Gulliver, Queensland

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gulliver is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the Template:CensusAU, Gulliver had a population of 2,884 people.[1]

History

Gulliver is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country.[3]

The suburb is named after Thomas Allen Gulliver, the telegraph master of Townsville.[2]

It is unclear when the Holy Family Catholic Primary School opened in Gulliver, but it closed on 11 December 1987. It was then amalgamated with St John Fisher's Christian Brothers College (Currajong) and St Margaret Mary's Primary School (Hermit Park) to create The Marian School which opened on 21 January 1988 in Currajong.[4][5] In 1995, St Mary's School (West End) was amalgamated into The Marian School.[4][6]

Currajong State School opened on 28 June 1954.[7]

Pimlico State High School opened on 27 January 1959.[7]

Demographics

In the Template:CensusAU, Gulliver had a population of 2,825 people.[8]

In the Template:CensusAU, Gulliver had a population of 2,884 people.[1]

Education

Despite the name, Currajong State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 140 Palmerston Street in Gulliver, adjacent to Currajong's southern boundary (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[9][10][11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 602 students with 46 teachers (42 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent).[12] It includes a special education program.[9]

Despite the name, Pimlico State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Fulham Road in Gulliver, adjacent to Pimlico's western boundary (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[9][13][11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1658 students with 136 teachers (127 full-time equivalent) and 56 non-teaching staff (42 full-time equivalent).[12] It includes a special education program.[9]

Queensland Pathways State College is at Desailly Street (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) within the TAFE Queensland campus. It is the Townsville campus of the secondary (10–12) Queensland Pathways State College which has its headquarters at Coorparoo in Brisbane. The school specialises in students who have difficulties with mainstream education.[9][14][11]

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