Lake Clarendon is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the Lake Clarendon had a population of 288 people.

Geography

The locality takes its name from the lake created by the Lake Clarendon Dam (). Lockyer Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality.

History

Clarendon Provisional School opened on circa 1882. In 1903 it was renamed Springdale Provisional School. It became Springdale State School on 1 January 1909, but closed later in 1909. Its precise location is not known but it was in the vicinity of the intersection of (present day) Adare, Lake Clarendon and

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. Lake Clarendon State School opened on 9 June 1902. St Edmund's Anglican Church was dedicated on 16 April 1910 by Archdeacon

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. It closed circa 1960. On 9 March 1914, the Lake Clarendon Lower State School opened but was renamed a few months later to be Morton Vale State School; it closed in 1981. In the Lake Clarendon had a population of 288 people.

Heritage listings

Lake Clarendon has the following heritage sites: * 35 Lake Clarendon Road: Lake Clarendon State School

Education

Lake Clarendon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 35 Lake Clarendon Road (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 146 students with 13 teachers (11 equivalent full-time) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 equivalent full-time). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 163 students with 15 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. There is no secondary school in Lake Clarendon. The nearest secondary school is Lockyer District State High School in neighbouring Gatton to the south-west.

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