The buildings were laid out on the site at regular intervals along a central spine created by a covered link. The link was built in stages as the buildings were added and they included covered "lunch areas", a broader section of the link on the north side of the buildings that included seats for students. The lunch area seats were disposed of after 2007.QSA Item ID 13465, 13466 Mount Isa State High School Correspondence filesMt Isa Mail 5 February 1954, p.3Mt Isa Mail, 4 March 1954, p.3Mt Isa Mail, 2 June 1954, p.2Mt Isa Mail, 16 June 1954, p.3Mt Isa Mail, 14 July 1954, p.3Mt Isa Mail, 1 September 1954, p.1Townsville Daily Bulletin, 14 May 1954, p.2Townsville Daily Bulletin, 14 October 1954, p.5Northern Miner, 9 October 1954, p.1
