Centenary Heights, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Centenary Heights
City:Toowoomba
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.5861°N 151.9619°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Pop:6152
Postcode:4350
Area:3.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:4.5
Dir1:SE
Location1:Toowoomba CBD
Dist2:127
Dir2:W
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Toowoomba South
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:South Toowoomba
Near-Ne:Rangeville
Near-E:Rangeville
Near-Se:Middle Ridge
Near-S:Middle Ridge
Near-Sw:Kearneys Spring
Near-W:Kearneys Spring
Near-Nw:South Toowoomba

Centenary Heights is a residential locality of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,152 people.

Geography

Centenary Heights is located 4km (02miles) 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 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.[2] [3] [4] The school officially closed on 12 December 1997,[5] but the site continued to operate as the 2nd campus of the Clifford Park Special School (which had its main campus in Newtown). Since 2009, the site has been used as the Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre.[6]

St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School opened 23 January 1961.

Centenary Heights State High School opened on 30 January 1968 at 60 Ramsay Street, adjacent to the special school.[7]

Gabbinbar State School opened on 24 January 1972.[7]

Martin Luther Primary School opened 24 January 1977.[7]

Demographics

In the, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people.

In the, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,152 people.

Education

Gabbinbar State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 189 Stenner Street (-27.5959°N 151.9692°W).[8] [9] 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).[10] It includes a special education program.[11]

St Thomas More's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 152 South Street (-27.5801°N 151.962°W).[12] 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).

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°N 151.9544°W).[13] 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).

Centenary Heights State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 60 Ramsay Street (-27.5794°N 151.9637°W).[14] 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). It includes a special education program.[15]

Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre (also known as the Denise Kalble campus) is a specific purpose secondary (7–12) school at 58 Ramsay Street (-27.5789°N 151.9642°W). It is for children who have disengaged from conventional schooling with the aim to re-engage the children with conventional schooling or vocational pathways.[16] [17]

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.[19]

Horners Reserve has one small park and a large town water storage reserve.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. 1 August 2014.
  3. Web site: 11 October 1966 . Legislative Assembly: Tuesday, 11 October 1966 . 2 May 2022 . Queensland Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . 841 . 2 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220502031818/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/1966/1966_10_11.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: 1985 . 9242-112 Middle Ridge . 2 May 2022 . . Map . 2 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220502031820/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-10000-9242-112-middle-ridge-1985.jpg1 . live .
  5. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school - centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 7 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
  6. Web site: 2020-01-20 . Denise Kable Campus . 2022-05-02 . Denise Kable Campus . en . 13 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313183913/https://denisekablecampus.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  7. 18 April 2019.
  8. Web site: State and non-state school details. 9 July 2018. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018.
  9. Web site: 2022-06-14 . Gabbinbar State School . 2023-09-23 . Gabbinbar State School . en.
  10. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. 22 November 2018.
  11. Web site: Gabbinbar SS - Special Education Program. 21 November 2018. 18 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318103031/https://gabbinbarss.eq.edu.au/. dead.
  12. Web site: St Thomas More's Primary School . 21 November 2018 . 4 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220304051012/http://www.stmtwb.catholic.edu.au/ . live .
  13. Web site: Concordia Lutheran College . 21 November 2018 . 31 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190131022355/https://www.concordia.qld.edu.au/ . live .
  14. Web site: 2022-03-01 . Centenary Heights State High School . 2023-02-15 . Centenary Heights State High School . en.
  15. Web site: Centenary Heights SHS - Special Education Program. 21 November 2018. 7 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190307153724/https://centheigshs.eq.edu.au/. dead.
  16. Web site: 2020-01-20 . Our school . 2022-05-02 . Denise Kable Campus . en . 1 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301184629/https://denisekablecampus.eq.edu.au/our-school . live .
  17. Web site: 2018-04-06 . Positive Learning Centres . 2022-05-02 . Education . en . 8 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008211710/https://education.qld.gov.au/about-us/budgets-funding-grants/grants/state-schools/core-funding/positive-learning-centres . live .
  18. Web site: 20 November 2020 . Land for public recreation - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  19. Web site: TRC Emmerson Park. 24 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024042211/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/parksgardens/parks-by-location/9050-centenary-heights-emmerson-park. 24 October 2014. dmy-all.
  20. Web site: TRC Horners Reserve. 24 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024042040/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/parksgardens/parks-by-location/9128-centenary-heights-horners-reserve. 24 October 2014. dmy-all.