Cedar Pocket State School
History
Cedar Pocket Provisional School opened in July 1906. On 1 January 1909, it became Cedar Pocket State School. It was at 752 East Deep Creek Road (at the junction with Cedar Pocket Road, 26°11′55″S 152°44′50″E / 26.19870°S 152.74732°E).
Beenam Range Provisional School opened in 1912 as a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Wolvi East Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher). It became a full-time provisional school circa 1915/1916, but closed in March 1919. It reopened on 27 October 1924 as Beenam Range State School. It was at approx 1106 Cedar Pocket Road (26°13′00″S 152°48′00″E / 26.21669°S 152.79997°E). (Note that the spelling of the school differs from the spelling of the nearby mountain range, which is Beenaam Range).
In 1961, the parents of Beenam Range State School, Cedar Pocket State School, Cootharaba Road State School, and Neusa Vale State School voted in favour of replacing those schools with a central school in the area. Cedar Park State School and Beenam Range State School closed in 1965 with the new Gympie East State School opening in neighbouring Greens Creek on 25 January 1965.
Demographics
In the 2016 census Cedar Pocket had a population of 339 people.
In the 2021 census, Cedar Pocket had a population of 332 people.
Heritage listing
Cedar Pocket School of Arts at Cedar Pocket Road is listed on the Gympie Local Heritage Register.
Education
There are no schools in Cedar Pocket. The nearest government primary schools are Gympie East State School in neighbouring Greens Creek to the north-west and Wolvi State School in neighbouring Wolvi to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the west.
Community groups
The Cedar Pocket branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Cedar Pocket Hall at 483 Cedar Pocket Road.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cedar Pocket (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Cedar Pocket – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46314)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1964. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Agency ID 8862, Beenam Range State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Beenaam Range – mountain range in the Gympie Region (entry 2069)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "History". Gympie East State School. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cedar Pocket (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Cedar Pocket School of Arts" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
