Downlands College, Toowoomba, Queensland

Downlands College, Toowoomba, Queensland

• Formerly Sacred Heart College, Downlands, Toowoomba

• Educational

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.

Officer-in-charge: College Archivist

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).

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.

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.

Open daily 9am-5pm by appointment.

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.

General reference assistance available.

Copying services available.

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• Religion (Thematic area)