Much of the population growth in the Gympie region will be accommodated on Gympie’s Southside.
In light of this, the town plan has allocated land near Eel Creek Road and Lindsay Street for a new primary school - eventually - but there is no mention nor planning as yet for a third public high school, and QLD Ed and Gympie MP Tony Perrett are at odds over whether it is time to start that planning.
Mr Perrett has demanded in Parliament and in a Question on Notice this week that QLD Ed come clean about current enrolments and the true capacity of Gympie’s two biggest schools, and only two public high schools, Gympie High and James Nash, which are both reportedly bursting at the seams this year.
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In my personal opinion, Tin Can Bay has been the best fit for my son and his grades have improved consistently since he started there.
In saying that, I also offer an unbiased opinion when looking at the school at a whole. I do not believe it is anything the school has done wrong. Tin Can Bay, Cooloola Cove and Rainbow Beach have traditionally been low socio economic areas, with lack of access to basic services, including good medical facilities and more.
Bullying has been a problem for the school, but no more than other schools my son has attended, the problem is, due to the small population of our region, it‘s sometimes hard for the kids to avoid their bullies outside of school hours. For example, there are only two parks in Cooloola Cove.
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She used to take the cream truck into Gympie to attend sewing lessons at the School of Arts. Sewing became a passion which led to her teaching sewing at various schools. Myrna designed and redesigned her own, her sister s and daughter s wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, deb dresses and ball gowns. She continued to design and sew clothes for her children and grandchildren throughout her life. Many of the students at Widgee State School were dressed in uniforms made by Myrna. The Plate family was a very sporting family and Myrna excelled in athletics, netball and tennis. She carried her competitiveness into her later years, regularly winning the darts competition at her aged care home.