Centenary Heights
Toowoomba, Queensland
Centenary Heights is located in Queensland
Centenary Heights
Centenary Heights
Coordinates27°35′10″S 151°57′43″E / 27.5861°S 151.9619°E / -27.5861; 151.9619 (Centenary Heights (centre of locality))
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)
Location
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

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

Geography

Centenary Heights is located 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east 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]

Toowoomba Opportunity School (later Toowoomba Special School) opened on 26 January 1960 at 58 Ramsay Street (27°34′41″S 151°57′52″E / 27.5780°S 151.9644°E / -27.5780; 151.9644 (Toowoomba Opportunity/Special School (former))) on part of the site reserved for a new secondary school. The opportunity school had its origins in the special education ("opportunity classes") commenced at Toowoomba South State School in South Toowoomba in 1923.[3][4][5] The school officially closed on 12 December 1997,[6] but the site continued to operate as the 2nd campus of the Clifford Park Special School (which had its main campus in Newtown).[7] Since 2009, the site has been used as the Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre.[8]

St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School opened 23 January 1961.[9][10]

Centenary Heights State High School opened on 30 January 1968 at 60 Ramsay Street, adjacent to the special school.[9][10]

Gabbinbar State School opened on 24 January 1972.[9][10]

Martin Luther Primary School opened 24 January 1977.[9][10]

In the 2016 census, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people.[1]

Education

Gabbinar State School

Gabbinbar State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 189 Stenner Street (27°35′45″S 151°58′09″E / 27.5959°S 151.9692°E / -27.5959; 151.9692 (Gabbinbar State School)).[11][12] 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).[13] It includes a special education program.[11][14]

St Thomas More's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 152 South Street (27°34′48″S 151°57′43″E / 27.5801°S 151.9620°E / -27.5801; 151.9620 (St Thomas More's Primary School)).[11][15] 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).[13]

Martin Luther Primary School is a private primary (Prep–6) campus of Concordia Lutheran College for boys and girls at 402 Hume Street (27°35′29″S 151°57′16″E / 27.5915°S 151.9544°E / -27.5915; 151.9544 (Concordia Lutheran College)).[11][16] 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).[13]

Centenary Heights State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 60 Ramsay Street (27°34′46″S 151°57′49″E / 27.5794°S 151.9637°E / -27.5794; 151.9637 (Centenary Heights State High School)).[11][17] 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).[13] It includes a special education program.[11][18]

Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre (also known as the Denise Kalble campus) is a specific purpose secondary (7–12) school at 58 Ramsay Street (27°34′44″S 151°57′51″E / 27.5789°S 151.9642°E / -27.5789; 151.9642 (Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre)).[11] It is for children who have disengaged from conventional schooling with the aim to re-engage the children with conventional schooling or vocational pathways.[8][19][20]

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:

Emmerson Park has two separate play areas, a barbecue, and a significant planting of mature trees.[22]

Horners Reserve has one small park and a large town water storage reserve.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Centenary Heights (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Centenary Heights – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47910)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Toowoomba South State School (entry 602824)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Legislative Assembly: Tuesday, 11 October 1966" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 11 October 1966. p. 841. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "9242-112 Middle Ridge" (Map). Queensland Government. 1985. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. 1 2 "Denise Kable Campus". Denise Kable Campus. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Gabbinbar State School". Gabbinbar State School. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "Gabbinbar SS - Special Education Program". Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. ↑ "St Thomas More's Primary School". Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Concordia Lutheran College". Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "Centenary Heights State High School". Centenary Heights State High School. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  18. ↑ "Centenary Heights SHS - Special Education Program". Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  19. ↑ "Our school". Denise Kable Campus. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "Positive Learning Centres". Education. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  22. ↑ "TRC Emmerson Park". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  23. ↑ "TRC Horners Reserve". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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