Wilsonton Heights is a residential

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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

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, Australia. In the , Wilsonton Heights had a population of 2,669 people.

Geography

Wilsonton Heights is located northwest of the Toowoomba central business district. The locality is mostly residential, and contains Wilsonton State High School.

History

The locality is named after James T. Wilson, a Toowoomba businessman. He was involved with the Toowoomba Agricultural Society and unsuccessfully contests the

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seat of

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in 1878. In 2006 the suburb of Wilsonton Heights was split from the suburb of

Wilsonton Wilsonton is an urban locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_n ...

. The Wilsonton campus of

Toowoomba State High School (Work and Honour) , established = 12 May 1919 , type = Public, co-educational, secondary day school , principal = Tony Kennedy, (4 October 2016 – present) , city = Toowoomba , state = Queensland , ...

opened in 1998 as the fourth secondary campus for Toowoomba's youth. As at 2015, the campus catered for approximately 840 students (2015) in Years 7 to 12. On 9 August 2016, Education Minister

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announced that the Wilsonton campus would be separated from the Toowoomba State High School. The new Wilsonton State High School opened on the first school day in 2017 (23 January 2017). The new name for the school was decided through a community consultation process.

Education

Wilsonton State School is a government primary (Prep - 6) school for boys and girls at 429 Bridge Street (27.3215.8°S 151.5530.1°E) and is part of the main catchment area for Wilsonton State High School.
Wilsonton State High School
is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 275 North Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 678 students with 69 teachers (65 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Wilsonton Agricultural Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 275 North Street ().

Amenities

Toowoomba Wesleyan Methodist Church is at 267 North Street (). It is part of the

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