[5] The opening ceremony was held on Saturday afternoon, 18 April 1925, by the Minister of Education at the time, Thomas Wilson.

[3] To instill this, the department had made Arbor Day as part of the annual school calendar, which included the planting of shade trees or flowering shrubs.

[8][9] By 1933 the school's experiment with moral suasion was reported to be effective, with the number of behaviour related incidents decreasing significantly.

The events for Arbor Day of 1933 saw five non-native Camphor Laurel trees being planted, and by 1935, the neglect of the gardens was no longer evident.

[3] To meet the representation criteria, the site should signify its importance in showcasing the cultural characteristics of the region.

[3] It meets this criterion due to the Arbor Day trees providing aesthetic shade cover for the school and the surrounding area, while naturally blocking noise pollution from the busy Sandgate and Roscommon Roads.

[3] It meets this criterion due to the local schoolchildren uniting to plant the Arbor Day trees to adhere to a nineteenth century environmental policy brought upon by the Queensland Government.