South Toowoomba is an urban

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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 C ...

in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , South Toowoomba had a population of 5,224 people.

Geography

South Toowoomba is located immediately south of the

Toowoomba city centre Toowoomba City is an urban locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the central suburb of Toowoomba, containing its central business district. In the , Toowoomba City had a population of 2,088 people. Geography The sub ...

History

Giabal is an

Australian Aboriginal language The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...

. The Giabal (Paiamba, Gomaingguru) language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Toowoomba Regional Council, particularly Toowoomba south to

Allora Allora is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Allora had a population of 1,223 people. Geography Allora is on the Darling Downs in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, by ...

and west to

Millmerran Millmerran , known as Domville between 1 June 1889 and 16 November 1894, is a town and a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Millmerran had a population of 1,563 people. Geography The town is on th ...

. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School opened in 1863 at St Patrick's Catholic Church with lay teachers but from 1873 was operated by the Sisters of Mercy. St Patrick's Secondary School for Girls opened in 1914 and was renamed The Cathedral School in 1938. In 1959 the two schools were renamed St Saviour's Primary School and St Saviour's Secondary School. Subsequently the secondary school was renamed St Saviour's College. From 1989 the secondary school came under lay administration. In 1994 the primary school also came under lay administration. Toowoomba South State School opened in 1865. It was divided into Toowoomba South Girls and Infants School and Toowoomba South Boys School in 1869. On 1 April 1878 the Girls and Infants School split into Toowoomba Middle Girls State School and Toowoomba Middle Infants State School, but on 1 March 1880 they were merged to create Toowoomba Middle Girls and Infants State School. On 22 January 1883 the school was split again into Toowoomba South Girls State School and Toowoomba South Infants State School, being merged back on 1 October 1900 into Toowoomba South Girls and Infants School. In 1983 the Girls and Infants School and the Boys School were merged to re-establish Toowoomba South State School. The school closed on 31 December 2013. Over the many years and the splits/mergers, the physical footprint of the school (as a whole) has changed. At its commencement, the school was on the north-east corner of Ruthven Street and Lawrence Street (), later expanding through James Street. At its closure, the school was at 158 James Street (). During much of its history, the school also occupied 152 James Street (corner of Neil Street, ) during much of its history. This series of maps shows some of the changes. The school's website was archived. Special education ("opportunity classes") commenced at Toowoomba South State School in 1923. On 26 January 1960, these classes moved to the new Toowoomba Opportunity School (later Toowoomba Special School) in Centenary Heights. In the , South Toowoomba had a population of 5,224 people.

Heritage listings

South Toowoomba has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * James Street: St Patricks Cathedral * 158 James Street:

Toowoomba South State School Toowoomba South State School is a heritage-listed former school at 158 James Street, South Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Department of Public Works (Queensland). It was added to the Queensl ...

* Pechey Street: Toowoomba Hospital * 68 Stephen Street:

Cottage A cottage, during Feudalism in England, England's feudal period, was the holding by a cottager (known as a cotter or ''bordar'') of a small house with enough garden to feed a family and in return for the cottage, the cottager had to provide ...

Education

St Saviour's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14 Lawrence Street (. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 409 students with 25 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). St Saviour's College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for girls at Neil Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 158 students with 24 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). The University of Queensland Medical School is located at Toowoomba Hospital.

Attractions

* St Patricks Catholic Cathedral * Downs Shopping Centre *City Colf Club - Venue for local entertainment and host of the Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship * Toowoomba Public Hospital * Lake Annand

References

External links

* {{Toowoomba Region Suburbs of Toowoomba Localities in Queensland