Centenary Heights, Queensland


Centenary Heights is a residential locality in Toowoomba within 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.

History

Previously part of Middle Ridge, the area was named Centenary Heights in 1960 in honour of the separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859.
Centenary Heights State High School opened on 30 January 1968.
Gabbinbar State School opened on 24 January 1972.
Martin Luther Primary School opened 24 January 1977.
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School opened 23 January 1961.

Education

Gabbinbar State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 189 Stenner Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 386 students with 36 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program.
Centenary Heights State High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls at 60 Ramsay Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,625 students with 131 teachers and 59 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program.
Toowoomba Positive Learning Centre is a specific purpose secondary school at 58 Ramsay Street.
St Thomas More's Primary School is a Catholic primary school for boys and girls at 152 South Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 396 students with 25 teachers and 14 non-teaching staff.
Martin Luther Primary School is a private primary campus of Concordia Lutheran College for boys and girls at 402 Hume Street. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 644 students with 68 teachers and 75 non-teaching staff.

Recreation

The suburb has two parks: Emmerson Park, which includes two separate play areas, a barbecue, and a significant planting of mature trees; and Horners Reserve, which includes one small park and a large town water storage reserve.