WHEN it comes to measuring the quality of a school, the Begley family of Jimboomba has a fail-safe method: if four generations have great things to say about it, a great school it is.
The family has had a strong connection to Jimboomba State School since 1930, when Doris Pearl Begley, now 94, started her schooling there.
Ms Begley said she spent five years at the school, riding to school each day on her horse.
"There was all trees along the road, the (highway) would have been gravel back then," she said.
"There were only about three (students in my year) and one teacher."
Ms Begley was a strong artist while she was at the school, winning a newspaper prize for her artwork.
She also remembers each student having their own pannakin - an enamel cup they could fill at the water tap when thirsty.
She left the school in 1935 but said she could not have imagined that 45 years later, her son Garry would start teaching there. Mr Begley is still teaching science at the school and said in his mind, the history of the school and his family were intertwined.
His children Belinda, Michael and Brendan all attended the school about two decades ago, along with their cousins Jennifer and Jayne Caswell.
His grandsons Joel and Leon Greenard are currently students at the school. He said it was incredible to have watched the school grow over the years.
"Mum's family, the Hinds, were one of the first farming families in the Jimboomba area," he said.
"The school has always been the focal point of this community.It has grown enormously over the years, but has always been an excellent school, it gives students opportunities."
Belinda and Jennifer said they too had incredibly fond memories of their time at Jimboomba as a school captain and a sports captain, respectively.
"Joel (my son) is a student leader now," Belinda said.
