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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Centenary Heights is a residential locality of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people.[2]

Geography

Centenary Heights is located Шаблон:Convert south-east from the central business district.[1]

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.[1]

Toowoomba Opportunity School (later Toowoomba Special School) opened on 26 January 1960 at 58 Ramsay Street (Шаблон:Coord) 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 Шаблон:CensusAU, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people.[2]

Education

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Gabbinar State School

Gabbinbar State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 189 Stenner Street (Шаблон:Coord).[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 (Шаблон:Coord).[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 (Шаблон:Coord).[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 (Шаблон:Coord).[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 (Шаблон:Coord).[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

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External links

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