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Centenary Heights, Queensland
Suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Centenary Heights is a residential locality of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,152 people.[1]
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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 (27.5780°S 151.9644°E) 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]
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Demographics
In the 2016 census, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,152 people.[1]
Education
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Gabbinbar State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 189 Stenner Street (27.5959°S 151.9692°E).[12][13] 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).[14] It includes a special education program.[12][15]
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).[12][16] 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).[14]
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).[12][17] 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).[14]
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).[12][18] 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).[14] It includes a special education program.[12][19]
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°S 151.9642°E).[12] 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][20][21]
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Amenities
There are a number of parks in the area:
- Emmerson Park (27.5853°S 151.9679°E)[22]
- Harwood Park (27.5921°S 151.9573°E)[22]
- Horner Reserve Park (27.5847°S 151.9589°E)[22]
- Ravenscourt Street Park (27.5812°S 151.9552°E)[22]
Emmerson Park has two separate play areas, a barbecue, and a significant planting of mature trees.[23]
Horners Reserve has one small park and a large town water storage reserve.[24]
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