Under the Crown Land Alienation Act of 1860 settlers could purchase agricultural land for £1 per acre, this was a direct attempt by the Queensland Government to encourage agricultural and pastoral industry as a means to increase the wealth and productivity of the young colony.

These smaller farms grew cotton, some sugar, maize, arrowroot, vegetables and many moved into dairying in the early twentieth century.

In 1869, provisional schools were introduced to economically solve the problem of educating children in thinly populated areas.

Under this scheme, the parents of the pupils provided a simple building and the authorities paid for a teacher and books.

A major problem faced by the Logan Village Provisional School, and not an uncommon one in rural areas in Queensland at this time, was attendance.

The community realised that a new school was needed; children's education was seen as extremely important to the residents of Logan Village.

[1] By 1882 the condition of Provisional Schools was an embarrassment to the Department of Public instruction and measures were introduced in an attempt to improve their standard.

In some cases, such as Logan Village, the government agreed to provide half the construction costs and a recommended plan and specifications were prepared by the Department of Public Instruction.

The wooden building was built under the Plans and Specifications detailed by the Department of Public Instruction.

[1] The new school building was built from the standard plans set forth by the Department of Public Instruction.

Design features included were to provide the required minimum area of eight square feet per pupil, a wide veranda at the front, a level floor throughout, lining of the walls, improved ventilation, larger and higher set windows.

Increased writing, drawing and activity which required more space, greater detachment and privacy for the student were being taught in Queensland schools.

[1] In 1901, the Queensland State Primary School system consisted of six classes, each extending over one and a half years.

The core subjects were reading, writing, arithmetic, grammar, geography, history, elementary mechanics, vocal music, drill and gymnastics and, for girls, sewing and needlework.

[1] To commemorate past students killed and wounded in the First World War an Honour Board was erected in 1918 and was placed on the south wall inside the school building.

[1] Externally, the building has weatherboard cladding, a corrugated iron double gabled roof, and is supported by steel posts.

There is two wooden framed windows either side of the front door that have had security bars fixed on them.

On the west side of the original building is a wide, closed doorway with no stairs to the ground.

The extended part of the building has a door on the east side with a small wooden staircase to the ground.

Two more windows were built into the extended building on the side and at the back, and a small set of louvers have been placed into the east wall where the present bathroom/toilet are.

The divide between the front and middle room has been extended to provide two large rectangular arches, lined with pine wood, placed there for the ease of movement around the library.

[1] The exterior of the building has weatherboard cladding, a corrugated iron single gabled roof.

Above the front door sits an original swing window, to allow extra air and light into the classroom.

[1] The interior of the school building consists of one large room and an enclosed annex at the back, originally intended for hand basins and hats and coats.

The interior is illuminated by two sets of large, timber framed casement windows with extra top lights.

[1] The Roll of Honour for the Logan Village School has been erected on the internal south wall.

Externally the added walls have been built with wooden boards, similar in appearance to those of the original upper part.

[1] The grounds of the State School and Teacher Residence hold a small toilet block situated between the two buildings.

[1] The Old Logan Village State School and its Teacher Residence were listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 December 2007 having satisfied the following criteria.

The former Logan Village State School and Teacher Residence, that opened in 1900, reflects the development of, and changes in, Primary Education in Queensland.