Toowoomba South State School
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Toowoomba South State School is a primary school located on the southern edge of the Toowoomba
CBD in Queensland, Australia
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Toowoomaba South is one of the oldest primary schools in Queensland. It is the oldest State School in Toowoomba proper (Drayton State School is older). It was first opened in 1865, as school number 112. Initially the school was co-educational.
1869 the school was separated into the Toowoomba South Boys School (number 109) and the Toowoomba South Girls School (number 112). This led to there being two campuses the original on Ruthven Street being the Girls School, the other one block northeast on Neil Street the new Boys School campus (adjacent to the Market Reserve (now Groom Park)). The two schools were separated by Neil Street and St Patrick's Church (Catholic).
1878 the girls school became known as the Toowoomba Middle Girls State School and the Infants School was opened as Toowoomba Middle Infants (number 399). These two schools were combined in March 1880 to become Toowoomba Middle Girls and Infants State School (number 112).
1883 saw the Girls and Infants School divided again and open as Toowoomba South Girls State School and Toowoomba South Infants State School (number 399). On 1 October 1900, the Toowoomba South Girls' and Toowoomba South Infants' were reamalgamated to become Toowoomba South Girls and Infants State School (number 112).
In the mid 1970s, the Toowoomba Education Centre was housed in a building at the rear of Toowoomba South. In 1976 it moved to Baker Street adjacent to the University of Southern Queensland
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At the end of the 1982 school year, the Boys campus was closed, and from the start of the 1983 school year the combined school was once again known simply as Toowoomba South State School.
Later the SEDUce (Special Education Development Unit) become part of Toowoomba South, giving the school 3 sections SEDU, Preschool and Primary School. The SEDU was relocated away from Toowoomba South in 2007 following the introduction of the Prep year.
In 2006, a regional group of ESL
(English as a Second Language) support teachers were added to the school.
2007 will see the Preschool folded into the main school as part of the introduction of Prep Year in Queensland.
Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city...
CBD in Queensland, Australia
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Toowoomaba South is one of the oldest primary schools in Queensland. It is the oldest State School in Toowoomba proper (Drayton State School is older). It was first opened in 1865, as school number 112. Initially the school was co-educational.
History
Around 1860, a site was reserved for a National School in Toowoomba proper, on the site at the rear of the existing campus now occupied by the Toowoomba South State School Hall, and the Basket ball and Tennis Courts (the corner of Lawrence and Ruthven Streets). The site of the current buildings was the Hospital.1869 the school was separated into the Toowoomba South Boys School (number 109) and the Toowoomba South Girls School (number 112). This led to there being two campuses the original on Ruthven Street being the Girls School, the other one block northeast on Neil Street the new Boys School campus (adjacent to the Market Reserve (now Groom Park)). The two schools were separated by Neil Street and St Patrick's Church (Catholic).
1878 the girls school became known as the Toowoomba Middle Girls State School and the Infants School was opened as Toowoomba Middle Infants (number 399). These two schools were combined in March 1880 to become Toowoomba Middle Girls and Infants State School (number 112).
1883 saw the Girls and Infants School divided again and open as Toowoomba South Girls State School and Toowoomba South Infants State School (number 399). On 1 October 1900, the Toowoomba South Girls' and Toowoomba South Infants' were reamalgamated to become Toowoomba South Girls and Infants State School (number 112).
In the mid 1970s, the Toowoomba Education Centre was housed in a building at the rear of Toowoomba South. In 1976 it moved to Baker Street adjacent to the University of Southern Queensland
University of Southern Queensland
The University of Southern Queensland is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The institution was established in 1967 as the Queensland Institute of Technology...
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At the end of the 1982 school year, the Boys campus was closed, and from the start of the 1983 school year the combined school was once again known simply as Toowoomba South State School.
Later the SEDUce (Special Education Development Unit) become part of Toowoomba South, giving the school 3 sections SEDU, Preschool and Primary School. The SEDU was relocated away from Toowoomba South in 2007 following the introduction of the Prep year.
In 2006, a regional group of ESL
ESL
ESL is a common abbreviation for English as a Second Language, see English language learning and teaching.ESL may also refer to:-Companies:...
(English as a Second Language) support teachers were added to the school.
2007 will see the Preschool folded into the main school as part of the introduction of Prep Year in Queensland.
Current information
(as at February 2006)- The Principal is Mr David Wilson
- Over 120 students in Toowoomba South's various sections
- An active P&C (Parents and CitizensParents and CitizensSome Australian State Schools, both primary and high, are supported by Parents and Citizens Associations. These groups provide volunteer support, raise funds for infrastructure and other expenses and assist in the administration of their school....
group) - School facilities are made available to a variety of community groups
- A music program that has seen students achieve well above expectations
- In 2008, an Alumni group for past (and present) students of any of the Toowoomba South schools (including South Boys, South Girls and Infants, South Girls or the current Toowoomba South State Schools) was opened on the free Social Networking Site, "Facebook". Simply search for "I Went To South Boys, South Girls & Infants or Toowoomba South State School".
Alumni
- Glynis NunnGlynis NunnGlynis Nunn OAM is a former Australian heptathlete, the first Olympic champion in the event. Born Glynis Leanne Saunders in Toowoomba, Queensland, she began competing in athletics at age 9, when she was a student at Toowoomba South State School.She starred in several events, and was thus a natural...
(Saunders) Olympic heptathlonHeptathlonA heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
Gold Medalist 19841984 Summer OlympicsThe 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984... - Edwin John GodsallEdwin GodsallEdwin John Godsall was a politician and mayor of the City of Toowoomba, Queensland. Born in Toowoomba on 30 September 1871, he was educated at the Toowoomba South State School and Toowoomba Grammar School before going into banking...
38th Mayor of Toowoomba - Ross Cedric Miller 62nd Mayor of Toowoomba
- Bernard Joseph Beirne 37th Mayor of Toowoomba, being the first locally born person elected Mayor.
External links
- Toowoomba South State School (Queensland Government Archive link)
- Toowoomba South Girls and Infants State School (Queensland Government Archive link)
- Toowoomba South Boys State School (Queensland Government Archive link)
- Address to the Australian College of Educators Annaul Awards Presentation Dinner from the Darling Downs Regional Group newsletter