Queen Elizabeth School is celebrating 50 years of education to the rural Weyburn community. In 1949 the idea of a centralized rural school was first born. This was a result of the difficulty of the transportation of rural students to the Weyburn Collegiate (Weyburn Comp School). Parents could not afford the expense of driving their children to the Weyburn Collegiate. As a result of the transportation dilemma, only 40 rural students attended the Weyburn Collegiate. With the building of Queen Elizabeth and the implementation of a bus service, the enrolment doubled.

Queen Elizabeth School was completed in time for the 1957-58 school term at a cost of $125,000 and served the area previously held by 22 rural schools. It was the first time in Saskatchewan history that a school had been built outside the school district or attendance area.

The school at that time consisted of a gymnasium/auditorium, surrounded by eight classrooms as well as the office where it still exists today. The new school was heated by an oil-fired hot water boiler system. At the time it was open, Queen Elizabeth School was a Grade 1 to 8 school, with 219 students being bused to school by 13-unit owned school buses.

The school has been a part of four school divisions in its 50 years. In 1957, Queen Elizabeth School was part of Weyburn School Unit No. 11; in 1978 it became part of the Weyburn Central School Division No. 73; in 2004 the Radville School Division amalgamated with Weyburn Central School Division and became South Central School Division No. 141. Then in January, 2006, South Central School Division amalgamated with 10 other neighbouring school divisions and formed the present Southeast Cornerstone School Division No. 209.

A Central School Board was established and consisted of one representative from each district with a few exceptions. The first principal of the newly-built school was Mr. C.B. Christie, who remained in the position for four years. Cyril Lacey took over this role from 1961-66, then Robert Wuschenny for the 1966-67 school year, then Mel Eggum from 1967-92, followed by Brenda Croft from 1993 to present.

Who gave Queen Elizabeth its name? Well, there was a contest between the students in those 22 rural schools to see who could come up with the best name. Out of more than 200 students who had submitted entries, nine had submitted the name "Queen Elizabeth" and so a draw was made to determined the winner. The winner was Emil Ogieglo of Cedoux.

It was on March 22, 1963 that the Home and School Association chose the colors royal purple and gold for the school crests. Purple and gold was thought an appropriate choice as the school was named after Queen Elizabeth the Second.

Renovations took place in the 1963-64 school year. In the fall of 1964, it had a new look with a new wing consisting of three classrooms, a library, a storage room and a lab had been built with a price tag of $68,000. In the fall of 1966, Grade 8 students started attending the Weyburn Junior High followed the year after by the Grade 7 students. This somewhat affected the school's population, dropping it to 252 students from over 300 from the previous year. In the fall of 1975, Kindergarten became an option for parents at Queen Elizabeth.

More renovations occurred and in the fall of 1979: the addition of a brand new gymnasium, new staff room, showers and washrooms. This came at a cost of $400,000 with the old gymnasium being converted into the existing school library.

In 1990-91 the Queen Elizabeth School Developmental Centre opened to facilitate a new program for multiple-handicapped children. Renovations amounted to $25,000, of which 80 per cent was financed by the Saskatchewan government, and included two rooms and new washroom facilities being installed within the Centre. In 2002, the Developmental Centre closed. From September 1957 to December 2006, Queen Elizabeth School had an active Local Board who assisted in numerous playground fundraisers and other initiatives throughout the years. School Community Councils have now taken the place of the Local Board; legislated by the provincial government, they are new school-level groups that will provide input into school improvements.

During Queen Elizabeth School's first year of operation, a formation meeting organized by Mrs. W.M. Forsythe of the Souris Home and School was held to help form a Queen Elizabeth Home and School Association.

In 2004, a mural by local artist Bob Satre, depicting the typical one-room school house was painted on the gymnasium wall. Alongside is a scroll listing the now 50 rural schools that have closed and are part of Queen Elizabeth School.