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== Education == |
== Education == |
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Doomadgee State School is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-10) school for boys and girls at Goodeedawa Road ({{coord|-17.9420|138.8277|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Doomadgee State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.doomadgeess.eq.edu.au|title=Doomadgee State School|accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 325 students with 35 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archivedate=22 November 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref> It includes a (Prep-10) special education program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" /> |
Doomadgee State School is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-10) school for boys and girls at Goodeedawa Road ({{coord|-17.9420|138.8277|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Doomadgee State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.doomadgeess.eq.edu.au|title=Doomadgee State School|accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 325 students with 35 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archivedate=22 November 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref> It includes a (Prep-10) special education program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" /> |
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== Indigenous language == |
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[[Yulluna language|Yulluna]] (also known as Yalarnga, Yalarrnga, Jalanga, Jalannga, Wonganja, Gunggalida, Jokula) is an [[Australian Aboriginal languages|Australian Aboriginal language]]. The Yulluna language region includes the local government boundaries of the [[Shire of Cloncurry]] and other areas near the [[Gulf of Carpentaria]].<ref>{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/171?embed=true|title=Yulluna|author=|date=|website=Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Doomadgee Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 17°56′39″S 138°49′48″E / 17.9443°S 138.8300°E / -17.9443; 138.8300 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,405 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4830 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Doomadgee is a town and a locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Doomadgee had a population of 1405 people.[1]
Doomadgee Aboriginal Mission, originally known as Dumaji, was established on Bayley Point (16°55′00″S 139°02′00″E / 16.9167°S 139.0333°E / -16.9167; 139.0333 (Bayley Point))[4] on the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1933. In 1936, after being destroyed by a cyclone,[5] the community was relocated to Nicholson River.
Doomadgee Mission School was established in 1933. It became Doomadgee Community School in 1970. In 1975 it came under the control of the Queensland Government's Education Department becoming Doomadgee State School.[6]
Doomadgee Post Office opened on 2 January 1969.[7]
In 1985 the population of Doomadgee was approximately 800.
As at 2006 the Queensland government, under its commitment to remote locations, has increased its services to Doomadgee. As of July 2006, eight of 25 Queensland government departments are represented in Doomadgee:
Queensland Corrective Services is the latest addition to the Queensland government family in Doomadgee with the permanent appointment of two probation and parole officers. One of them is responsible for offenders' compliance with their orders and prosecuting those who contravene their orders. The other officer is responsible for delivering departmental programs to address the criminogenic needs of offenders and as ordered by the courts.
From January 2007, the Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council in the area was given full shire status.
At the 2011 census, Doomadgee had a population of 1,258.[8]
Doomadgee State School is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-10) school for boys and girls at Goodeedawa Road (17°56′31″S 138°49′40″E / 17.9420°S 138.8277°E / -17.9420; 138.8277 (Doomadgee State School)).[9][10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 325 students with 35 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).[11] It includes a (Prep-10) special education program.[9]
Yulluna (also known as Yalarnga, Yalarrnga, Jalanga, Jalannga, Wonganja, Gunggalida, Jokula) is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Yulluna language region includes the local government boundaries of the Shire of Cloncurry and other areas near the Gulf of Carpentaria.[12]
Towns and localities in the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee, Queensland
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