[1] In 1867, residents of Rockhampton signed a petition asking the Surveyor-General to mark out a town at the nearest point on the central Queensland coast where they might be able to enjoy a day at the beach.
[1] In January 1884, James Atherton, on behalf of the community requested that the Department of Public Instruction for a teacher to be appointed to teach the Yeppoon children.
On 18 June 1884, the Minister for Public Instruction, Sir Samuel Griffiths, approved the application, and finally, on 4 May 1885, Provisional School number 442 opened at Yeppoon.
[1] By September 1888, the Yeppoon community again wrote to the Department of Public Instruction, on this occasions requesting an application form for the establishment of a state school.
[1] On 21 March 1889, a tender in the Queensland Government Gazette called for the construction of new state school buildings at Yeppoon.
By July 1929, tenders were invited for the construction of additions to the school, following which, an eastern wing, with two classrooms was opened.
[1] Finally, in August 1955, the Department of Education acquired an area of 42 acres in Jeffries Street and the site was set aside as a school reserve.
The remaining buildings were moved to the Jeffries Street site to form part of the new state school.
The adjacent land, now a freehold block, remains as offices of the Yeppoon and District Kindergarten Association.
Located above the two doors are timber framed rectangular window openings with each holding three square panes of glass.
The front (southern) verandah has been enclosed on the western side with two, two-pane early casement windows still in-situ.
[1] The rear (northern) verandah has been enclosed with weatherboards and louvres at the eastern end and with vertically joined timbers on the western side.
The enclosed area at the western end has early timber framed, sliding glass windows in-situ.
Along the eastern elevation, the later gabled extension to the building has two rectangular window openings with each holding three square panes of glass.
The ceiling is lined with timber boards and is level in the centre with the northern and southern sides sloping at an angle to the wall.
[1] Evidence remains of a folding partition across the centre of the building which would have divided the large room into two smaller classrooms.
Hinge marks are located on vertical posts on each side along with reinforced brass holes in the floor for bolts.
[1] Toilets, constructed of besser block, are located in the central western side of the undercroft area.
[1] The former Yeppoon State School building was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 December 2003 having satisfied the following criteria.
The former school building provides evidence of the growth of the Yeppoon and surrounding area during the 1880s due to the increasing attraction of coastal living.
The former Yeppoon State School is further significant providing evidence of the development of the education system throughout Queensland.
The former Yeppoon State School building demonstrates the principal characteristics of a building of its type by its form and use of materials, reflecting the ways in which architects of the Works Department have addressed problems of light and ventilation in response to climatic conditions, particularly the use of large feature windows and hinged skirting boards to allow for cross ventilation.