Rockmount is a rural

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in the

Lockyer Valley Region The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Gatton and the Shire of Laidl ...

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, Australia. In the , Rockmount had a population of 87 people.

Geography

Deverton is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (). Rockmount has the following mountains: * Mount Campbell () * Mount Ridgley ()

History

Rockmount Provisional School opened on 31 January 1899 but closed in early 1902. On 1 February 1904 the school reopened and on 1 January 1909 became Rockmount State School. It closed in 1920, but reopened on 26 November 1928. It closed finally on 24 January 1965. It was at 122 Rockmount Road (). In the , Rockmount had a population of 87 people.

Education

There are no schools in Rockmount. The nearest government primary schools are: * Flagstone Creek State School in

Flagstone Creek Flagstone Creek is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Flagstone Creek had a population of 220 people. Geography ''Flagstone Creek'' (the watercourse) flows through from west to north-east. Histor ...

to the north-east * Mount Whitestone State School in Mount Whitestone to the east * Ramsay State School in neighbouring Ramsay to the south-west * Middle Ridge State School in Middle Ridge,

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, to the north-west The nearest government secondary school is

Centenary Heights State High School , motto_translation = Through Hard Work to the Top , established = 13 February 1968 , principal = Darren Cook , founder = Bob Dansie , president = Wayne Heading , enrolme ...

Centenary Heights Centenary Heights is a residential locality of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people. Geography Centenary Heights is located from the central business district. Hi ...

, Toowoomba.

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