Frenchville is a

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Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...

in the

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, Australia. In the , Frenchville had a population of 9,028 people.

Geography

Situated at the base of Mount Archer in the

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about seven kilometres to the north of the Fitzroy River, the district was named for French botanist Anthelme Thozet, first director of the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens in the 1860s. Thozet established the second hotel in Rockhampton, the Alliance, but driven by a never failing professional interest in botany he commenced researching native

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used by

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people of

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, Australia including the

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clans around Rockhampton. Thozet established his own plant nursery in North Rockhampton on which are today bounded by Thozet Creek, Thozet Road, Rockonia Road and the Fitzroy River (present day Koongal). Frenchmans Creek which runs through the area was also named for Thozet. It enters the Fitzroy River at . There is a shopping strip along Dean Street between Kerrigan Street and Gair Street ().

History

Frenchman's Creek Provisional School opened on 22 November 1900. On 1 January 1909 it became Frenchman's Creek State School. In 1924 it was renamed Frenchville State School. Frenchville Sports Club was established in 1948. Despite the name, it is now located at 105 Clifton Street, in neighbouring

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(). North Rockhampton State High School opened on 31 January 1956. The area was completely rural in character until the late 1960s, with small holdings and dairy farms predominating. In the late 1960s suburban development rapidly took place and the small school rapidly grew to an enrolment of well over 1,000 in the late 1970s. North Rockhampton Methodist Church opened in 1965. Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the

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in 1977, it became the North Rockhampton Uniting Church. On 27 October 1989 a new church was officially opened beside the 1965 church, which was then re-purposed as a church hall. Rockhampton North Special School opened on 24 January 1977. In the Frenchville had a population of 9,159 people. In the , Frenchville had a population of 9,028 people.

Education

Frenchville State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Frenchville Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,023 students with 70 teachers (62 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent). It includes a

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program.

North Rockhampton State High School North Rockhampton State High School is a co-educational State High School at Beserker Street, Frenchville, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It currently has over 1000 students enrolled and over 80 teaching staff. North Rockhampton High Scho ...

is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Berserker Street (). It includes a special education program. In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 966 students with 82 teachers (77 full-time equivalent). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 911 students with 81 teachers (77 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (32 full-time equivalent). Rockhampton North Special School is a special primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 353-359 Dean Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 102 students with 23 teachers and 29 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent).

Amenities

Frenchville Post Office is at 378 Dean Street (). North Rockhampton Police Station is 171 Dean Street (corner of Robinson Street, ). St David's Anglican Church is at 134 Simpson Street (). It is part of the Parish of North Rockhampton (also known as the All Saints Anglican Community) within the Anglican Church of Central Queensland. North Rockhampton Uniting Church is at 321 Berserker Street (); it is within the Fitzroy Parish of the

. The Rockpool Water Park at 330 Berserker Street () is operated by the

Rockhampton Regional Council The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount Ar ...

. It includes the 42nd Battalion Memorial Pool,

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and

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. The memorial pool commemorates those who served in the Capricornia Regiment of the 42nd Battalion during

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