List of schools in Central Queensland
Encyclopedia
This is a list of schools in the Central Queensland
region of Queensland
, Australia
, and includes schools in Central West Queensland. The region is centred on the coastal cities of Rockhampton
and Gladstone
, and the inland towns of Emerald
, Longreach and Barcaldine
. The Queensland education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from kindergarten to Year 7 (ages 5–12), and high school
s, which accommodate students from Years 8 to 12 (ages 13–17).
, but with the decrease in membership in the orders together with major reforms inside the church, lay teachers and administrators began to take over the schools, a process which completed by approximately 1990.
Within the region, schools are administered by Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Rockhampton
, which was established in 1966 and was the first Catholic Education Office (CEO) in Queensland. They are supported by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, which is responsible for coordinating administration, curriculum and policy across the Catholic school system. Preference for enrolment is given to Catholic students from the parish or local area, although non-Catholic students are admitted if room is available.
Central Queensland
Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, north to the Mackay Regional...
region of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
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, and includes schools in Central West Queensland. The region is centred on the coastal cities of Rockhampton
Rockhampton
Rockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia...
and Gladstone
Gladstone, Queensland
- Education :Gladstone has several primary schools, three high schools, and one university campus, Central Queensland University. It is also home to CQIT Gladstone Campus.- Recreation :...
, and the inland towns of Emerald
Emerald, Queensland
Emerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emerald had a population of 10,999. The town is the business centre for the Central Highlands Regional Council....
, Longreach and Barcaldine
Barcaldine, Queensland
Barcaldine is a small town in Western Queensland, Australia, approximately by road west of the city of Rockhampton. The town is situated on Lagoon Creek, which flows into the Alice River approximately five kilometres south of the Barcaldine. This is the administrative centre of the Barcaldine...
. The Queensland education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from kindergarten to Year 7 (ages 5–12), and high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s, which accommodate students from Years 8 to 12 (ages 13–17).
State primary schools
Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Website | Notes |
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Agnes Water State School | Agnes Water Agnes Water, Queensland Agnes Water is an increasingly popular tourist town on the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 50 km east of the Bruce Highway, Queensland's major coastal route. Agnes Water has the most northerly surfing beach on Australia's east coast. At the 2006 census, Agnes Water had a... |
Gladstone | 1990 | Website | |
Allenstown State School | Allenstown Allenstown, Queensland Allenstown is a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about three kilometres south-west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Allenstown had a population of 2,721.-External links:*... |
Rockhampton | 1877 | Website | |
Alpha State School | Alpha Alpha, Queensland The township of Alpha is located in central western Queensland, Australia. The Capricorn Highway passes through the town, which lies on Alpha Creek. At the 2006 census, Alpha had a population of 402.... |
Barcaldine | 1886 | Website | |
Ambrose State School | Ambrose | Gladstone | 1914 | Website | |
Anakie State School | Anakie Anakie, Queensland Anakie is a town in Queensland, Australia. The town is located just to the south of the Capricorn Highway, 44 km west of Emerald, and is situated in a region called the Gemfields where sapphires are mined.-External links:* **... |
Central Highlands | 1885 | Website | |
Aramac State School | Aramac Aramac, Queensland Aramac is a small town in Western Queensland, Australia, lying north of Barcaldine, and by road from the state capital, Brisbane. It is situated on Aramac Creek, which flows into the Thomson River west of town. At the 2006 census, Aramac had a population of 341.The predominant industry is grazing... |
Barcaldine | 1878 | Website | |
Arcadia Valley State School | Arcadia Valley | Central Highlands | 1975 | Website | |
Bajool State School | Bajool | Rockhampton | 1888 | Website | |
Banana State School | Banana Banana, Queensland Banana is a small town located in Central Queensland, Australia, in the Banana Shire, a Local Government Area. Banana is located at the intersection of the Dawson and Leichhardt highways, 46 kilometres west of the shire's administrative centre, Biloela. At the 2006 census, Banana had a population... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1871 | Website | |
Baralaba State School | Baralaba Baralaba, Queensland Baralaba is a town in central Queensland, Australia, located 143 km by road from Rockhampton and 694 km from Brisbane. The town is located 33 km west of the Leichhardt Highway. At the 2006 census, Baralaba had a population of 290.... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1918 | Website | P-10 |
Bauhinia State School | Bauhinia | Central Highlands | 1967 | Website | |
Bedourie State School | Bedourie Bedourie, Queensland Bedourie is a small town located in the Channel Country of western Queensland, Australia, lying on Eyre Creek. It is located 1600 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 200 kilometres north of Birdsville. At the 2006 census, Bedourie and the surrounding area had a population of 142... |
Diamantina | 1960 | Website | |
Benaraby State School | Benaraby Benaraby, Queensland Benaraby is a town located 20 kilometeres south of Gladstone in Central Queensland, Australia. It is located on the Boyne River and is the access point to Lake Awoonga. The population of Benaraby at the 2006 census was 594... |
Gladstone | 1886 | Website | |
Berserker Street State School | Berserker Berserker, Queensland Berserker is a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about six kilometres north east of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Berserker had a population of 7,179.-References:... |
Rockhampton | 1917 | Website | Separate Infants' School 1957-94 |
Biloela State School | Biloela Biloela, Queensland Biloela is a rural town in Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated inland from the port city of Gladstone at the junction of the Burnett and Dawson highways... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1925 | Website | |
Birdsville State School | Birdsville Birdsville, Queensland -External links:*... |
Diamantina | 1899 | Website | |
Blackwater North State School | Blackwater Blackwater, Queensland Blackwater is the major town of a significant coal mining area in Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Blackwater had a population of 5,031.... |
Central Highlands | 1979 | Website | |
Blackwater State School | Blackwater Blackwater, Queensland Blackwater is the major town of a significant coal mining area in Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Blackwater had a population of 5,031.... |
Central Highlands | 1877 | Website | |
Bluff State School | Bluff Bluff, Queensland Bluff is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Capricorn Highway, in the Central Highlands Local Government Area, north west of the state capital, Brisbane... |
Central Highlands | 1907 | Website | |
Bororen State School | Bororen | Gladstone | 1900 | Website | |
Bouldercombe State School | Bouldercombe | Rockhampton | 1871 | Website | |
Boulia State School | Boulia Boulia, Queensland Boulia is a town in Central West Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately by road south of Mount Isa, and lies on the Burke River, which was named after the explorer Robert O'Hara Burke who passed through the area with the Burke and Wills expedition in 1860. The township was gazetted in... |
Boulia | 1889 | Website | |
Boyne Island State School | Boyne Island Boyne Island, Queensland Boyne Island is a town in Queensland, Australia, 25 km south of Gladstone. It is located on the west bank of the Boyne River and is made an island by the adjoining South Trees Inlet. It is a twin town with Tannum Sands located directly across the river... |
Gladstone | 1953 | Website | |
Builyan State School | Builyan Builyan, Queensland Builyan is located in Central Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within The Boyne Valley along with Nagoorin, Ubobo, and Many Peaks. It is part of the Gladstone Regional Council area.-See also:*Kroombit Tops National Park*Monto... |
Gladstone | 1922 | Website | |
Byfield State School | Byfield Byfield, Queensland Byfield is a locality in Central Queensland, Australia. Byfield is located in the Rockhampton Region local government area and in the midst of the Byfield National Park, north west of the state capital Brisbane and north of the regional centre of Rockhampton. At the 2006 census, Byfield had a... |
Rockhampton | 1923 | Website | |
Calliope State School | Calliope Calliope, Queensland Calliope is a town located in Central Queensland, Australia. It is located near the junction of the Bruce Highway and the Dawson Highway, 20 kilometres SSW of the port city of Gladstone... |
Gladstone | 1872 | Website | |
Capella State School | Capella Capella, Queensland Capella is a small town in Central Highlands, Queensland midway between Emerald and Clermont on the Gregory Highway. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 796.... |
Central Highlands | 1883 | Website | |
Carmila State School | Carmila Carmila, Queensland Carmila is a town in Isaac, Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the North Coast railway line, approximately south of the town of Sarina, Queensland. At the 2006 census, Carmila and the surrounding area had a population of 430.-External links:... |
Isaac | 1923 | Website | |
Cawarral State School | Cawarral | Rockhampton | 1874 | Website | |
Clarke Creek State School | Clarke Creek Clarke Creek, Queensland Clarke Creek is a small community in Queensland, Australia. It is situated between Mackay and Rockhampton on the Old Bruce Highway. At the 2006 census, Clarke Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 193.... |
Isaac | 1971 | Website | |
Clermont State School | Clermont Clermont, Queensland Clermont is an agricultural town in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. It is 274 km south-west of Mackay on the junction of the Gregory and Peak Downs highways... |
Isaac | 1867 | Website | |
Clinton State School | Clinton | Gladstone | 1974 | Website | |
Comet State School | Comet Comet, Queensland Comet is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Capricorn Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Comet and the surrounding area had a population of 233.... |
Central Highlands | 1877 | Website | |
Coowonga State School | Coowonga | Rockhampton | 1897 | Website | |
Coppabella State School | Coppabella | Isaac | 1980 | Website | |
Crescent Lagoon State School | Crescent Lagoon | Rockhampton | 1896 | Website | |
Denison State School | Emerald Emerald, Queensland Emerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emerald had a population of 10,999. The town is the business centre for the Central Highlands Regional Council.... |
Central Highlands | 1997 | Website | |
Depot Hill State School | Depot Hill Depot Hill, Queensland Depot Hill is a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about one kilometre south of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Depot Hill had a population of 1,164.-External links:*... |
Rockhampton | 1920 | Website | |
Dingo State School | Dingo | Central Highlands | 1876 | Website | |
Duaringa State School | Duaringa Duaringa, Queensland Duaringa is a small town in central Queensland, Australia. The town lies on the Capricorn Highway, 116 kilometres west of Rockhampton... |
Central Highlands | 1879 | Website | |
Dysart State School | Dysart Dysart, Queensland Dysart is a town in central Queensland, Australia, located in the Isaac Region. Established in 1973, Dysart is a service centre for the nearby Norwich Park and Saraji coal mines, as well as grazing properties in the district. Most residents are employed by the coal mines... |
Isaac | 1973 | Website | |
Emerald North State School | Emerald Emerald, Queensland Emerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emerald had a population of 10,999. The town is the business centre for the Central Highlands Regional Council.... |
Central Highlands | 1980 | Website | |
Emerald State School | Emerald Emerald, Queensland Emerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emerald had a population of 10,999. The town is the business centre for the Central Highlands Regional Council.... |
Central Highlands | 1879 | Website | |
Emu Park State School | Emu Park Emu Park, Queensland Emu Park is a small town located slightly south of Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emu Park had a population of 2,967.Home of the famous Singing Ship Monument, the Emu Park land area was first discovered by Captain James Cook in 1770. It overlooks the islands of Keppel Bay,... |
Rockhampton | 1890 | Website | |
Farnborough State School | Farnborough | Rockhampton | 1903 | Website | |
Frenchville State School | Frenchville Frenchville, Queensland Frenchville is a suburb of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. Situated at the base of the Berserker Range about seven kilometres to the north of the Fitzroy River, the district was named for Anthelme Thozet, first director of the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens in the 1860s. Frenchmans Creek which... |
Rockhampton | 1900 | Website | |
Gindie State School | Gindie | Central Highlands | 1897 | Website | |
Gladstone Central State School | Gladstone | Gladstone | 1861 | Website | |
Gladstone South State School | South Gladstone | Gladstone | 1898 | Website | |
Gladstone West State School | West Gladstone | Gladstone | 1966 | Website | |
Glenmore State School | Glenmore | Rockhampton | 1889 | Website | |
Gogango State School | Gogango | Rockhampton | 1974 | Website | |
Goovigen State School | Goovigen Goovigen, Queensland Goovigen is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Banana Shire Local Government Area, north west of the state capital, Brisbane... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1926 | Website | |
Gracemere State School | Gracemere Gracemere, Queensland Gracemere is a town located on the Capricorn Highway in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 9 kilometres west of the city of Rockhampton. Because of the proximity of the town to Rockhampton, Gracemere has become a dormitory town, with many residents commuting the short distance to work in... |
Rockhampton | 1871 | Website | |
Ilfracombe State School | Ilfracombe Ilfracombe, Queensland Ilfracombe is a small town in Queensland, Australia that calls itself The Hub of the West. The main industry is sheep rearing, mainly for wool. Ilfracombe is situated on the Landsborough Highway, about 27 km east of Longreach, 214 metres above sea level, within the Longreach Region... |
Longreach | 1893 | Website | |
Isisford State School | Isisford Isisford, Queensland Isisford is a small town located in central western Queensland, Australia. It is located on the Barcoo River, and is approximately 120 kilometres south east of the town of Longreach. At the 2006 census, Isisford and the surrounding area had a population of 262... |
Longreach | 1881 | Website | |
Jambin State School | Jambin Jambin, Queensland Jambin is a town in the Banana Shire, Central Queensland, Australia.The novel "Dust" by Christine Bongers is set around the town of Jambin. In the novel the main character's family, the Vanderbomms, attend church at Jambin.... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1929 | Website | |
Jericho State School | Jericho Jericho, Queensland Jericho is a rural village situated on the Capricorn Highway in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Jericho and the surrounding region had a population of 309.-History:... |
Barcaldine | 1888 | Website | |
Jundah State School | Jundah Jundah, Queensland Jundah is a town in far western Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre of the Barcoo Shire Local Government Area, the town is located on the Thomson River, west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Jundah had a population of 93.... |
Barcoo | 1900 | Website | |
Keppel Sands State School | Keppel Sands Keppel Sands, Queensland Keppel Sands is a town in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Rockhampton Regional Council Local Government Area, north west of the state capital, Brisbane... |
Rockhampton | 1893 | Website | |
Kilcummin State School | Kilcummin | Isaac | 1959 | Website | |
Kin Kora State School | Kin Kora | Gladstone | 1981 | Website | Earlier school closed 1963 |
Lakes Creek State School | Lakes Creek | Rockhampton | 1872 | Website | |
Lochington State School | Lochington | Central Highlands | 1961 | Website | |
Longreach State School | Longreach | Longreach | 1893 | Website | |
Lowmead State School | Lowmead | Gladstone | 1908 | Website | Closed 1975-1978 |
Mackenzie River State School | Mackenzie River | Isaac | 1973 | Website | |
Marlborough State School | Marlborough Marlborough, Queensland Marlborough is a small township located north west of the city of Rockhampton in central Queensland, Australia. The town is administered by the Rockhampton Regional Council, and lies on the Bruce Highway... |
Rockhampton | 1917 | Website | |
Marmor State School | Marmor Marmor, Queensland The township of Marmor is located in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 45 kilometres south of the city of Rockhampton. At the 2006 census, Marmor had a population of 187.... |
Rockhampton | 1906 | Website | |
Milman State School | Milman | Rockhampton | 1913 | Website | |
Miriam Vale State School | Miriam Vale Miriam Vale, Queensland Miriam Vale is a town in the state of Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Bruce Highway, 464 km north of Brisbane, the state capital, and 170 km south of Rockhampton.... |
Gladstone | 1897 | Website | P-10 |
Mistake Creek State School | Mistake Creek | Isaac | 1983 | Website | |
Moranbah East State School | Moranbah Moranbah, Queensland Moranbah is a town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Peak Downs Highway between Mackay and Clermont, in the Isaac region. It is a coal mining town and at the 2006 census had a population of 7,133. and was established in 1969. In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a... |
Isaac | 1981 | Website | |
Moranbah State School | Moranbah Moranbah, Queensland Moranbah is a town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Peak Downs Highway between Mackay and Clermont, in the Isaac region. It is a coal mining town and at the 2006 census had a population of 7,133. and was established in 1969. In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a... |
Isaac | 1971 | Website | |
Mount Archer State School | Mount Archer | Rockhampton | 1982 | Website | |
Mount Larcom State School | Mount Larcom | Gladstone | 1882 | Website | P-10 |
Mount Morgan Central State School | Mount Morgan Mount Morgan, Queensland Mount Morgan is a town located in central Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Dee River, 38 kilometres south of the city of Rockhampton, and is 680 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane. The Burnett Highway passes through the town... |
Rockhampton | 1887 | Website | |
Mount Murchison State School | Mount Murchison | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1935 | Website | |
Moura State School | Moura Moura, Queensland Moura is a small town servicing the surrounding coal mining and rural activities. The town was first established in 1936 as a farming centre near the existing Moura Station.The town of Moura is located in Central Queensland, Australia... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1940 | Website | |
Muttaburra State School | Muttaburra Muttaburra, Queensland Muttaburra is a small grazing town located in central western Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the banks of the Thomson River, approximately north of the town of Longreach and north of Aramac. Muttaburra is located within the Barcaldine Region... |
Barcaldine | 1884 | Website | |
Nagoorin State School | Nagoorin Nagoorin, Queensland Nagoorin is located in Central Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within The Boyne Valley along with Ubobo, Builyan, and Many Peaks. It is part of the Gladstone Regional Council.-External links:***... |
Gladstone | 1915 | Website | |
Nebo State School | Nebo Nebo, Queensland Nebo is a small town in Queensland, Australia, located 100 km south-west of the city of Mackay on the Peak Downs Highway. At the 2006 census, Nebo had a population of 282.... |
Isaac | 1874 | Website | |
Orion State School | Orion | Central Highlands | 1964 | Website | |
Park Avenue State School | Park Avenue | Rockhampton | 1901 | Website | |
Parkhurst State School | Parkhurst | Rockhampton | 1900 | Website | |
Port Curtis Road State School | Port Curtis | Rockhampton | 1875 | Website | |
Prospect Creek State School | Prospect Creek | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1935 | Website | |
Ridgelands State School | Ridgelands | Rockhampton | 1921 | Website | |
Rolleston State School | Rolleston Rolleston, Queensland Rolleston is a small town on the Comet River in Central Queensland. It is located in the Central Highlands Regional Council local government area, west of Gladstone and northwest of Brisbane. Springsure, the nearest town lies south-east. Rolleston lies on the junction of the Carnarvon, Gregory... |
Central Highlands | 1871 | Website | |
Springsure State School | Springsure Springsure, Queensland Springsure is a small town in Queensland, 66 km south of Emerald on the Gregory Highway. It is 765 km northwest of Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Springsure had a population of 829.-History:... |
Central Highlands | 1870 | Website | P-10 |
St Lawrence State School | St Lawrence St Lawrence, Queensland St Lawrence is a small town in Queensland, Australia, located north of Brisbane and off the Bruce Highway. It is part of the Isaac Regional Council local government area. At the 2006 census, St Lawrence and the surrounding area had a population of 195.... |
Isaac | 1871 | Website | |
Stanwell State School | Stanwell | Rockhampton | 1873 | Website | |
Stonehenge State School | Stonehenge Stonehenge, Queensland Stonehenge is a small outback township in western Queensland, Australia. Its name originates from when the area was a stopping point for bullock teams... |
Barcoo | 1900 | Website | |
Tambo State School | Tambo Tambo, Queensland Tambo is a town located in central western Queensland, Australia, on the banks of the Barcoo River. Tambo is southeast of the town of Blackall via the Landsborough Highway, and approximately north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Tambo had a population of 345.The town was... |
Blackall-Tambo | 1876 | Website | |
Tannum Sands State School | Tannum Sands Tannum Sands, Queensland Tannum Sands is a coastal town on the Central East Coast of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Tannum Sands had a population of 4,139. The population of Tannum Sands and neighbouring twin town Boyne Island is approaching 10,000... |
Gladstone | 1983 | Website | |
Taranganba State School | Taranganba | Rockhampton | 1993 | Website | |
Taroom State School | Taroom Taroom, Queensland Taroom is a town on the Dawson River in Queensland. Australia in the Shire of Banana. The town is located on the Leichhardt Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, from Rockhampton and from Toowoomba... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1871 | Website | P-10 |
Thangool State School | Thangool Thangool, Queensland Thangool is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Banana Shire Local Government Area, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and south of the Shire administrative centre, Biloela. The name Thangool means Possum. At the 2006 census, Thangool had a population of... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1927 | Website | P-10 |
The Caves State School | The Caves | Rockhampton | 1904 | Website | |
The Hall State School | Rockhampton City Rockhampton City, Queensland This article is about the suburb 'Rockhampton City' - representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland.For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland.For other uses, see Rockhampton .... |
Rockhampton | 1910 | Website | Girls' and Infants' until 1986 |
Theodore State School | Theodore Theodore, Queensland Theodore is a town in Queensland, Australia, situated on the Dawson River. The town - like the Canberra suburb - is named in honour of Labor politician Ted Theodore, Premier of Queensland and Treasurer of Australia in the ministry of Prime Minister James Scullin... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1924 | Website | |
Tieri State School | Tieri Tieri, Queensland Tieri is a town in Central Queensland, Australia, located in the Central Highlands. Established in 1983, the town like nearby Middlemount and Dysart, is a service centre for local coal mines. At the 2006 census, Tieri had a population of 1,679.... |
Central Highlands | 1983 | Website | |
Tresswell State School | via Nandowrie | Central Highlands | 1971 | Website | |
Ubobo State School | Ubobo Ubobo, Queensland Ubobo is located south of Gladstone and Calliope along Highway 69 in Central Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within The Boyne Valley along with Nagoorin, Builyan, and Many Peaks. It is part of the Gladstone Regional Council.... |
Gladstone | 1927 | Website | |
Urandangi State School | Urandangi | Boulia | 1994 | Website | |
Valkyrie State School | Valkyrie | Isaac | 1974 | Website | |
Waraburra State School | Waraburra | Rockhampton | 1987 | Website | |
Wartburg State School | Wartburg | Gladstone | 1913 | Website | |
Westwood State School | Westwood Westwood, Queensland Westwood is a town in Central Queensland, Australia, south west of the city of Rockhampton. At the 2006 census, Westwood and the surrounding area had a population of 253.... |
Rockhampton | 1872 | Website | |
Windorah State School | Windorah Windorah, Queensland Windorah is one of three towns in the Barcoo in south-west Queensland, Australia. It is named after the local Aboriginal word for "Big Fish". At the 2006 census, Windorah had a population of 158.... |
Barcoo | 1888 | Website | |
Woorabinda State School | Woorabinda Woorabinda, Queensland Woorabinda is an Aboriginal community in central Queensland, Australia, inland of Rockhampton. At the 2006 census, Woorabinda had a population of 851.Woorabinda was first established in 1927 as a replacement for the Aboriginal camp at Taroom... |
Woorabinda (A) | 1928 | Website | |
Wowan State School | Wowan Wowan, Queensland Wowan is a small rural township in Central Queensland, Australia. It is named from the Aboriginal word for Australian brush-turkey. At the 2006 census, Wowan and the surrounding area had a population of 338.... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1900 | Website | |
Yarwun State School | Yarwun | Gladstone | 1906 | Website | |
Yeppoon State School | Yeppoon Yeppoon, Queensland Yeppoon is a coastal resort town situated in Central Queensland, Australia. Located on Keppel Bay, at the 2006 census, Yeppoon had a population of 13,284.-Geography:... |
Rockhampton | 1885 | Website |
State high schools and colleges
Name | Suburb | Opened | Website | Notes | |
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Barcaldine State School | Barcaldine Barcaldine, Queensland Barcaldine is a small town in Western Queensland, Australia, approximately by road west of the city of Rockhampton. The town is situated on Lagoon Creek, which flows into the Alice River approximately five kilometres south of the Barcaldine. This is the administrative centre of the Barcaldine... |
Barcaldine | 1887 | Website | P-12 |
Biloela State High School | Biloela Biloela, Queensland Biloela is a rural town in Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated inland from the port city of Gladstone at the junction of the Burnett and Dawson highways... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1963 | Website | |
Blackall State School | Blackall Blackall, Queensland -External links:*... |
Blackall-Tambo | 1877 | Website | P-12 |
Blackwater State High School | Blackwater Blackwater, Queensland Blackwater is the major town of a significant coal mining area in Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Blackwater had a population of 5,031.... |
Central Highlands | 1973 | Website | |
Capella State High School | Capella Capella, Queensland Capella is a small town in Central Highlands, Queensland midway between Emerald and Clermont on the Gregory Highway. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 796.... |
Central Highlands | 1989 | Website | |
Clermont State High School | Clermont Clermont, Queensland Clermont is an agricultural town in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. It is 274 km south-west of Mackay on the junction of the Gregory and Peak Downs highways... |
Isaac | 1990 | Website | |
Dysart State High School Dysart State High School Dysart state High School is a co-educational public high school in Dysart, Queensland, Australia, serving grades 8 through 12. Opened in 1982, it was developed from a Secondary Department attached to Dysart State School in 1978.... |
Dysart Dysart, Queensland Dysart is a town in central Queensland, Australia, located in the Isaac Region. Established in 1973, Dysart is a service centre for the nearby Norwich Park and Saraji coal mines, as well as grazing properties in the district. Most residents are employed by the coal mines... |
Isaac | 1982 | Website | |
Emerald State High School | Emerald Emerald, Queensland Emerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emerald had a population of 10,999. The town is the business centre for the Central Highlands Regional Council.... |
Central Highlands | 1969 | Website | |
Gladstone State High School | Clinton | Gladstone | 1953 | Website | |
Glenden State School | Glenden | Isaac | 1982 | Website | P-12 |
Glenmore State High School | Kawana Kawana, Queensland (Rockhampton) Kawana is a suburban area of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about eight kilometres west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Kawana had a population of 4,674.-References:... |
Rockhampton | 1975 | Website | |
Longreach State High School | Longreach | Longreach | 1966 | Website | |
Middlemount Community School | Middlemount Middlemount, Queensland Middlemount is a town in Queensland, Australia, located inland from Mackay and Rockhampton. It is a mining town servicing two coal mines, Foxleigh and German Creek... |
Isaac | 2001 | Website | P-12 |
Moranbah State High School | Moranbah Moranbah, Queensland Moranbah is a town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Peak Downs Highway between Mackay and Clermont, in the Isaac region. It is a coal mining town and at the 2006 census had a population of 7,133. and was established in 1969. In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a... |
Isaac | 1976 | Website | |
Mount Morgan State High School | Mount Morgan Mount Morgan, Queensland Mount Morgan is a town located in central Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Dee River, 38 kilometres south of the city of Rockhampton, and is 680 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane. The Burnett Highway passes through the town... |
Rockhampton | 1912 | Website | |
Moura State High School | Moura Moura, Queensland Moura is a small town servicing the surrounding coal mining and rural activities. The town was first established in 1936 as a farming centre near the existing Moura Station.The town of Moura is located in Central Queensland, Australia... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1976 | Website | |
North Rockhampton State High School North Rockhampton State High School North Rockhampton State High School is a co-educational State High School located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It currently has over 1000 students enrolled and over 80 teaching staff... |
Frenchville Frenchville, Queensland Frenchville is a suburb of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. Situated at the base of the Berserker Range about seven kilometres to the north of the Fitzroy River, the district was named for Anthelme Thozet, first director of the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens in the 1860s. Frenchmans Creek which... |
Rockhampton | 1956 | Website | |
Rockhampton State High School | Wandal Wandal, Queensland Wandal is a suburban area of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about four kilometres north-west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Wandal had a population of 4,188.... |
Rockhampton | 1919 | Website | |
Rosedale State School | Rosedale | Gladstone | 1896 | Website | P-12 |
Tannum Sands State High School Tannum Sands State High School Tannum Sands State High School is a public high school in Tannum Sands, Queensland, Australia.... |
Tannum Sands Tannum Sands, Queensland Tannum Sands is a coastal town on the Central East Coast of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Tannum Sands had a population of 4,139. The population of Tannum Sands and neighbouring twin town Boyne Island is approaching 10,000... |
Gladstone | 1998 | Website | |
Toolooa State High School | Toolooa | Gladstone | 1981 | Website | |
Winton State School | Winton Winton, Queensland -Qantas:Winton was one of the founding towns of the Australian airline Qantas. The first board meeting was held at the Winton Club on 10 February 1921.-Waltzing Matilda:... |
Winton | 1885 | Website | P-12 |
Yeppoon State High School Yeppoon State High School Yeppoon State High School is a secondary school located in Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia. As of 2006, it had around 950 students drawn from an area ranging from Byfield to the north, Zilzie to the south, and Mount Chalmers and Cawarral to the west.... |
Yeppoon Yeppoon, Queensland Yeppoon is a coastal resort town situated in Central Queensland, Australia. Located on Keppel Bay, at the 2006 census, Yeppoon had a population of 13,284.-Geography:... |
Rockhampton | 1969 | Website |
Other state schools
This includes special schools (schools for disabled children) and schools for specific purposes.Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Website | Notes |
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Capricornia School of Distance Education | Kawana Kawana, Queensland (Rockhampton) Kawana is a suburban area of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about eight kilometres west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Kawana had a population of 4,674.-References:... |
Rockhampton | 1993 | Website | Distance education centre |
Longreach School of Distance Education | Longreach | Longreach | 1987 | Website | Distance education centre |
Rockhampton North Special School | Frenchville Frenchville, Queensland Frenchville is a suburb of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. Situated at the base of the Berserker Range about seven kilometres to the north of the Fitzroy River, the district was named for Anthelme Thozet, first director of the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens in the 1860s. Frenchmans Creek which... |
Rockhampton | 1977 | Website | On site of previous SS |
Rockhampton Special School | Rockhampton City Rockhampton City, Queensland This article is about the suburb 'Rockhampton City' - representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland.For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland.For other uses, see Rockhampton .... |
Rockhampton | 1976 | Website | |
Rosella Park School | Gladstone Gladstone, Queensland - Education :Gladstone has several primary schools, three high schools, and one university campus, Central Queensland University. It is also home to CQIT Gladstone Campus.- Recreation :... |
Gladstone | 1971 | Website |
Defunct state schools
Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Alsace State School | Alsace | Central Highlands | 1977 | 1987 | |
Alton Downs State School | Alton Downs | Rockhampton | 1890 | 1964 | |
Bariveloe State School | Bariveloe | Gladstone | 1927 | 1947 | |
Barmoya East State School | Barmoya | Rockhampton | 1911 | 1969 | |
Bathampton State School | Bathampton | Central Highlands | 1891 | 1950 | |
Berserker Street State Infants School | Berserker Berserker, Queensland Berserker is a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about six kilometres north east of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Berserker had a population of 7,179.-References:... |
Rockhampton | 1957 | 1994 | Merged into SS |
Blair Athol State School | Blair Athol | Isaac | 1893 | 1974 | |
Bogantungan State School | Bogantungan Bogantungan, Queensland Bogantungan is a small township situated in central Queensland, Australia. It lies approximately 350 kilometres west of the city of Rockhampton.... |
Central Highlands | 1883 | 1972 | |
Boolburra State School | Boolburra | Central Highlands | 1874 | 1926 | |
Bracewell State School | Bracewell | Gladstone | 1915 | 2000 | |
Braeside State School | Braeside | Isaac | 1923 | 1967 | |
Buckland State School | Buckland | Central Highlands | 1909 | 1959 | |
Bunerba State School | Bunerba | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1922 | 1996 | |
Buneru State School | Wowan Wowan, Queensland Wowan is a small rural township in Central Queensland, Australia. It is named from the Aboriginal word for Australian brush-turkey. At the 2006 census, Wowan and the surrounding area had a population of 338.... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1918 | 1962 | |
Bungundarra State School | Bungundarra | Rockhampton | 1912 | 1950 | |
Callide State School | Callide | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1925 | 1971 | |
Calliungal North State School | Calliungal North | Rockhampton | 1904 | 1971 | |
Calmorin State School | Calmorin | Rockhampton | 1935 | 1963 | |
Calvale State School | Calvale | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1940 | 1956 | |
Carmila West State School | Carmila Carmila, Queensland Carmila is a town in Isaac, Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the North Coast railway line, approximately south of the town of Sarina, Queensland. At the 2006 census, Carmila and the surrounding area had a population of 430.-External links:... |
Isaac | 1924 | 1965 | |
Clio District State School | Clio | Winton | 1969 | 1977 | |
Copperfield State School | Copperfield | Isaac | 1875 | 1942 | |
Corfield State School | Corfield | Winton | 1957 | 1989 | |
Cracow State School | Cracow Cracow, Queensland Cracow is a gold mining town in Queensland, Australia, in the Banana Shire Local Government Area. The town is located on the Theodore - Eidsvold road, 485 kilometres north west of the state capital, Brisbane. The town was named for a pastoral run, named in 1851 by pastoralist, John Ross,... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1933 | 1997 | |
Dalma State School | Dalma | Rockhampton | 1901 | 2006 | |
Diamantina State School | Diamantina Lakes | Diamantina | 1955 | 1963 | |
Earlsfield State School | Earlsfield | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1936 | 1958 | |
East End State School | East End | Gladstone | 1915 | 1963 | |
Edungalba State School | Edungalba | Central Highlands | 1915 | 1974 | |
Elphinstone State School | Elphinstone | Isaac | 1880 | 1963 | |
Etna Creek State School | Etna Creek | Rockhampton | 1892 | 1950 | |
Evesham State School | Morella | Longreach | 1967 | 2009 | |
Fernlees State School | Fernlees | Central Highlands | 1951 | 1953 | |
Flaggy Rock Creek State School | Flaggy Rock Creek | Isaac | 1916 | 1996 | |
Garnant State School | Garnant | Rockhampton | 1930 | 1969 | |
Greycliffe State School | Greycliffe | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1935 | 1993 | |
Hamilton Creek State School | Hamilton Creek | Rockhampton | 1908 | 1972 | |
Hut Creek State School | Hut Creek | Gladstone | 1921 | 1945 | |
Ilbilbie State School | Ilbilbie | Isaac | 1930 | 1960 | |
Ironpot Creek State School | Ironpot | Rockhampton | 1916 | 1974 | |
Jooro State School | Jooro | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1935 | 1963 | |
Joskeleigh State School | Joskeleigh | Rockhampton | 1913 | 1985 | |
Kalapa State School | Kalapa | Rockhampton | 1915 | 1996 | |
Kariboe Creek State School | Kariboe Creek | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1930 | 1963 | |
Katherine Creek State School | Katherine Creek | Longreach | 1968 | 1979 | |
Kokotungo State School | Kokotungo | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1939 | 1969 | |
Kooingal State School | Kooingal | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1931 | 1956 | |
Laidlaw State School | Laidlaw | Longreach | 1967 | 1971 | |
Langmorn State School | Langmorn | Gladstone | 1928 | 1962 | School closed 29/08/1941. School reopened 03/07/1944. |
Laurinel State School | Laurinel | Central Highlands | 1983 | 1987 | |
Leichhardt Ward Boys State School | Rockhampton City Rockhampton City, Queensland This article is about the suburb 'Rockhampton City' - representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland.For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland.For other uses, see Rockhampton .... |
Rockhampton | 1905 | 1986 | Merged with The Hall Girls' & Infants' School |
Machine Creek State School | Machine Creek | Gladstone | 1911 | 1970 | |
Mahrigong State School | Mahrigong | Winton | 1966 | 1981 | |
Maida Hill State School | Maida Hill | Winton | 1878 | 1913 | |
Malakoff Road State School | Theodore Theodore, Queensland Theodore is a town in Queensland, Australia, situated on the Dawson River. The town - like the Canberra suburb - is named in honour of Labor politician Ted Theodore, Premier of Queensland and Treasurer of Australia in the ministry of Prime Minister James Scullin... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1913 | 1965 | |
Many Peaks State School | Many Peaks Many Peaks, Queensland Many Peaks is located in Central Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within The Boyne Valley along with Nagoorin, Builyan and Ubobo. It is part of the Gladstone Regional Council.-See also:*Kroombit Tops National Park*Monto*Gladstone... |
Gladstone | 1909 | 1973 | |
Mardale State School | Lawgi | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1935 | 1964 | Lawgi SS until 1952 |
Middlemount State High School | Middlemount Middlemount, Queensland Middlemount is a town in Queensland, Australia, located inland from Mackay and Rockhampton. It is a mining town servicing two coal mines, Foxleigh and German Creek... |
Isaac | 1988 | 2000 | Amalgamated into Middlemount Community School |
Middlemount State School | Middlemount Middlemount, Queensland Middlemount is a town in Queensland, Australia, located inland from Mackay and Rockhampton. It is a mining town servicing two coal mines, Foxleigh and German Creek... |
Isaac | 1980 | 2000 | Amalgamated into Middlemount Community School |
Mount Chalmers State School | Mount Chalmers | Rockhampton | 1901 | 2005 | |
Mount Scoria State School | Mount Scoria | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1930 | 1958 | |
Nerimbera State School | Nerimbera | Rockhampton | 1921 | 2009 | |
Ogmore State School | Ogmore | Rockhampton | 1924 | 1999 | |
Pasha State School | Pasha | Central Highlands | 1975 | 1977 | |
Peek-A-Doo State School | Broadmere | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1964 | 2010 | Mothballed |
Pheasant Creek State School | Pheasant Creek | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1940 | 1967 | |
Pink Lily Lagoon State School | Pink Lily Lagoon | Rockhampton | 1872 | 1971 | |
Prospect Creek State School | Prospect Creek | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1935 | 1950 | |
Raedon State School | Raedon | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1929 | 1959 | Originally Callide Bridge SS |
Raglan State School | Raglan | Gladstone | 1879 | 1996 | |
Rannes State School | Rannes Rannes, Queensland Rannes is a small town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Banana Shire Local Government Area, between Wowan and Banana on the Leichhardt Highway and the Don River. Although small, Rannes used to be a major railway town which once had 27 pubs.Rannes is primarily a farming... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1916 | 1966 | |
Rockhampton Central Boys' State School | Rockhampton City Rockhampton City, Queensland This article is about the suburb 'Rockhampton City' - representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland.For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland.For other uses, see Rockhampton .... |
Rockhampton | 1862 | 1963 | |
Rockhampton Central Girls' State School | Rockhampton City Rockhampton City, Queensland This article is about the suburb 'Rockhampton City' - representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland.For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland.For other uses, see Rockhampton .... |
Rockhampton | 1875 | 1973 | |
Rockhampton Central Infants School | Rockhampton City Rockhampton City, Queensland This article is about the suburb 'Rockhampton City' - representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland.For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland.For other uses, see Rockhampton .... |
Rockhampton | 1876 | 1962 | Merged into Girls' School |
Rockhampton North State School | Frenchville Frenchville, Queensland Frenchville is a suburb of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. Situated at the base of the Berserker Range about seven kilometres to the north of the Fitzroy River, the district was named for Anthelme Thozet, first director of the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens in the 1860s. Frenchmans Creek which... |
Rockhampton | 1871 | 1966 | Split sex 1888-1920 |
Rocky Crossing State School | Rocky Crossing | Barcoo | 1988 | 2003 | |
Rossmoya State School | Rossmoya | Rockhampton | 1923 | 1968 | |
Rubyvale State School | Rubyvale Rubyvale, Queensland Rubyvale is a town in the Australian state of Queensland, approximately west of Emerald. Situated in a region called the Gemfields, sapphires are mined extensively in the area... |
Central Highlands | 1908 | 1963 | |
Spring Creek State School | Spring Creek | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1871 | 1954 | |
Spring Creek Upper State School | Spring Creek Upper | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1915 | 1970 | |
Targinnie State School | Targinnie | Gladstone | 1923 | 1968 | |
Valentine Plains State School | Valentine Plains | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1928 | 1967 | |
Walterhall State School | Walterhall | Rockhampton | 1917 | 1969 | |
Wartburg State School | Wartburg | Gladstone | 1913 | 1966 | |
Wattlebank State School | Wattlebank | Rockhampton | 1918 | 1959 | Formerly Barmoya Central SS until 1936 |
West Hill State School | near Carmila Carmila, Queensland Carmila is a town in Isaac, Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the North Coast railway line, approximately south of the town of Sarina, Queensland. At the 2006 census, Carmila and the surrounding area had a population of 430.-External links:... |
Isaac | 1925 | 2004 | |
Wooderson State School | Wooderson | Gladstone | 1945 | 1960 | |
Yalleroi State School | Yalleroi | Blackall-Tambo | 1933 | 1983 | |
Yaparaba State School | Lawgi | Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1934 | 1970 | |
Yaraka State School | Yaraka Yaraka, Queensland Yaraka is a small town in western Queensland, Australia. It was the terminus of a railway line.... |
Longreach | 1920 | 2009 | |
Yeppoon State Infants School | Yeppoon Yeppoon, Queensland Yeppoon is a coastal resort town situated in Central Queensland, Australia. Located on Keppel Bay, at the 2006 census, Yeppoon had a population of 13,284.-Geography:... |
Rockhampton | 1957 | 1968 | Merged into SS |
Catholic schools
In Queensland, Catholic primary schools are usually (but not always) linked to a parish. Prior to the 1970s, most schools were founded by religious ordersRoman Catholic religious order
Catholic religious orders are, historically, a category of Catholic religious institutes.Subcategories are canons regular ; monastics ; mendicants Catholic religious orders are, historically, a category of Catholic religious institutes.Subcategories are canons regular (canons and canonesses regular...
, but with the decrease in membership in the orders together with major reforms inside the church, lay teachers and administrators began to take over the schools, a process which completed by approximately 1990.
Within the region, schools are administered by Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Rockhampton
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton is an suffragan Latin rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected in 1882, covering Central Queensland, Australia.-Ordinaries:...
, which was established in 1966 and was the first Catholic Education Office (CEO) in Queensland. They are supported by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, which is responsible for coordinating administration, curriculum and policy across the Catholic school system. Preference for enrolment is given to Catholic students from the parish or local area, although non-Catholic students are admitted if room is available.
Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Website | Notes |
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Chanel College Chanel College Chanel College may refer to several towns:* Chanel College , in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia* Chanel College , in Coolock, Dublin, Ireland* Chanel College , in Geelong, Victoria, Australia... |
West Gladstone | Gladstone | 1966 | Website | |
Emmaus College | Park Avenue | Rockhampton | 1983 | Website | 8–12 |
Marist College (Emerald) | Emerald Emerald, Queensland Emerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emerald had a population of 10,999. The town is the business centre for the Central Highlands Regional Council.... |
Central Highlands | 1996 | Website | |
Our Lady's School | Longreach | Longreach | 1902 | ||
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School | Springsure Springsure, Queensland Springsure is a small town in Queensland, 66 km south of Emerald on the Gregory Highway. It is 765 km northwest of Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Springsure had a population of 829.-History:... |
Central Highlands | 1926 | ||
Sacred Heart School (Yeppoon) | Lammermoor | Rockhampton | 1958 | Website | |
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Norman Gardens | Rockhampton | 1900 | Website | |
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | Pacific Heights | Rockhampton | 2009 | Website | |
St Brendan's College | Adelaide Park | Rockhampton | 1939 | Website | Boys 8–12 |
St Francis' Catholic Primary School | Tannum Sands Tannum Sands, Queensland Tannum Sands is a coastal town on the Central East Coast of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Tannum Sands had a population of 4,139. The population of Tannum Sands and neighbouring twin town Boyne Island is approaching 10,000... |
Gladstone | 2005 | Website | |
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School | Clinton | Gladstone | 1977 | Website | |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Barcaldine Barcaldine, Queensland Barcaldine is a small town in Western Queensland, Australia, approximately by road west of the city of Rockhampton. The town is situated on Lagoon Creek, which flows into the Alice River approximately five kilometres south of the Barcaldine. This is the administrative centre of the Barcaldine... |
Barcaldine | 1896 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic School | Biloela Biloela, Queensland Biloela is a rural town in Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated inland from the port city of Gladstone at the junction of the Burnett and Dawson highways... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1939 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Blackall Blackall, Queensland -External links:*... |
Blackall-Tambo | 1917 | ||
St Joseph's School | Clermont Clermont, Queensland Clermont is an agricultural town in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. It is 274 km south-west of Mackay on the junction of the Gregory and Peak Downs highways... |
Central Highlands | 1900 | ||
St Joseph's Primary School | Park Avenue | Rockhampton | 1929 | Website | |
St Joseph's Primary School | Wandal Wandal, Queensland Wandal is a suburban area of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about four kilometres north-west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Wandal had a population of 4,188.... |
Rockhampton | 1916 | ||
St Mary's School | Taroom Taroom, Queensland Taroom is a town on the Dawson River in Queensland. Australia in the Shire of Banana. The town is located on the Leichhardt Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, from Rockhampton and from Toowoomba... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
1920 | ||
St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Berserker Berserker, Queensland Berserker is a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about six kilometres north east of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Berserker had a population of 7,179.-References:... |
Rockhampton | 1900 | ||
St Patrick's School | Emerald Emerald, Queensland Emerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emerald had a population of 10,999. The town is the business centre for the Central Highlands Regional Council.... |
Central Highlands | 1902 | Website | |
St Patrick's School | Winton Winton, Queensland -Qantas:Winton was one of the founding towns of the Australian airline Qantas. The first board meeting was held at the Winton Club on 10 February 1921.-Waltzing Matilda:... |
Winton | 1906 | Website | |
St Paul's Primary School | Gracemere Gracemere, Queensland Gracemere is a town located on the Capricorn Highway in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 9 kilometres west of the city of Rockhampton. Because of the proximity of the town to Rockhampton, Gracemere has become a dormitory town, with many residents commuting the short distance to work in... |
Rockhampton | 1988 | ||
St Peter's School | Allenstown Allenstown, Queensland Allenstown is a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about three kilometres south-west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Allenstown had a population of 2,721.-External links:*... |
Rockhampton | 1934 | ||
St Ursula's College | Yeppoon Yeppoon, Queensland Yeppoon is a coastal resort town situated in Central Queensland, Australia. Located on Keppel Bay, at the 2006 census, Yeppoon had a population of 13,284.-Geography:... |
Rockhampton | 1918 | Website | Girls 8–12 |
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | Gladstone | Gladstone | 1902 | Website | |
The Cathedral College | Rockhampton City Rockhampton City, Queensland This article is about the suburb 'Rockhampton City' - representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland.For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland.For other uses, see Rockhampton .... |
Rockhampton | 1991 | Website | 8–12 |
Independent schools
Name | Suburb | LGA | Category | Years | Opened | Website | Notes |
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Central Queensland Christian College | The Common The Common, Queensland The Common is a parkland suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about 500 metres east of the central business district. The Common is the location of the Cyril Connell Touch Fields, Rockhampton Cricket Club and Callaghan Race Park.... |
Rockhampton | Ind. Christian | P-12 | 1993 | Website | |
Emerald Christian College | Emerald Emerald, Queensland Emerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emerald had a population of 10,999. The town is the business centre for the Central Highlands Regional Council.... |
Central Highlands | Ind. Christian | P–10 | 2001 | Website | |
Faith Baptist Christian School | Burua | Gladstone | Baptist | P–12 | 1998 | ||
Heights College | Kawana Kawana, Queensland (Rockhampton) Kawana is a suburban area of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about eight kilometres west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Kawana had a population of 4,674.-References:... |
Rockhampton | Assemblies of God | P-12 | 1989 | Website | Cathedral of Praise Christian College until 2003 |
Lighthouse Christian School | Norman Gardens | Rockhampton | Baptist | P–12 | 1994 | Website | Formerly Norman Park Christian School |
Redeemer Lutheran Primary School | Biloela Biloela, Queensland Biloela is a rural town in Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated inland from the port city of Gladstone at the junction of the Burnett and Dawson highways... |
Banana Shire of Banana The Shire of Banana is a Local Government Area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'... |
Lutheran | P–7 | 1978 | Website | |
Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School | Allenstown Allenstown, Queensland Allenstown is a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about three kilometres south-west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Allenstown had a population of 2,721.-External links:*... |
Rockhampton | Independent | P-12 | 1892 | Website | |
Rockhampton Grammar School Rockhampton Grammar School The Rockhampton Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, day and boarding school located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.... |
Allenstown Allenstown, Queensland Allenstown is a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about three kilometres south-west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Allenstown had a population of 2,721.-External links:*... |
Rockhampton | Independent | P-12 | 1881 | Website | |
School of Today | Glenlee | Rockhampton | ? | ? | 1996 | ||
St Stephen's Lutheran College | Glen Eden | Gladstone | Lutheran | P–12 | 2002 | Website | |
Trinity College | Sun Valley | Gladstone | Baptist | P–10 | 1985 | Website | |
Wadja Wadja High School | Woorabinda Woorabinda, Queensland Woorabinda is an Aboriginal community in central Queensland, Australia, inland of Rockhampton. At the 2006 census, Woorabinda had a population of 851.Woorabinda was first established in 1927 as a replacement for the Aboriginal camp at Taroom... |
Woorabinda (A) | Independent | P–10 | 1991 | Website |
Defunct private schools
Name | Suburb | LGA | Category | Years | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Capricorn Christian Primary School | Kawana Kawana, Queensland (Rockhampton) Kawana is a suburban area of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about eight kilometres west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, Kawana had a population of 4,674.-References:... |
Rockhampton | 7DA | Primary | 1972 | 2001 | |
Glenden Christian School | Glenden | Isaac | Christian | Primary | 1995 | 1997 | |
Marian College | Park Avenue | Rockhampton | Catholic girls | High | 1964 | 1983 | Merged into Emmaus College |
Range Convent High School | Rockhampton City Rockhampton City, Queensland This article is about the suburb 'Rockhampton City' - representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland.For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland.For other uses, see Rockhampton .... |
Rockhampton | Catholic girls | High | 1896 | 1990 | Merged into The Cathedral College |
Range Convent High School | Woorabinda Woorabinda, Queensland Woorabinda is an Aboriginal community in central Queensland, Australia, inland of Rockhampton. At the 2006 census, Woorabinda had a population of 851.Woorabinda was first established in 1927 as a replacement for the Aboriginal camp at Taroom... |
Woorabinda (A) | Catholic | High | 1987 | 1990 | |
Sacred Heart Primary School | Mount Morgan Mount Morgan, Queensland Mount Morgan is a town located in central Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Dee River, 38 kilometres south of the city of Rockhampton, and is 680 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane. The Burnett Highway passes through the town... |
Rockhampton | Catholic | Primary | 1891 | 1997 | |
St Joseph's Christian Brothers College | Rockhampton City Rockhampton City, Queensland This article is about the suburb 'Rockhampton City' - representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland.For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland.For other uses, see Rockhampton .... |
Rockhampton | Catholic boys | High | 1894 | 1990 | Merged into The Cathedral College |
St Stanislaus College | Park Avenue | Rockhampton | Catholic boys | High | 1958 | 1983 | Merged into Emmaus College |
External links
- Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools, a directory of Government schools in Queensland. (Department of Education and Training - Queensland Government)
- CEO Rockhampton
- About Independent schools at Independent Schools Queensland.