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East Toowoomba is a residential
Toowoomba Grammar School opened on 1 February 1877.
Toowoomba East State School opened on 17 January 1887.
The Toowoomba Preparatory School opened on 31 January 1911. It is now known as Toowoomba Anglican College.
Fairholme College opened on 1 July 1917 in East Toowoomba. The school commenced on 4 February 1908 as Spreydon College in the now-heritage listed Spreydon house in Newtown. Under the patronage of the Presbyterian Church, the school became The Presbyterian Ladies College in January 1915. The primary school moved to the house ''Fairholme'' in East Toowoomba in July 1917 with the secondary school following in 1918. Since then the school became unofficially known as Fairholme College, but the name Fairholme College did not become official until 1978.
On Sunday 9 September 1917 the foundation stone for the Holy Angels Catholic School was laid by Archbishop
Toowoomba East State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cnr Arthur & Mary Streets (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 859 students with 60 teachers (51 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). It includes a
locality
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in Toowoomba
Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 ...
in the Toowoomba Region
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and bey ...
, Queensland
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, Australia. In the , East Toowoomba had a population of 5,244 people.
Geography
East Toowoomba is by road from the Toowoomba central business district. The east and south of the suburb is crossed by theWarrego Highway
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...
.
History
Toowoomba Grammar School opened on 1 February 1877.
Toowoomba East State School opened on 17 January 1887.
The Toowoomba Preparatory School opened on 31 January 1911. It is now known as Toowoomba Anglican College.
Fairholme College opened on 1 July 1917 in East Toowoomba. The school commenced on 4 February 1908 as Spreydon College in the now-heritage listed Spreydon house in Newtown. Under the patronage of the Presbyterian Church, the school became The Presbyterian Ladies College in January 1915. The primary school moved to the house ''Fairholme'' in East Toowoomba in July 1917 with the secondary school following in 1918. Since then the school became unofficially known as Fairholme College, but the name Fairholme College did not become official until 1978.
On Sunday 9 September 1917 the foundation stone for the Holy Angels Catholic School was laid by Archbishop James Duhig
Sir James Duhig KCMG (2 September 187110 April 1965) was an Irish-born Australian Roman Catholic religious leader. He was the Archbishop of Brisbane for 48 years from 1917 until his death in 1965. At the time of his death he was the longest-s ...
. Duhig returned on Sunday 28 January 1918 to officially open the new school. It was operated by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan
The Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, colloquially known as the "Good Sams", is a Roman Catholic congregation of religious women commenced by Bede Polding, OSB, Australia’s first Catholic bishop, in Sydney in 1857. The congreg ...
. It was renamed Mater Dei Catholic Primary School in 1955.
In the East Toowoomba had a population of 5,244 people.
Heritage listings
There are a number of heritage-listed sites in East Toowoomba, including: * Corner of Arthur and Mary Streets: Toowoomba East State School * 80 Campbell Street: Whyembah * 4-6 Fernside Street: Fernside * 43-79 Lindsay Street: Queens Park * 24-60 Margaret Street:Toowoomba Grammar School
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* 73 Margaret Street: Bishop's House
* 90 Margaret Street: Old Toowoomba Court House
Old Toowoomba Court House is a heritage-listed courthouse at 90 Margaret Street, East Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1861 to 1864. It is also known as Old Toowoomba Gaol Wall, Austral Museum, a ...
* 124 Margaret Street: Toowoomba Technical College
Toowoomba Technical College is a heritage-listed former technical college at 124 Margaret Street, East Toowoomba, Queensland, East Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Thomas P ...
* 112 Mary Street: Gowrie House
* 9 Phillip Street: Millbrook
* 9-13 Tourist Road: Unara
Population
According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 5,244 people in East Toowoomba. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population. * 80.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 2.6%. * 86.6% of people spoke only English at home.. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion 25.7%, Catholic 23.6% and Anglican 18.9%.Education
Toowoomba East State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cnr Arthur & Mary Streets (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 859 students with 60 teachers (51 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education
Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...
program.
Mater Dei Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 53 Curzon Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 438 students with 34 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).
Toowoomba Grammar School
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is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys at 24 Margaret Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1176 students with 100 teachers (96 full-time equivalent) and 85 non-teaching staff (53 full-time equivalent).
Fairholme College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for girls at 40 Wirra Wirra Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 686 students with 68 teachers (62 full-time equivalent) and 56 non-teaching staff (36 full-time equivalent).
Toowoomba Anglican College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-11) school for boys and girls at 2 Campbell Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 520 students with 46 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).
The suburb contains the main Bridge Street campus of Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE.
Facilities
* Clive Berghofer Stadium, previously known as Athletic Oval and named for former Toowoomba mayor Clive Berghofer (1982–1992), and primarily used forrugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...
games. It is also the home ground for South West Queensland Thunder FC who compete in the National Premier Leagues Queensland
The National Premier League Queensland, run by Football Queensland, is the top tier state-level football (soccer) competition in Queensland. The conference is a sub division of the National Premier Leagues. The inaugural season kicked off in Marc ...
;
* St Vincent's Hospital, a private hospital established in 1922 by the Sisters of Charity;
* Queens Park and Botanical Gardens, a heritage-listed reserve established in 1869. Queens Park is the hub of Carnival of the Flowers (Toowoomba)
Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...
, including the Food and Wine festival, a Sideshow Alley and the finishing point for the Carnival Parade.
* Cobb & Co Museum, located on Lindsay Street in between Toowoomba TAFE and Queens Park.
References
Suburbs of Toowoomba Localities in QueenslandExternal links
* {{cite web, title=East Toowoomba, url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/east-toowoomba, website=Queensland Places, publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland