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== Education ==
== Education ==
Anakie State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cook Street ({{coord|-23.5540|147.7458|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Anakie State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList20182">{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |accessdate=21 November 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archivedate=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Anakie State School |url=https://www.anakiess.eq.edu.au |accessdate=21 November 2018 |archive-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401223351/https://anakiess.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 83 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2017 |url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |archive-date=22 November 2018 |access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 77 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018">{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] |accessdate=28 January 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }}</ref>
Anakie State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cook Street, [[Anakie, Queensland|Anakie]] ({{coord|-23.5540|147.7458|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Anakie State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList20182">{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |accessdate=21 November 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archivedate=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Anakie State School |url=https://www.anakiess.eq.edu.au |accessdate=21 November 2018 |archive-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401223351/https://anakiess.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 83 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2017 |url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0 |archive-date=22 November 2018 |access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 77 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018">{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] |accessdate=28 January 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }}</ref>


There were no secondary schools in The Gemfields. The nearest government secondary school was Emerald State High School in Emerald to the east.<ref name="globe" />
There were no secondary schools in The Gemfields. The nearest government secondary school was [[Emerald State High School]] in [[Emerald, Queensland|Emerald]] to the east.<ref name="globe" />


== Events ==
== Events ==

Latest revision as of 21:49, 10 August 2025

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Side box Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Gemfields is a former locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the Template:CensusAU, The Gemfields had a population of 1,449 people.[1]

On 17 April 2020, the Queensland Government re-drew the boundaries of localities within the Central Highlands Region by removing the locality of The Gemfields in order to create three new localities of Rubyvale, Sapphire Central and Anakie Siding (around the towns of Rubyvale, Sapphire, and Anakie respectively).[3][4][5]

Geography

The locality contained three small towns: Anakie, Rubyvale, and Sapphire.[6]

The nearest major town was Emerald.[6]

The Western railway line passed through the locality from east (Emerald) to west (Willows). There was a railway station at Anakie (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) and a railway siding at Taroborah (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[6][7][8]

As the name suggested, the main industry in The Gemfields was sapphire mining, supported by tourism.

History

Anakie Provisional School opened on 27 July 1885. It became Anakie State School on 1 January 1909. Due to low attendances it opened and closed at times, but continues to operate to the present day.[9]

Taraborah Provisional School (also written as Taroborah) opened in 1900. On 1 July 1909 it became Taraborah State School. It closed on 1911.[9]

On 17 April 2020, the Queensland Government re-drew the boundaries of localities within the Central Highlands Region by discontinuing the locality of The Gemfields in order to create three new localities of Rubyvale, Sapphire Central and Anakie Siding (around the towns of Rubyvale, Sapphire, and Anakie respectively).:[3][4][5]

Demographics

In the Template:CensusAU, The Gemfields had a population of 1,630.[10]

In the Template:CensusAU, The Gemfields had a population of 1,449 people.[1]

Amenities

The Central Highlands Regional Council operated a public library at 7 Burridge Road, Rubyvale.[11]

Education

Anakie State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cook Street, Anakie (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[12][13] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 83 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 77 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[15]

There were no secondary schools in The Gemfields. The nearest government secondary school was Emerald State High School in Emerald to the east.[6]

Events

GemFest was an annual festival in the region, attracting large numbers of visitors.[16]

See also

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References

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  10. ↑ Template:Census 2011 AUS
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