Grosmont, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Grosmont
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.9652°N 149.7683°W
Pop:135
Postcode:4419
Area:839.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:38.2
Dir1:SSE
Location1:Taroom
Dist2:90.0
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Miles
Dist3:217
Dir3:NW
Location3:Dalby
Dist4:427
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Taroom
Near-Ne:Bungaban
Near-E:Roche Creek
Near-Se:Wandoan
Near-S:Wandoan
Near-Sw:Bundi
Near-W:Bundi
Near-Nw:Eurombah

Grosmont is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Grosmont had a population of 135 people.

Geography

The Leichhardt Highway passes through the locality from south-east to north-east.

History

Grosmount State School opened on 4 February 1957.

Demographics

In the, Grosmont had a population of 141 people.

In the, Grosmont had a population of 135 people.

Education

Grosmont State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys at 2524 Grosmont Road (-25.9777°N 149.803°W).[2] [3] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 2 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 1 non-teaching staff.[4] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 1 non-teaching staff.[5]

There is no secondary school in Grosmont. The nearest government secondary schools are Wandoan State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Wandoan to the south-east and Taroom State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Taroom to the north. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government school is Miles State High School in Miles to the south-east. Distance education and boarding schools would be other options.

Notes and References

  1. 21 July 2021.
  2. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government. 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.
  3. Web site: Grosmont State School. 21 November 2018. 1 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200401222047/https://grosmontss.eq.edu.au/. live.
  4. Web site: Annual Report 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919074523/https://grosmontss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/School%20Annual%20Report%20-%20GSS%20SAR%202017.pdf. 19 September 2017. 19 September 2017. Grosmont State School.
  5. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.