[1] The school was opened in 1956, to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding North Brisbane population whose children were members of the post-World War II baby boomer generation.

[2] In 2007, the school joined the Healthy State system and removed a large proportion of junk food including all soft drinks.

Originally inhabited by the Aboriginal Enoggera tribe, the site was also owned by Queensland's first Resident Judge, Alfred Lutwyche.

Kedron was established in 1956; the school derives its name from the Kidron Valley mentioned in the Bible and located in Palestine.

As of 2007, a Kedron student has become the third in three years to win the Pierre de Coubertin Award for sporting excellence, an initiative of the Australian Olympic Committee.

Kedron's Queensland Core Skills Test (QCS) preparation program has proven highly effective with 8 students in 2009 achieving an Overall Position (OP) of 1, the highest possible rank in the state.