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==Schools==
==Schools==
The suburb contains two public schools and two private schools: [[Centenary Heights State High School]] 30 January 1968<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/c.html|title=Queensland schools opening dates|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref>, Gabbinbar State School opened 24 January 1972 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gabbinbarss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Gabbinbar State school|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/g.html|title=Queensland schools opening dates|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> ; St Thomas More's Primary School (Catholic, 1961) and Martin Luther Primary School (Lutheran, 1977).
The suburb contains two public schools and two private schools: [[Centenary Heights State High School]] 30 January 1968<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/c.html|title=Queensland schools opening dates|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref>, Gabbinbar State School opened 24 January 1972. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gabbinbarss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Gabbinbar State school|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/g.html|title=Queensland schools opening dates|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School opened 23 January 1961.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stmtwb.catholic.edu.au/web/|title=St Thomas More's Primary School|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/s.html|title=Queensland schools opening dates|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> Martin Luther Primary School opened 24 January 1977. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concordia.qld.edu.au/our-college/junior-college|title=Concordia Lutheran Junior College|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/m.html|title=Queensland schools opening dates|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref>


==Recreation==
==Recreation==

Revision as of 09:45, 1 February 2018

Centenary Heights
ToowoombaQueensland
Centenary Heights is located in Queensland
Centenary Heights
Centenary Heights
Coordinates27°35′10″S 151°57′43″E / 27.58611°S 151.96194°E / -27.58611; 151.96194
Population5,878 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density1,896/km2 (4,910/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4350
Area3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location4 km (2 mi) SSE of Toowoomba
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 suburb of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia, located 4 kilometres (2 mi) 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]

Schools

The suburb contains two public schools and two private schools: Centenary Heights State High School 30 January 1968[3], Gabbinbar State School opened 24 January 1972. [4][5] St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School opened 23 January 1961.[6][7] Martin Luther Primary School opened 24 January 1977. [8][9]

Recreation

The suburb has two parks: Emmerson Park, which includes two separate play areas, a barbecue, and a significant planting of mature trees;[10] and Horners Reserve, which includes one small park and a large town water storage reserve.[11]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Centenary Heights (Toowoomba City) (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 August 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Centenary Heights (entry 47910)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Queensland schools opening dates". Retrieved 1 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Gabbinbar State school". Retrieved 1 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Queensland schools opening dates". Retrieved 1 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "St Thomas More's Primary School". Retrieved 1 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Queensland schools opening dates". Retrieved 1 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "Concordia Lutheran Junior College". Retrieved 1 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ "Queensland schools opening dates". Retrieved 1 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ "TRC Emmerson Park". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "TRC Horners Reserve". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)