Centenary Heights, Queensland
Centenary Heights is a residential locality of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,152 people.
Geography
Centenary Heights is located south-east from the central business district.History
Previously part of Middle Ridge, the area was named Centenary Heights in 1960 in honour of the separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859.Toowoomba Opportunity School opened on 26 January 1960 at 58 Ramsay Street on part of the site reserved for a new secondary school. The opportunity school had its origins in the special education commenced at Toowoomba South State School in South Toowoomba in 1923. The school officially closed on 12 December 1997, but the site continued to operate as the 2nd campus of the Clifford Park Special School. Since 2009, the site has been used as the Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre.
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School opened 23 January 1961.
Centenary Heights State High School opened on 30 January 1968 at 60 Ramsay Street, adjacent to the special school.
Gabbinbar State School opened on 24 January 1972.
Martin Luther Primary School opened 24 January 1977.
Demographics
In the, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people.In the, Centenary Heights had a population of 6,152 people.
Education
Gabbinbar State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 189 Stenner Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 386 students with 36 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program.St Thomas More's Primary School is a Catholic primary school for boys and girls at 152 South Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 396 students with 25 teachers and 14 non-teaching staff.
Martin Luther Primary School is a private primary campus of Concordia Lutheran College for boys and girls at 402 Hume Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 644 students with 68 teachers and 75 non-teaching staff.
Centenary Heights State High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls at 60 Ramsay Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,625 students with 131 teachers and 59 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program.
Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre is a specific purpose secondary school at 58 Ramsay Street. It is for children who have disengaged from conventional schooling with the aim to re-engage the children with conventional schooling or vocational pathways.
Amenities
There are a number of parks in the area:- Emmerson Park
- Harwood Park
- Horner Reserve Park
- Ravenscourt Street Park
Horners Reserve has one small park and a large town water storage reserve.