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Chevallum State School opened on 1 November 1921. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chevalluss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Chevallum State School|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref>In 1924 it became a half-time school sharing a teacher with Ilkey State School. Later in 1924, it resumed as a full-time school.<ref>{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> |
Chevallum State School opened on 1 November 1921.<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> It caters for student Prep to Year 6. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chevalluss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Chevallum State School|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> In 1924 it became a half-time school sharing a teacher with Ilkey State School. Later in 1924, it resumed as a full-time school.<ref>{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> |
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| Population | 438 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4555 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 96 km (60 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
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Chevallum is a locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It had a population of 438 at the 2011 Australian Census.[1]
Geography
Part of the western boundary of the suburb is marked by the Bruce Highway. Eudlo Creek, a tributary of the Maroochy River courses through the suburb.
History
The name Chevallum is believed to be a corruption of local Aboriginal words "cha-balan" meaning "flat place".[2]
Education
Chevallum State School opened on 1 November 1921.[3] It caters for student Prep to Year 6. [4] In 1924 it became a half-time school sharing a teacher with Ilkey State School. Later in 1924, it resumed as a full-time school.[5]
Economy
Chevallum is known for its strawberries and participates in the local Strawbfest. It has a local permaculture group devoted to organic and sustainable farming, which holds regular meetings at Chevallum School. Chevallum School is participating in a national educational reform called the "New Basics", which promotes "Futures Oriented" education based on active citizenship, life pathways, interaction with the environment, and communication.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Chevallum, Queensland". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Chevallum – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48568)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Queensland schools opening dates". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Chevallum State School". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
External links
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