Allenstown State School has a long history and proud tradition of providing quality educational experiences to Rockhampton students. Beginning in 1877 the school has undergone many transformations to stand as it does today, and through this time has served the learning needs of over 20 000 students. We are a co-educational state primary school that caters for students from prep to year 7. Our school vision '19th century origins - 21st century learning' reflects our commitment to delivering contemporary learning experiences to prepare our students for life and work in the 21st century. Our core purpose is to significantly enhance children's lives now and into their future through education. Our ambition for this new generation is to nurture talents, build character, promote leadership, develop relationships, grow intellect and foster citizenship. At Allenstown you will find committed and professional staff that include specialist teachers for physical education, music, library and Japanese. We also have trained staff to support students with special needs including a support teacher for learning difficulties, special education teachers, a guidance officer and chaplain.