Primary contact
72 Ruthven Street, ToowoombaToowoomba, Queensland 4350
Identity area
Identifier
daa/251
Authorized form of name
Downlands College, Toowoomba, Queensland
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Formerly Sacred Heart College, Downlands, Toowoomba
Type
- Educational
Contact area
College Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
72 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba
Locality
Toowoomba
Region
Queensland
Country name
Postal code
4350
Telephone
07 4690 9500
Fax
Note
Description area
History
Downlands College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational, day and boarding school catering for years 5 to 12, with a long tradition of heart-centred and values-based education.
Owned and conducted by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) with the assistance of a deeply committed group of teachers and support staff, Downlands has a long history of academic, sporting and cultural achievement and is the school of choice for many families.
The College was opened in 1931 as a boarding school for boys with a total enrolment of 68. Today, it is fully coeducational, with over 700 day students and boarders from all parts of Queensland and beyond.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer-in-charge: College Archivist
Records management and collecting policies
Downlands Archives focus on any materials which assist in providing knowledge of every aspect of the foundation and development of the College. Secondarily, material is gathered regarding the pre-Downlands era of the property (1879-1930).
Buildings
Holdings
Downlands College:
- Past student files, 1931- present
- Annual magazines, 1931- present
- Photographs, 1880- present
- Films/videos, 1938- present
- Building and development plans, 1905- present
- Educational books, papers etc
- Matters religious
- Financial appeals
- Newspaper clippings, 1931- present.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Mooney Fr John, F. Downlands, the First Fifty Years Downlands College, Toowoomba, March 1981: Preface pp vii-viii. Duncan, Barry: 'Tech Tips' in Educational Historian Vol 2 No. 1, 1989:2.
Access area
Opening times
Open daily 9am-5pm by appointment.
Access conditions and requirements
One week's advance notice of visit required with details on the kind of information needed. Proof of identity required. Access to records not normally available for research can be gained by authorisation from the College Archivist.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available.
Reproduction services
Copying services available.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Built Environment (Thematic area)
- Education (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)