List of schools in West Moreton
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This is a list of schools in the West Moreton
region of South East
Queensland
, Australia
. The region consists of the Lockyer Valley, Somerset and Scenic Rim regions and the rural part of the City of Ipswich
. 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 the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Brisbane
, and 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. The nearest high schools are in Toowoomba, Ipswich
and Jimboomba
.
West Moreton
West Moreton is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, consisting of the entire rural western portion of South East Queensland. It sits inland from both the Brisbane metropolitan area and the Gold Coast and to the east of the Darling Downs. Much of the region lies in the Great Dividing Range...
region of South East
South East Queensland
South East Queensland is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population...
Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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. The region consists of the Lockyer Valley, Somerset and Scenic Rim regions and the rural part of the City of Ipswich
City of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:...
. 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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Amberley District State School | Amberley Amberley, Queensland Amberley is a small community located in South East Queensland, south of Ipswich.The origin of the suburb name is from Amberley in the United Kingdom... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1862 | Website | Formerly Amberley SS until 2010 |
Aratula State School | Aratula Aratula, Queensland Aratula is a small town in South East Queensland, approximately 60 kilometres southwest of Ipswich, just east of Cunninghams Gap. Warril Creek passes very close to the town... |
Scenic Rim | 1911 | Website | |
Ashwell State School | Ashwell Ashwell, Queensland Ashwell is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.The origin of the name Ashwell is from a town in the United Kingdom by the name of Ashwell. Walter Loveday and Henry Stevens provided an acre each of land for a school in this district to be named Ashwell after Walter Loveday's farm titled... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1887 | Website | |
Beaudesert State School | Beaudesert Beaudesert, Queensland Beaudesert is a town located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some 64 km south of Brisbane. It is possibly named after Beau Desert Park, the property of Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey in Staffordshire, England... |
Scenic Rim | 1882 | Website | |
Beechmont State School | Beechmont Beechmont, Queensland Beechmont is a residential village located in the Gold Coast hinterland of eastern Australia.The suburb is positioned on a forested ridge leading from the Lamington Plateau to Tambourine Mountain... |
Scenic Rim | 1904 | Website | |
Blenheim State School | Blenheim | Lockyer Valley | 1879 | Website | |
Boonah State School | Boonah Boonah, Queensland Boonah is a town in south eastern Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 2,285. The area produces vegetables for the nearby Brisbane Markets notably carrots, potatoes, and cereal crops. Beef, pork and timber are also produced locally.The town is positioned near the... |
Scenic Rim | 1878 | Website | |
Canungra State School | Canungra Canungra, Queensland Canungra is a small picturesque rural township in South East Queensland, Australia. Its economy depends on tourism, being a popular destination for short drives from the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Canungra, also called the "Valley of the Owls", is situated in the Gold Coast Hinterland, west of the... |
Scenic Rim | 1889 | Website | |
Clarendon State School | Clarendon Clarendon, Queensland Clarendon is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from a railway station which was named Clarendon after a nearby lake of the same name.... |
Somerset | 1929 | Website | |
Coominya State School | Coominya Coominya, Queensland Coominya is a town in South East Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Somerset Region LGA, west of the state capital, Brisbane and approximately 2 km from Wivenhoe Dam. At the 2006 census, Coominya had a population of 467.... |
Somerset | 1912 | Website | |
Darlington State School | Darlington | Scenic Rim | 1890 | Website | |
Esk State School | Esk Esk, Queensland Esk is a town in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, approximately 90 km northwest of Ipswich on the Brisbane Valley Highway. It was named after the River Esk in Scotland and England. It is the administrative centre of the Somerset Region... |
Somerset | 1875 | Website | |
Fernvale State School | Fernvale Fernvale, Queensland Fernvale is a town located on the Brisbane Valley Highway in South East Queensland. The town is part of the Somerset Region.Situated a few kilometres from the Brisbane River, it is 30 km away from Ipswich and 60 km away from Brisbane. It is 80 km away from Toowoomba and 120 km... |
Somerset | 1874 | Website | |
Flagstone Creek State School | Flagstone Creek | Lockyer Valley | 1886 | Website | |
Forest Hill State School | Forest Hill Forest Hill, Queensland Forest Hill is a town in the Lockyer Valley region of south east Queensland, Australia. The town is in the Lockyer Valley Region local government area, west of the state capital, Brisbane and east of the regional centre of Toowoomba... |
Lockyer Valley | 1893 | Website | |
Gatton State School | Gatton Gatton, Queensland Gatton is a town and the administrative centre of the Lockyer Valley Local Government Area situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Gatton had a population of 5,295.... |
Lockyer Valley | 1876 | Website | |
Glamorgan Vale State School | Glamorgan Vale Glamorgan Vale, Queensland Glamorgan Vale is a township and rural locality in Queensland, Australia. The town is in the Lockyer Valley and in the Somerset Region Local Government Area, west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Glamorgan Vale and the surrounding area had a population of 480.-External links:*... |
Somerset | 1875 | Website | |
Gleneagle State School | Gleneagle | Scenic Rim | 1891 | Website | |
Glenore Grove State School | Glenore Grove | Lockyer Valley | 1906 | Website | |
Grandchester State School | Grandchester Grandchester, Queensland Grandchester is a town in the Lockyer Valley region in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located 76 km west of the Brisbane CBD and is situated on the border of the Ipswich and Laidley local government areas. The name comes from Grantchester, a village outside of Cambridge in England... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1878 | Website | |
Grantham State School | Grantham Grantham, Queensland Grantham is a town in the Lockyer Valley region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Grantham had a population of 370.-History:... |
Lockyer Valley | 1905 | Website | |
Haigslea State School | Haigslea Haigslea, Queensland Haigslea is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.The origin of the suburb name is from General Douglas Haig. Originally in service within India in 1887, he was appointed as the regiment's adjutant in 1888 later being appointed as Commander-in-chief of the British Army in France during 1915-1918... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1876 | Website | |
Harlin State School | Harlin | Somerset | 1908 | Website | |
Harrisville State School | Harrisville | Scenic Rim | 1891 | Website | |
Hatton Vale State School | Hatton Vale | Lockyer Valley | 1881 | Website | |
Helidon State School | Helidon Helidon, Queensland Helidon is a town in the Lockyer Valley region of south east Queensland, Australia. Helidon is located on the Warrego Highway, west of the state capital, Brisbane and east of Toowoomba... |
Lockyer Valley | 1874 | Website | |
Hillview State School | Hillview | Scenic Rim | 1887 | Website | Formerly Christmas Creek SS until 1914 |
Kalbar State School | Kalbar Kalbar, Queensland Kalbar is a small town in the Scenic Rim, South East Queensland, Australia. It is located near the Cunningham Highway and directly north of Mount French in the Fassifern Valley. The town is part of the Scenic Rim Region local government area. At the 2006 census, Kalbar had a population of... |
Scenic Rim | 1879 | Website | |
Kentville State School | Kentville | Lockyer Valley | 1907 | Website | |
Kilcoy State School | Kilcoy Kilcoy, Queensland Kilcoy is a small farming town and part of the Somerset Region Local Government Area in South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies on the D'Aguilar Highway, 94 km north west of the state capital, Brisbane, and just to the north of Lake Somerset... |
Somerset | 1892 | Website | |
Laidley District State School | Laidley Laidley, Queensland Laidley is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies 83 km west of Brisbane, the state capital.... |
Lockyer Valley | 1999 | Website | Merger of Laidley North and South SS |
Lake Clarendon State School | Lake Clarendon | Lockyer Valley | 1902 | Website | |
Linville State School | Linville Linville, Queensland -History:On 19 August 1891, the Balfour brothers - John, Charles and Robert, took up Colinton run which included the present site of the town of Linville. The Balfours originally intended to build their homestead where Linville now stands but decided to establish it instead about 10 kilometres to... |
Somerset | 1901 | Website | |
Lockrose State School | Lockrose | Lockyer Valley | 1905 | Website | |
Lowood State School | Lowood Lowood, Queensland Lowood is a town in south east Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Brisbane River, 66 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane or 17 km birds line and 31 kilometres north of Ipswich... |
Somerset | 1881 | Website | |
Ma Ma Creek State School | Ma Ma Creek | Lockyer Valley | 1880 | Website | |
Marburg State School | Marburg Marburg, Queensland Marburg is a small township of 536 inhabitants located 60 km west of Brisbane, the capital of the State of Queensland, Australia. It is a township in the City of Ipswich.German settlers arrived in the region around the 1860s... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1879 | Website | |
Maroon State School | Maroon | Scenic Rim | 1891 | Website | |
Minden State School | Minden Minden, Queensland Minden is a township and rural locality in Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Lockyer Valley and is in the Somerset Region Local Government Area, west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Minden had a population of 533.... |
Somerset | 1878 | Website | |
Mount Alford State School | Mount Alford | Scenic Rim | 1888 | Website | |
Mount Kilcoy State School | Mount Kilcoy | Somerset | 1909 | Website | |
Mount Marrow State School | Mount Marrow Mount Marrow, Queensland Mount Marrow is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.-References:http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/detail.php?id=19013... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1909 | Website | |
Mount Sylvia State School | Mount Sylvia | Lockyer Valley | 1885 | Website | |
Mount Tarampa State School | Mount Tarampa | Somerset | 1906 | Website | |
Mount Whitestone State School | Mount Whitestone | Lockyer Valley | 1886 | Website | |
Murphy's Creek State School | Murphy's Creek | Lockyer Valley | 1870 | Website | |
Mutdapilly State School | Mutdapilly | Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1874 | Website | |
Patrick Estate State School | Patrick Estate | Somerset | 1925 | Website | |
Peak Crossing State School | Peak Crossing | Scenic Rim | 1871 | Website | |
Prenzlau State School | Prenzlau Prenzlau, Queensland Prenzlau is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley at the southern end of the Somerset Region LGA in southeastern Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Prenzlau had a population of 1,120.... |
Somerset | 1894 | Website | |
Rathdowney State School | Rathdowney Rathdowney, Queensland Rathdowney is a small town in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. It is on the Mount Lindesay Highway 32 km south of Beaudesert at the base of the McPherson Range. It is located in the Scenic Rim Local Government Area. At the 2006 census, Rathdowney had a population of 198.The town was named... |
Scenic Rim | 1912 | Website | |
Roadvale State School | Roadvale Roadvale, Queensland Roadvale is a small village located in the Fassifern Valley, South east Queensland, Australia, north of the principal town Boonah and south west of the capital Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Roadvale and the surrounding area had a population of 559.... |
Scenic Rim | 1889 | Website | |
Ropeley State School | Ropeley | Lockyer Valley | 1890 | Website | |
Rosewood State School | Rosewood Rosewood, Queensland Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is located 60 km west of the Brisbane CBD in the Ipswich City Council area and is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood Railway Station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1980 | Website | |
St Bernard State School | Mount Tamborine | Scenic Rim | 1914 | Website | |
Tamborine Mountain State School | Tamborine Mountain | Scenic Rim | 1900 | Website | |
Tamrookum State School | Tamrookum | Scenic Rim | 1939 | Website | |
Tarampa State School | Tarampa Tarampa, Queensland Tarampa is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.During World War II a military airfield was located at nearby Mount Tarampa called Lowood. The United States Army Air Forces based its 80th Fighter Squadron there between 28 March – 10 May 1942), flying P-39 Airacobras... |
Somerset | 1880 | Website | |
Tent Hill Lower State School | Lower Tenthill | Lockyer Valley | 1873 | Website | |
Thornton State School | Thornton | Lockyer Valley | 1881 | Website | |
Toogoolawah State School | Toogoolawah Toogoolawah, Queensland Toogoolawah is a small town in South East Queensland, Australia. Toogoolawah is a centre for gliding and parachuting and in the past the centre of a dairying industry. Cressbrook Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River, passes through the town as does the Brisbane Valley Highway... |
Somerset | 1905 | Website | |
Veresdale Scrub State School | Veresdale Scrub | Logan | 1899 | Website | |
Walloon State School | Walloon Walloon, Queensland Walloon is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.The origin of the suburb name is from the Romanic-speaking inhabitants of Belgium known as the Walloons. -Transport:... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1877 | Website | |
Warrill View State School | Warrill View | Scenic Rim | 1910 | Website | |
Withcott State School | Withcott | Lockyer Valley | 1912 | Website | Closed 1971; reopened in new buildings 1984 |
Woodhill State School | Woodhill | Logan | 1873 | Website |
State high schools and colleges
Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Website | Notes |
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Beaudesert State High School | Beaudesert Beaudesert, Queensland Beaudesert is a town located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some 64 km south of Brisbane. It is possibly named after Beau Desert Park, the property of Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey in Staffordshire, England... |
Scenic Rim | 1963 | Website | |
Boonah State High School | Boonah Boonah, Queensland Boonah is a town in south eastern Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 2,285. The area produces vegetables for the nearby Brisbane Markets notably carrots, potatoes, and cereal crops. Beef, pork and timber are also produced locally.The town is positioned near the... |
Scenic Rim | 1965 | Website | |
Kilcoy State High School | Kilcoy Kilcoy, Queensland Kilcoy is a small farming town and part of the Somerset Region Local Government Area in South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies on the D'Aguilar Highway, 94 km north west of the state capital, Brisbane, and just to the north of Lake Somerset... |
Somerset | 1972 | Website | |
Laidley State High School | Laidley Laidley, Queensland Laidley is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies 83 km west of Brisbane, the state capital.... |
Lockyer Valley | 1985 | Website | |
Lockyer District State High School | Gatton Gatton, Queensland Gatton is a town and the administrative centre of the Lockyer Valley Local Government Area situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Gatton had a population of 5,295.... |
Lockyer Valley | 1961 | Website | |
Lowood State High School | Lowood Lowood, Queensland Lowood is a town in south east Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Brisbane River, 66 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane or 17 km birds line and 31 kilometres north of Ipswich... |
Somerset | 1983 | Website | |
Rosewood State High School | Rosewood Rosewood, Queensland Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is located 60 km west of the Brisbane CBD in the Ipswich City Council area and is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood Railway Station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1980 | Website | |
Tamborine Mountain State High School Tamborine Mountain State High School Tamborine Mountain State High School is a co-educational, state secondary school located on Tamborine Mountain, Queensland, Australia. The 2009 enrollment is approximately 640... |
Tamborine Mountain | Scenic Rim | 2001 | Website | |
Toogoolawah State High School | Toogoolawah Toogoolawah, Queensland Toogoolawah is a small town in South East Queensland, Australia. Toogoolawah is a centre for gliding and parachuting and in the past the centre of a dairying industry. Cressbrook Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River, passes through the town as does the Brisbane Valley Highway... |
Somerset | 1988 | Website |
Defunct state schools
Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Allandale State School | Allandale | Scenic Rim | 1928 | 1963 | |
Atkinson's Lagoon State School | Atkinsons Dam | Somerset | 1885 | 1968 | |
Barney View State School | Barney View | Scenic Rim | 1918 | 1961 | |
Beechmont Lower State School | Lower Beechmont | Scenic Rim | 1922 | 1967 | |
Biddaddaba Creek State School | Biddaddaba | Scenic Rim | 1933 | 1959 | |
Blanchview State School | Blanchview | Lockyer Valley | 1890 | 1965 | |
Blantyre State School | Blantyre | Scenic Rim | 1876 | 1969 | |
Brightview State School | Brightview | Lockyer Valley | 1906 | 1962 | |
Bryden State School | Bryden | Somerset | 1876 | 1963 | |
Buaraba State School | Buaraba | Somerset | 1922 | 1966 | |
Bunjurgen State School | Bunjurgen | Scenic Rim | 1887 | 1968 | Formerly Coochin Lower SS until 1926 |
Caffey State School | Caffey | Lockyer Valley | 1927 | 1971 | |
Calvert State School | Calvert | Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1872 | 1972 | |
Carney's Creek State School | Carneys Creek | Scenic Rim | 1890 | 1970 | |
Carpendale State School | Carpendale | Lockyer Valley | 1924 | 1982 | |
Cedar Grove State School | Cedar Vale | Logan | 1923 | 1965 | |
Cedar Vale State School | Cedar Vale | Logan | 1926 | 1978 | |
Charlwood State School | Charlwood | Scenic Rim | 1896 | 1958 | |
Chinghee Creek State School | Chinghee Creek | Scenic Rim | 1912 | 1973 | |
Coal Creek State School | Coal Creek | Somerset | 1892 | 1948 | |
Coleyville State School | Coleyville | Scenic Rim | 1890 | 1964 | |
Colinton State School | Colinton | Somerset | 1879 | 1969 | |
College View State School | College View | Lockyer Valley | 1901 | 1958 | |
Cooeeimbardi State School | Cooeeimbardi | Somerset | 1928 | 1953 | |
Coulson State School | Coulson | Scenic Rim | 1881 | 1993 | |
Cressbrook Lower State School | Lower Cressbrook | Somerset | 1916 | 1953 | |
Dugandan State School | Dugandan | Scenic Rim | 1917 | 1966 | |
Ebenezer State School | Ebenezer Ebenezer, Queensland Ebenezer is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.The origin of the suburb name is from a Hebrew word meaning rock of faith. - References :... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1868 | 1957 | |
Fairney View State School | Fairney View Fairney View, Queensland -External links:*... |
Somerset | 1896 | 1967 | |
Fassifern State School | Fassifern | Scenic Rim | 1879 | 1958 | |
Fassifern Valley State School | Fassifern Valley | Scenic Rim | 1906 | 1958 | |
Flying Fox State School | Flying Fox | Scenic Rim | 1920 | 1962 | |
Fordsdale State School | Fordsdale | Lockyer Valley | 1895 | 1967 | |
Frazerview State School | Frazerview | Scenic Rim | 1915 | 1975 | |
Fulham State School | Fulham | Somerset | 1920 | 1953 | |
Glen Cairn State School | Glen Cairn | Lockyer Valley | 1926 | 1972 | |
Grantham Scrub State School | Grantham Grantham, Queensland Grantham is a town in the Lockyer Valley region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Grantham had a population of 370.-History:... |
Lockyer Valley | 1898 | 1950 | |
Ingoldsby State School | Ingoldsby | Lockyer Valley | 1886 | 1974 | |
Innisplain State School | Innisplain | Scenic Rim | 1921 | 1962 | |
Iredale State School | Iredale | Lockyer Valley | 1886 | 1975 | |
Jimna State School | Jimna | Somerset | 1913 | 2009 | |
Junction View State School | Junction View | Lockyer Valley | 1922 | 2010 | |
Kalbar State School | Kalbar Kalbar, Queensland Kalbar is a small town in the Scenic Rim, South East Queensland, Australia. It is located near the Cunningham Highway and directly north of Mount French in the Fassifern Valley. The town is part of the Scenic Rim Region local government area. At the 2006 census, Kalbar had a population of... |
Scenic Rim | 1896 | 1962 | |
Karrabin State School | Karrabin Karrabin, Queensland Karrabin is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.The origin of the suburb name is from the Bundjalung Aboriginal language meaning red gum. -Transport:... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1932 | 1958 | |
Laidley Central State School | Laidley Laidley, Queensland Laidley is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies 83 km west of Brisbane, the state capital.... |
Lockyer Valley | 1908 | 1998 | |
Laidley North State School | Laidley Laidley, Queensland Laidley is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies 83 km west of Brisbane, the state capital.... |
Lockyer Valley | 1889 | 1998 | |
Laidley South State School | Laidley Laidley, Queensland Laidley is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies 83 km west of Brisbane, the state capital.... |
Lockyer Valley | 1864 | 1983 | |
Laravale State School | Laravale | Scenic Rim | 1900 | 2010 | |
Lark Hill State School | Lark Hill Lark Hill, Queensland -References:http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/detail.php?id=19013... |
Somerset | 1907 | 1967 | |
Left Hand Branch State School | Left Hand Branch | Lockyer Valley | 1899 | 1967 | |
Limestone Ridges State School | Limestone Ridges | Scenic Rim | 1884 | 1974 | |
Lockyer Upper State School | Upper Lockyer | Lockyer Valley | 1939 | 1968 | |
Merryvale State School | Merryvale | Scenic Rim | 1922 | 1961 | |
Milbong State School | Milbong | Scenic Rim | 1874 | 1965 | |
Milford State School | Milford | Scenic Rim | 1886 | 1984 | |
Milora State School | Milora | Scenic Rim | 1873 | 1962 | |
Monsildale State School | Monsildale | Somerset | 1941 | 1961 | |
Moogerah State School | Moogerah | Scenic Rim | 1908 | 1962 | |
Moore State School | Moore Moore, Queensland Moore is a town in South East Queensland, north west of Brisbane. It is situated at the base of the Balfour Range on the D'Aguilar Highway, between Esk in the Brisbane River valley and Yarraman in the South Burnett.... |
Somerset | 1904 | 2007 | |
Morton Vale State School | Morton Vale | Lockyer Valley | 1914 | 1981 | |
Mount Barney State School | Mount Barney | Scenic Rim | 1901 | 1962 | |
Mount Beppo State School | Mount Beppo | Somerset | 1893 | 1972 | |
Mount Berryman State School | Mount Berryman | Lockyer Valley | 1886 | 1977 | |
Mount Campbell State School | near Stockyard | Lockyer Valley | 1891 | 1978 | |
Mount Esk Pocket State School | near Murrumba | Somerset | 1911 | 1967 | |
Mount Forbes State School | Mount Forbes | Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1896 | 1948 | |
Mount Gipps State School | Mount Gipps | Scenic Rim | 1913 | 1954 | |
Mount Mort State School | Mount Mort | Lockyer Valley | 1904 | 1959 | |
Mount Walker Lower State School | Mount Walker | Scenic Rim | 1923 | 1945 | |
Mount Walker State School | Mount Walker | Scenic Rim | 1878 | 1967 | |
Mulgowie State School | Mulgowie | Lockyer Valley | 1877 | 1997 | |
Murrumba State School | Murrumba | Somerset | 1910 | 1964 | |
Nindooinbah State School | Nindooinbah | Scenic Rim | 1913 | 1965 | |
Palen Creek State School | Palen Creek | Scenic Rim | 1893 | 1962 | |
Palm Tree State School | Palmtree | Lockyer Valley | 1901 | 1960 | |
Pine Mountain State School | Pine Mountain Pine Mountain, Queensland Pine Mountain is a semi rural locality of City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Pine Mountain is located in the Lockyer Valley. This area consists mostly of rural properties and acreages with historical farmhouses and buildings.-Geography:... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1864 | 1963 | |
Plainland State School | Plainland | Lockyer Valley | 1886 | 1966 | |
Purga State School | Purga | Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1871 | 1967 | |
Ravensbourne State school | Ravensbourne | Lockyer Valley | 1891 | 1969 | |
Rockmount State School | Rockmount | Lockyer Valley | 1899 | 1965 | |
Rockside State School | Rockside | Lockyer Valley | 1902 | 1952 | |
Ropeley East State School | Ropeley | Lockyer Valley | 1915 | 1955 | |
Rosevale State School | Rosevale | Scenic Rim | 1884 | 2009 | |
Silverdale State School | Silverdale | Scenic Rim | 1910 | 1963 | |
Somerset Dam State School | Somerset Dam | Somerset | 1936 | 2000 | Formerly Silverton SS until 1960s |
Stanley River State School | Somerset Dam | Somerset | 1898 | 1973 | |
Summerholm State School | Summerholm | Lockyer Valley | 1887 | 1955 | Formerly Summer Hill SS until 1944 |
Tamborine State School | Tamborine | Logan | 1876 | 1970 | Provisional until 1 March 1909. |
Tarome State School | Tarome | Scenic Rim | 1915 | 1992 | |
Templin State School | Templin | Scenic Rim | 1892 | 1974 | |
Tent Hill Upper State School | Upper Tenthill | Lockyer Valley | 1877 | 2002 | |
Teviotville State School | Teviotville | Scenic Rim | 1899 | 1981 | |
Townson State School | Townson | Lockyer Valley | 1894 | 1964 | |
Villeneuve State School | Villeneuve | Somerset | 1902 | 1960 | |
Washpool State School | Washpool | Scenic Rim | 1924 | 1957 | |
West Haldon State School | West Haldon | Lockyer Valley | 1896 | 1949 | |
Winya State School | Winya | Somerset | 1918 | 1960 | |
Witheren State School | Witheren | Scenic Rim | 1899 | 1965 | |
Wivenhoe State School | Wivenhoe | Somerset | 1876 | 1962 | |
Woodlands State School | Woodlands | Lockyer Valley | 1897 | 1975 | |
Wyaralong State School | Wyaralong | Scenic Rim | 1924 | 1949 |
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 the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Brisbane
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Brisbane and covering the South East region of Queensland, Australia....
, and 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. The nearest high schools are in Toowoomba, Ipswich
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
and Jimboomba
Jimboomba, Queensland
Jimboomba is a growing town of approximately 6,288 people, as recorded in the 2006 census, in the Logan City Local Government Area, South East Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Mount Lindesay Highway, 47 km south of Brisbane central business district...
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Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Website | Notes |
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All Saints' Primary School | Boonah Boonah, Queensland Boonah is a town in south eastern Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 2,285. The area produces vegetables for the nearby Brisbane Markets notably carrots, potatoes, and cereal crops. Beef, pork and timber are also produced locally.The town is positioned near the... |
Scenic Rim | 1956 | Website | |
Our Lady of Good Counsel School | Gatton Gatton, Queensland Gatton is a town and the administrative centre of the Lockyer Valley Local Government Area situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Gatton had a population of 5,295.... |
Lockyer Valley | 1917 | Website | |
St Brigid's Primary School | Rosewood Rosewood, Queensland Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is located 60 km west of the Brisbane CBD in the Ipswich City Council area and is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood Railway Station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and... |
Ipswich City of Ipswich The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:... |
1922 | Website | |
St Mary's Primary School | Beaudesert Beaudesert, Queensland Beaudesert is a town located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some 64 km south of Brisbane. It is possibly named after Beau Desert Park, the property of Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey in Staffordshire, England... |
Scenic Rim | 1901 | Website | |
St Mary's School | Laidley Laidley, Queensland Laidley is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies 83 km west of Brisbane, the state capital.... |
Lockyer Valley | 1912 | Website |
Independent schools
Most independent schools cater for students from preparatory to year 12.Name | Suburb | LGA | Category | Opened | Website | Notes |
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Faith Lutheran College | Plainland | Lockyer Valley | Lutheran | 1899 | Website | 8-12 |
Peace Lutheran Primary School | Gatton Gatton, Queensland Gatton is a town and the administrative centre of the Lockyer Valley Local Government Area situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Gatton had a population of 5,295.... |
Lockyer Valley | Lutheran | 1982 | Website | |
Tamborine Mountain College | North Tamborine North Tamborine, Queensland North Tamborine is a suburb on Tamborine Mountain in South East Queensland.Many early settlers grew maize and grazed dairy cattle. The first guesthouse on the mountain was open in 1889.... |
Scenic Rim | Christian | 1995 | Website | |
The Kooralbyn International School The Kooralbyn International School The Kooralbyn International School is an independent, co-educational, boarding and day school, located in Kooralbyn, about 64 km south of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.-History:... |
Kooralbyn Kooralbyn, Queensland Kooralbyn lies in the Australia's Gold Coast hinterland, approximately 20 km south-west of Beaudesert, itself some 64 km south of Brisbane in South East Queensland, and 56 km west from Queensland's Gold Coast... |
Scenic Rim | ? | 1985 | Website |
Defunct private schools
Name | Suburb | LGA | Category | Opened | Closed | Notes | |
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Boys' Town | Beaudesert Beaudesert, Queensland Beaudesert is a town located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some 64 km south of Brisbane. It is possibly named after Beau Desert Park, the property of Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey in Staffordshire, England... |
Scenic Rim | ? | ? | 1961 | 2004 |
External links
- Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools, a directory of Government schools in Queensland. (Department of Education and Training - Queensland Government)
- CEO Brisbane
- About Independent schools at Independent Schools Queensland.