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List Of Schools In Greater Brisbane
This is a list of schools in the Greater Brisbane region of Queensland, Australia. Specifically, it includes within the local government areas of City of Brisbane, City of Ipswich, City of Logan, City of Moreton Bay, and City of Redland. Prior to 2015, the Queensland education system consisted of primary schools, which accommodated students from Kindergarten to Year 7 (ages 5–13), and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 8 to 12 (ages 12–18). However, from 2015, Year 7 became the first year of high school. State schools State primary schools State high schools and colleges Other state schools This includes special schools (schools for disabled children) and schools for specific purposes. Defunct state schools Private schools Catholic primary 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 institutes, but with the decrease in membership ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The Brisbane central business district, central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascot State School
Ascot State School is a heritage-listed independent public, co-educational, primary school, located on Pringle Street, in the City of Brisbane suburb of Ascot, in Queensland, Australia. Designed by the Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built from 1919 to 1939, the school was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 7 April 2017. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 646 students and a teaching staff of 43, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 6. History Ascot State School was established on 20 May 1920, and opened on 24 May 1920. It is important in demonstrating the evolution of state education and its associated architecture. It retains three urban brick school buildings (Block A: 1920, Block B: 1928–34, Block C: 1923–39), which incorporate rare educational murals in Block B. It is set in landscaped grounds with a playing field, sporting facilities and mature trees. The school has a strong and ongoing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beenleigh, Queensland
Beenleigh is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,425 people. A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenleigh railway line, which first opened in 1885 and a stop on the South Coast railway line, Queensland, South Coast railway line, which reached Southport, Queensland, Southport in 1889. Beenleigh was the administrative centre of the former Shire of Albert. It is known for the heritage-listed tourist attraction called the Beenleigh Artisan Distillery. In recent years it has seen many high rise developments. Geography Beenleigh is 33 km south-east of central Brisbane, as well as, and its adjoining suburbs, are located near the confluence of the Logan River, Logan and Albert River (Queensland), Albert Rivers. The urban centre lies southwest of the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), Pacific Motor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beenleigh State School
Beenleigh State School is a State school, public co-educational primary school located in the Logan City suburb of Beenleigh, Queensland, Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education (Queensland), Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 448 students and a teaching staff of 35, as of 2023. The school caters to students from Kindergarten, Prep to Year 6. History The school opened on 6 February 1871, with 97 pupils, and prior to 1925 it was also known as Beenleigh State Rural School. Student enrolment was stated to be 161 in February 1879, with an average attendance of 103. The foundation principal was Mr. Massey, followed by Thomas Bradbury, who was principal from 1876 to 1897; he died by drowning, his death reported in January 1898. The Successor of Mr. Bradbury was Mr. D. S. Warren from 1898 until he was transferred to Brisbane in 1908. A new teacher's residence and the reroofing of the school building was approved by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beachmere, Queensland
Beachmere is a coastal rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Beachmere had a population of 4,782 people. It is located north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland. History The origin of the suburb name is from an early residence owned by Thomas Edwin Bonney by the name of Beachmere meaning a beach upon marshy ground. Bonney is believed to be the first European Australian settler in the area, having arrived in 1870. Beachmere State School opened on 28 January 1986. The Moreton Bay Birali Steiner School opened on 15 April 2013, and is part of Steiner education, Steiner Education Australia. Demographics In the , Beachmere recorded a population of 4,112 people, 50.6% female and 49.4% male. The median age of the Beachmere population was 50 years, compared to the national median age of 38. 76.8% of people living in Beachmere were born in Australia. The other top responses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornlands, Queensland
Thornlands is a coastal residential Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Thornlands had a population of 19,263 people. Geography Thornlands is located approximately by road south-east Brisbane, the capital of the Queensland. Major access to Thornlands is provided by Boundary Road, Cleveland-Redland Bay Road, or Wellington Street. It is predominantly used for residential purposes, but some parts in the south of the locality are still used for farming. The area is now primarily suburban residences, with the southern parts rural residences, comprising larger land blocks. The population is growing rapidly due to new housing developments. History Thornlands began as part of the area then encompassed by Cleveland, Queensland, Cleveland, and was leased (along with most of the land between Ormiston, Queensland, Ormiston and the Logan River), to Joseph Clarke. He relinquished his lease in 1858, allowing small farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bardon, Queensland
Bardon is a western Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately north-west of the Brisbane CBD. Bardon is a leafy residential suburb, much of which nestles into the foothills of Mount Coot-tha, Queensland, Mount Coot-tha. It includes the neighbourhood of Rainworth, Queensland, Rainworth. In the , Bardon had a population of 10,153 people. Geography Bardon is located in the foothills on the eastern side of Mount Coot-tha, and is characterised by ridges separated by steep gullies. Some major streets generally follow the ridgelines, including Simpsons Road and Macgregor Terrace. The side streets connecting to these ridge-line roads are among Brisbane's steepest. Ithaca Creek, a tributary of Enoggera Creek, drains the eastern side of Mount Coot-tha and flows through the suburb in a generally north-easterly direction. As at 2011, the suburb is characterised by stand-alone houses on separate lots, which make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bribie Island
Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is long, and at its widest. Archibald Meston believed that the name of the island came from a corruption of a mainland word for it, ''Boorabee'' meaning ''koala''. However, the correct Joondaburri name for the island is in fact ''Yarun''. Bribie Island hugs the coastline and tapers to a long spit at its most northern point near Caloundra, and is separated from the mainland by Pumicestone Passage. The ocean side of the island is somewhat sheltered from prevailing winds by Moreton Island and associated sand banks and has only a small surf break. The lee side is calm, with white sandy beaches in the south. Most of the island is uninhabited national park () and forestry plantations. The southern end of the island has been intensively urbanised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banksia Beach, Queensland
Banksia Beach is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb on Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Banksia Beach had a population of 7,180 people. Geography Banksia Beach is on the western coast of Bribie Island, separated from mainland Queensland by the Pumicestone Channel. The western part of the suburb is within the Bribie Island National Park. Apart from that the land use is almost entirely residential. The areas closest to the coast are developed as Canal estate, canal estates, while the northern part of the suburb is residential housing intermingled with the Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club. History The name ''Banksia Beach'' was the name of the estate subdivision assigned by the land developer Jock McIlwain. It was named as a township by the Qld Place Names Board on 23 November 1972. The name refers to the plant genus ''Banksia'', which grows in the area. Historically Dux Creek flows into the Pumices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bald Hills, Queensland
Bald Hills is the northernmost Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bald Hills had a population of 7,000 people. Geography Bald Hills is a largely residential suburb. It is mostly surrounded by bushland, but in the last few years some of the bush areas have been cleared to make way for new residential areas. It also borders onto the Bald Hills Flats – a large flood plain on the western side of the suburb that is used for cattle grazing. The South Pine River flows through the flood plain and forms the western border of the suburb. The South Pine River converges with the North Pine River and the combined flow, Pine River (Queensland), Pine River, forms the northern border. Along the banks of Pine River (Queensland), Pine River within Bald Hills is a large environmental park called the Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve. The Pine River empties into Bramble Bay, between Redcliffe City, Queensland, Redcliffe and Bright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspley, Queensland
Aspley is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Aspley had a population of 12,871 people. Geography Aspley is located about north and about a half-hour drive north of the Brisbane central business district. It is positioned on flat ground south of Cabbage Tree Creek, centred on Little Cabbage Tree Creek and on the surrounding hills to the east and south. History Prior to European settlement, Australian aborigines of the Duke of York clan lived in the local area, though their main camping ground was further south in the suburb now known as Herston, Queensland, Herston. The Duke of York clan was part of the Turrbal tribe who occupied the area north from Logan River, south of the North Pine River, east of Moggill Creek to Moreton Bay. Soon after Brisbane was declared a free settlement in 1842, Europeans began exploring the lands north of Brisbane City. The suburb was originally known as North Chermside until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashgrove, Queensland
Ashgrove is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ashgrove had a population of 13,450 people. Geography Ashgrove is located approximately by road north-west of the Brisbane GPO. Ashgrove is known for its Ashgrovian houses built in the 1920s and 1930s, a type of Queenslander (architecture), Queenslander architecture characterised by an asymmetrical pyramid roof, multiple Gable, gables, Veranda, verandahs and batten skirts. Dorrington (originally named the suburb of Oakleigh until 1946) and St Johns Wood, Queensland, St Johns Wood were suburbs in their own right until they were absorbed into Ashgrove in 1975. To this day these neighbourhood names are still in common use, as many residents still associate their residence locations with these former names. History Ashgrove's native name is 'Kallindarbin' and was originally inhabited by the indigenous 'Turrbal' or 'Duke of York clan'. The main thoroughfare, Waterw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
