Centenary Heights, Queensland

Centenary Heights is a residential locality in Toowoomba within the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people.[1]

Centenary Heights
Toowoomba, Queensland
Centenary Heights
Coordinates27.5861°S 151.9619°E / -27.5861; 151.9619
Population6,063 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,960/km2 (5,070/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4350
Area3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location4 km (2 mi) SSE of Toowoomba
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Toowoomba South
Federal Division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Centenary Heights:
South Toowoomba South Toowoomba Rangeville
Kearneys Spring Centenary Heights Rangeville
Kearneys Spring Middle Ridge Middle Ridge

Geography

Centenary Heights is located 4 kilometres (2 mi) from the central business district.[2]

History

Previously part of Middle Ridge, the area was named Centenary Heights in 1960 in honour of the separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859.[2]

Centenary Heights State High School opened on 30 January 1968.[3][4]

Gabbinbar State School opened on 24 January 1972.[3][4]

Martin Luther Primary School opened 24 January 1977.[3][4]

St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School opened 23 January 1961.[3][4]

Education

Gabbinbar State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 189 Stenner Street (27.5959°S 151.9692°E / -27.5959; 151.9692 (Gabbinbar State School)).[5][6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 386 students with 36 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).[7] It includes a special education program.[5][8]

Centenary Heights State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 60 Ramsay Street (27.5794°S 151.9637°E / -27.5794; 151.9637 (Centenary Heights State High School)).[5][9] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,625 students with 131 teachers (123 full-time equivalent) and 59 non-teaching staff (45 full-time equivalent).[7] It includes a special education program.[5][10]

Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre is a specific purpose secondary (7-12) school at 58 Ramsay Street (27.5789°S 151.9642°E / -27.5789; 151.9642 (Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre)).[5]

St Thomas More's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 152 South Street (27.5801°S 151.9620°E / -27.5801; 151.9620 (St Thomas More's Primary School)).[5][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 396 students with 25 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent).[7]

Martin Luther Primary School is a private primary (Prep-6) campus of Concordia Lutheran College for boys and girls at 402 Hume Street (27.5915°S 151.9544°E / -27.5915; 151.9544 (Concordia Lutheran College)).[5][12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 644 students with 68 teachers (48 full-time equivalent) and 75 non-teaching staff (45 full-time equivalent).[7]

Recreation

The suburb has two parks: Emmerson Park, which includes two separate play areas, a barbecue, and a significant planting of mature trees;[13] and Horners Reserve, which includes one small park and a large town water storage reserve.[14]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Centenary Heights (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Centenary Heights – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47910)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Gabbinbar State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. "Gabbinbar SS - Special Education Program". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "Centenary Heights State High School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "Centenary Heights SHS - Special Education Program". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "St Thomas More's Primary School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "Concordia Lutheran College". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. "TRC Emmerson Park". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  14. "TRC Horners Reserve". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  • "Centenary Heights". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.


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