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St Ursula's College, Yeppoon, is an independent, Catholic, Girls', secondary and Boarding School located in the town of Yeppoon, in Central Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is administered by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission , with an enrolment of 553 students and a teaching staff of 50, as of 2023. [ 4 ]
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St. Brendan's College (sometimes shortened to SBC) is an independent Catholic secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia.The school was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1940 and opened with a total of 59 students.
In 2018, and again in 2020, St Ursula's was ranked in the top 50 schools in New South Wales by HSC results. [6] [7] In 2023, St Ursula's introduced the International Baccalaureate as a study path making it the first systemic Catholic school in Australia to give students the opportunity to study through the International Baccalaureate. [8] [9] [10]
By 1878, the immediate Yeppoon hinterland had been largely developed for agriculture, with the surrounding area used for grazing. [2] [3] [4] [1] In 1884, the Yeppoon Sugar Company commenced operations, with a large mill at Farnborough and 2000 acres (809.37ha) of land worked by South Sea Islanders. This industry boosted the town's development.
Theo Downes-Le Guin, son of the late author Ursula K. Le Guin, remembers well the second-floor room where his mother worked on some of her most famous novels. Downes-Le Guin, who also serves as ...
Yeppoon Provisional School opened on 4 May 1885 and became Yeppoon State School on 1 October 1889. Originally in Queen Street, it was relocated in 1957 to Tucker Street. [6] [7] St Ursula's College, a Catholic day and boarding school for girls, was established on 12 March 1918 by the Presentation Sisters. [6]
The Yeppoon State School building is a heritage-listed former state school building and now the Queen Street Community Hall at 29 Queen Street, Yeppoon, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built from 1889 to 1929.