| Pomona State School | |
|---|---|
 Pomona State School logo | |
| Location | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Primary school |
| Motto | Sibi Fidelis |
| Established | 31 August 1897 |
| Grades | P–6 |
| Color(s) | Blue & yellow |
| Mascot | Pomona |
| Website | pomonass |
Pomona State School is a government primary school in Pomona, Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It was established on 31 August 1897. [1]
Originally named Pinbarren Provisional School from its establishment until 1909, when it was upgraded from a provisional school to a state school, and renamed Pomona State School. The school cost £813 for a simple high-set timber building with one large room and a verandah. [1]
The local school district was a patchwork of small schools in what would become the Shire of Noosa. The 1910 establishment of the Noosa shire and Pomona being selected as a central hub saw Pomona State School become the main school of the district. [1] Smaller schools closed with the expansion of Pomona State School and the eventual establishment of a school bus.
Mill School was the first school to be opened in the district in 1874. Located by Lake Cootharaba two kilometres north of Elanda Point. Mill School was closed in 1892. [1]
Pinbarren Creek State School was opened as a provisional school on 22 February 1905 and upgraded in 1908. The school closed in July 1939 just after the start of the Second World War. [1]
Cooloothin Creek State School was established on 16 August 1915 located on the corner of Boreen Point Road and McKinnon Drive. The school eventually closed on 31 December 1936 from low attendance. [1]
Cootharaba Lake State School opened on 23 August 1909. Located on the corner of Kildey's road and Lake Flat road it was closed during 1943. [1]
Ringtail State School, was opened May 1912 and closed December 1943. The school was located on Ringtail road, west of the Pomona township. The building of Ringtail state school were pulled down in 1946, before being relocated to Pomona State School as a classroom. The building was transferred into the school library. [1]
At the conclusion of the Second World War, the focus was shifted from fighting to education. The general concern was the lack of available higher education options, most students want to go on from primary school had to enlist in a boarding school. At the end of 1944, the Department of Education established the first secondary department for a public school in Queensland. The addition of 432 secondary students to the school became overcrowded, the remaining building's from the various local schools that had closed over the previous 30 years were relocated to Pomona State School to help accommodate the extra students and staff.
The vocational study program which had been in place since 1925, had 146 enrolled students in 1950. 1947 saw some ease to the large number of students attending the school when St Patrick's Convent primary school was opened in Pomona. St Patrick's convent was eventually closed and burnt down in 2011 by Arson.
Pomona State School was moved to a new site called Ellis Estate. The new site would provide more room for the school's eventual growth in the future. Ellis estate was located on what is today, 74 Station Street. The new school site was officially opened on 9 October 1976 by The Hon. C.A. Wharton, MLA the minister for Aboriginal and Islander's Advancement and Fisheries.
The new site featured most of the original buildings including some new ones. The D.A. Lowe memorial library was one of the new buildings, it was heavily renovated in 2012/13 as part of the Queensland governments better schools program.
One of the main buildings at the old site, which contained the principals office was kept on site for use as the pre-school. The pre-school was eventually moved to the new site joining the other grades, the building was then taken over by the Kindergarten. The Kindergarten, still occupying the building is the last remaining onsite. The original site is today used as a main feature in the Pomona community as the Stan Topper Park. A portion of the park was taken over by the State Emergency Service, which operate from a complex attached to the original courtyard of the Pomona State School.
The secondary department of Pomona State School, having been established in 1944 was relocated to its own site. The newly named Cooroora Secondary College was established in 1996 at 120 Summit Road. The college was intended to make the grades 8-12 available to the local population. Grades 8-12 was already available at Noosa District State High School however was too far for some families.
The college was purpose built around a paved courtyard, with ample free land on its grounds. The school was transferred to Noosa District State High School at the beginning of the 2006 school year, as part of the state government's school amalgamation program. The college was renamed Noosa District State High School - Pomona Campus at the start of 2006. Grade 10 was transferred to Noosa District SHS's Cooroy campus in preparation for transferring grade 7 to Pomona campus. Grade 7 is expected to begin at Pomona campus at the beginning of the 2015 school year.
Since 1897, there have been 27 principals and 2 acting principals;
Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Cooroy had a population of 3,791 people.
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Noosa District State High School is a twin campus high school based in Cooroy and Pomona in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
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Lake Cootharaba is a lake on the Noosa River within the locality of Noosa North Shore in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is the gateway to the Everglades, a popular tourist attraction for Noosa, being 20 km away from Noosa. The lake's major access is the town of Boreen Point, as well as the smaller camping-spot of Elanda Point.
Cooran is a rural hinterland town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Cooran had a population of 1,624 people.
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Lake Macdonald is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Lake Macdonald had a population of 1,363 people.
Federal is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland near the towns of Cooran and Pomona. In the 2021 census, Federal had a population of 365 people.
Black Mountain is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Black Mountain had a population of 1,444 people.
Pinbarren is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Pinbarren had a population of 343 people.
Ringtail Creek is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Ringtail Creek had a population of 197 people.
Cootharaba is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cootharaba had a population of 866 people.
Como is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Como had a population of 54 people.
Carters Ridge is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Carters Ridge had a population of 469 people.
Eerwah Vale is a locality split between the Sunshine Coast Region and Shire of Noosa, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Eerwah Vale had a population of 621 people.
The Tewantin National Park is a 13 square kilometre national park in Queensland, Australia. It consists of five individual areas west of Noosa Heads in the Wide Bay-Burnett region about 115 kilometres north of Brisbane and 125 km south of Hervey Bay. The park is divided into disconnected sections within Lake Macdonald, Tinbeerwah, Tewantin and Noosaville.
The Pomona Police Station and Court House is a heritage-listed former police station at Red Street, Pomona, Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1934. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 27 May 2005.
