Augustine Heights is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Augustine Heights had a population of 4,880 people.

History

Augustine Heights is one of the suburbs created within

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, Australia's largest master-planned community. It was officially named and bounded on 19 September 2003. St Augustine's College opened on 29 January 2003. On 28 July 2003, St Stephen's Catholic Church at Laravale was relocated to the college where it now serves as St Monica's Chapel () for use both by the school and as a church for the wider community. It was originally opened in Laravale on Sunday 18 February 1923 by

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in the presence of 400 people. St Augustine's College was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop John Battersby on 31 August 2003. Augusta State School opened on 1 January 2011. It was originally to be called Augustine Heights State School. In the , Augustine Heights had a population of 4,880 people. Woogaroo Creek State School opened in January 2023.

Education

Augusta State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 60-100 Brittains Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,017 students with 73 teachers (65 full-time equivalent) and 47 non-teaching staff (29 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Woogaroo Creek State School is at 12 Purser Road. St Augustine's College is a Catholic primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at St Augustine's Drive (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,418 students with 99 teachers (92 full-time equivalent) and 70 non-teaching staff (51 full-time equivalent). There are no government secondary schools in Augustine Heights. The nearest government secondary school is Redbank Plains State High School in neighbouring

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to the west.

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* {{Ipswich City Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland