harvey, Ella, Iroha, Zach, Jasper, Dexter, Henry, Dan, Zachary, Louella, Ivy and Walter.

We are incredibly proud of your performances at the championships and the commitment you have shown through many months of training. What a tremendous achievement to compete at this level!

A special congratulations to the following students who were selected for the Metropolitan North team and qualified for the Queensland Track & Field State Championships at QSAC from 12–14 October:

🥇 Henry – 1st in the 800m and 4th in the 1500m (11-year-old boys)

🥇 Walter – 1st in the tetrathlon (11-year-old boys)

🥈 Iroha – 2nd in the tetrathlon and 4th in the 200m (10-year-old girls)

🥈 Harvey – 2nd in the tetrathlon (10-year-old boys)

🥇 Zachary – 1st in the multi-class 100m, 200m and shot put (11-year-old boys)

🥇 Dan – 1st in the multi-class 100m and shot put (12-year-old boys)

This is an outstanding achievement, and we wish our Metropolitan North representatives every success at the State Championships.

Go McDowall! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💙

27/08/2026

🏐 VOLLEYBALL QUEENSLAND PRIMARY SCHOOLS CUP 🏐

What a fantastic day for McDowall State School!

Today, 64 athletes represented McDowall at the Volleyball Queensland Primary Schools Cup. With nine teams competing across the Year 5 and 6 divisions, our students performed brilliantly against a range of public and private schools.

After a huge day of competition, McDowall came away with an outstanding:

🥇 1 Gold Medal
🥈 2 Silver Medals
🥉 3 Bronze Medals

A very special thank you to Ms Henderson, whose dedication to our students and the McDowall volleyball program has been absolutely wonderful. The success of our teams today is a true reflection of the time, energy and enthusiasm she has invested in our students. Thank you, Ms Henderson. We are incredibly grateful for everything you do!

Thank you also to Mrs McMillan and Ms Davis for supporting, encouraging and cheering on our students throughout the day, and to Mr Branford for coming along to support our teams.

Most importantly, congratulations to all 64 McDowall athletes! You have shown tremendous commitment, training up to three times a week throughout the term, and today that hard work was on display. You played with determination, teamwork and terrific sportsmanship, and your teachers were incredibly proud of the way you represented our school.

🏐 Want to give volleyball a go?
Our lunchtime volleyball clubs are still running and all students in Years 4, 5 and 6 are welcome!

💙💛 Congratulations, McDowall! 💛💙

27/08/2026

🏅 Games Rangers Equipment ⚽🏀🏐

A huge THANK YOU to the McDowall State School P&C for generously donating funds to purchase new sporting equipment for our Games Rangers Program!

We really appreciate your generosity and support. This new equipment will help our students stay active, have fun, build skills and enjoy sport together.

💙💛 Thank you for supporting Games Rangers and our McDowall students!

Go McDowall! 🙌

26/08/2026

🎵Instrumental Music Immersion Program 2027🎵

Students in year 2 were treated to a special concert today showcasing our Presto Strings and Rode Band. Ask them to tell you which instruments were their favourites! We also had our battle of the bands performance during the first lunch break for the upper years to see our top ensembles in action. Well done to Rode band for taking the win this year.

The Expression of Interest Survey for all new students wanting to start instruments in 2027 is now open. This is open to all year 2 children, and those children in years 3,4 and 5 that don’t currently play an instrument. Students already playing an instrument in our program do not need to complete the survey. Please find the link below

Expression of Interest Survey:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/HyKYkejriv

‼️The survey closes at 3:00 pm on Wednesday 16 September 2026‼️

24/08/2026

🎶Instrumental Music Programme of Excellence 2027🎶

Come and learn an instrument with us at McDowall State School! Whether you are crazy for clarinets, passionate for percussion, find violins vivacious or think trombones are terrific, we have something for everyone.
For all students interested in commencing the Instrumental Music Programme of Excellence in 2027, please ensure you have checked your emails regarding the Parent Information Evening. The evening will contain a presentation about the Instrumental Music Programme for all students in year 2, and those students in years 3, 4 and 5 who are not currently learning an instrument. There will be some fun instrument demonstrations. The information session will be held tomorrow night (Tuesday 25th) in the front hall starting at 6pm. Bookings can be made through SOBS. https://eq.sobs.com.au/pt3/parent.php?schoolid=70414
The Expression of Interest Survey will open the day after the parent information evening.