[1] In 1876, farmers John Sommer, Charles Habermann, August Fischer and James Graham, formed a committee representing the community and requested the Department of Public Instruction to establish a State School at Gramzow.

These schools were established where an average attendance of between 12 and 30 pupils could be maintained and where the local promoters could provide a suitable building at their own expense.

[1] In March 1876, farmers August Fischer and Herman Meissner each sold two acres of land, creating a four-acre school site, to the Department of Public Instruction for the nominal price of five shillings each (registered in May 1876).

The building was set back from the road towards the rear of the lightly timbered site, as this was the highest position within the low-lying land, which was described as being very flat and boggy in wet weather.

[1] A verandah was added to the north side of the school building in 1889, with either end enclosed as a hat room and lavatory.

The school was located near St Peter's Lutheran Church where services were conducted in German until the First World War.

The school building was raised onto high stumps in 1932, and the interior walls were lined with vertical boarding.

In August 1954 approval was given for asphalting the underfloor area of the school building, which consisted of fine dust and dirt.

In March 1956, the internal painting of the school building was approved, and prior to this the interior wall lining and ceiling had been unpainted.

In February 1961 the Head Teacher was anxious to start a forestry plot, which was in existence by 1964 and eventually held 375 pine trees.

At this time, a demountable classroom (no longer extant) was installed to the northeast of the school building, and an adventure playground was constructed to the west in 1978.

A plan to use the site as a Special Education Facility was investigated for a number of years, but was finally abandoned.

No accommodation was made available for him when he arrived, and he was forced to live with two bachelor brothers in filth and confusion ineffable in a small room which swarmed with fleas and bugs that bit me every night.

He had to cook on an open air fire, and as the building stood near swampy ground and leaked badly in wet weather his books were spoilt and bedclothing mildewed.

[1] The former Carbrook State School building is a high-set timber structure located towards the rear of a large level site and is approached via an avenue of trees leading from Beenleigh-Redland Bay Road to the north.

[1] The building has weatherboard cladding, a corrugated iron gable roof, and is supported by steel and concrete posts.

[1] The sub-floor space has a concrete floor and has been partially enclosed with weatherboard and glass louvres to the rear.

[1] A weatherboard toilet block with a skillion roof is located to the south of the building at the rear boundary.

Pine trees line the road frontage and the east boundary, and the former playing field is located to the northeast.

[1] The former Carbrook State School was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

The former school has strong associations with the early German settlers of the district, which is reflected in the importance the current community attaches to the site.