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Townsville Grammar School 1900 Townsville Grammar School 1905. Established in 1888, it is the northernmost member of the Queensland grammar schools. From its foundation the school encouraged a co-educational environment, but in its early decades the number of female students was particularly small; in its foundation year (1888), "20 boys" are ...
Destruction of the Townsville Hospital's Harvey Ward caused by Cyclone 'Leonta', 1903 Destruction of part of Townsville Grammar School caused by Cyclone 'Leonta' in 1903 Roof torn off St James' Anglican Cathedral, 1903 Destruction of the Burns, Philp and Company's Bulk Store caused by Cyclone 'Leonta', 1903
Townsville Grammar School; Townsville State High School; Tropical North Queensland TAFE; W. William Ross State High School This page was last edited on 16 February ...
Townsville's location in the tropical north meant it was regularly impacted by significant weather events. Cyclone Leonta struck on 9 March 1903, and the deaths of seven patients in the wrecked hospital may be attributed to it. The brick Grammar School was partially demolished. The roof was torn from the Sacred Heart Cathedral.
St Patrick's College was founded around the same time as the Townsville Grammar School, [4] possibly in 1878, by a group of Irish nuns from the Sisters of Mercy order. [citation needed] The Sisters were pioneers of education in North Queensland, and the college stands as a monument to their contributions.
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There are over 60 private and state schools of primary and secondary education within the Townsville area. Townsville Grammar School is the oldest co-educational school on the Australian mainland. [83] The Townsville State High School opened on 7 June 1924 and The Cathedral School of St Anne & St James opened in 1917. [84]
School House at Townsville Grammar School is a heritage-listed school building at Paxton Street, North Ward, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Tunbridge & Tunbridge and built from 1903 to 1904. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 31 December 2002. [1]