Woodend, Queensland

Woodend's northern and eastern border is defined by the meandering course of the Bremer River.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=14 March 2022}}

At {{Convert|50|m}} above sea level, Grammar School Hill is a prominent landmark in Ipswich ({{Coord|-27.61278|152.75083|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Grammar School Hill}}) and is the site of Ipswich Grammar School, the first Grammar School in Queensland.{{Cite QPN|14551|Grammar School Hill|hill in the CIty of Ipswich|access-date=30 August 2022}}

File:St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Woodend, Ipswich, 1940s.jpg

File:Christian Brothers' School, Ipswich, circa 1892.jpg

File:St Mary's College, Ipswich, at its opening in January 1948.jpg

The origin of the suburb name is from the house Woodend, the residence of Arthur Macalister, a Scottish migrant who became the second Premier of Queensland.

In 1848, Woodend Pocket was the first coal-bearing crown land in the Ipswich area to be subdivided into small 'coal allotments.

In 1854, Englishman John Ferrett opened the first successful Ipswich coal mine in the Woodend area (The Radstock Pit).

In 1862, John Panton grew the first cotton in Ipswich in the Woodend area.

One of Ipswich's first schools was opened by Daniel McGrath, 1847 in the Woodend area.{{Cite web |title=About Ipswich suburb place names |url=http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_ipswich/history/suburb_place_names |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305113243/https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_ipswich/history/suburb_place_names |archive-date=5 March 2019 |access-date=20 September 2017 |publisher=Ipswich City Council}}

Following its early days as coal lots, the Woodend area was mostly cleared of bush by the 1860s. Woodend became a middle class suburb with a residential heritage.

St Mary's Primary School was established in May 1863 by the Sisters of Mercy under the leadership of Mother Vincent Whitty. On the first day more than 100 students were enrolled.{{Cite web |title=School History |url=http://www.stmarysipswich.qld.edu.au/our-school/Pages/School-History.aspx |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=St Mary's Primary School Ipswich |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314100104/http://www.stmarysipswich.qld.edu.au/our-school/Pages/School-History.aspx |url-status=live }}

Ipswich Grammar School opened on 25 September 1863. It was the first school to open as a result of the Grammar Schools Act of 1860.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

In 1892, the Christian Brothers arrived in Ipswich and established St Mary's Christian Brothers College as a separate boys' school on the corner of Mary and Elizabeth Streets. In the early 1960s, the demand for secondary education was increasing so entire new school was proposed. On 21 February 1965, the first building was blessed by Archbishop Duhig Archbishop of Brisbane. The school was renamed St Edmund's College at that time.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-13 |title=History |url=https://www.sec.qld.edu.au/our-college/history |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=St Edmund's College |language=en |archive-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312075954/https://www.sec.qld.edu.au/our-college/history |url-status=live }}{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

On Sunday 6 October 1946, Archbishop James Duhig laid the foundation stone for St Mary's College, a Catholic secondary school for girls. The ceremony was attended by over 1,000 people.{{cite news |date=7 October 1946 |title=ST. MARY'S NEW COLLEGE TO COST £30,000 |page=2 (DAILY) |newspaper=Queensland Times |issue=18,671 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118368268 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=14 March 2022 |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314100105/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118368268 |url-status=live }} On Sunday 16 January 1948, Duhig returned to officially open St Mary's College in a ceremony attended by over 5,000 people.{{cite news |date=19 January 1948 |title=Archbishop Says Children Our Greatest Asset |page=4 |newspaper=The Courier-mail |issue=3479 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49644495 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=14 March 2022 |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314100107/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49644495 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Our Mercy Tradition |url=https://stmarys.qld.edu.au/about-us/faith-mission/our-mercy-tradition/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=St Mary's College Ipswich |language=en-US |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419102459/https://stmarys.qld.edu.au/about-us/faith-mission/our-mercy-tradition/ |url-status=live }}

In 1991, the primary school of St Edmund's College was incorporated into St Mary's Primary School to create a co-educational school.

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In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Woodend had a population of 1,302 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33160|name=Woodend (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Woodend had a population of 1,483 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33130|name=Woodend (Qld)|access-date=4 January 2023|quick=on}}

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Ipswich has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Mary Street: St Marys Roman Catholic Church Precinct{{cite QHR|15352|St Marys Roman Catholic Church Precinct|600577|access-date=9 July 2013}}
• Woodend Road: Ipswich Grammar School Buildings{{cite QHR|15376|Ipswich Grammar School|600601|access-date=9 July 2013}}

File:Ipswich Grammar School.jpgSt Mary's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 3 Mary Street ({{coord|-27.6094|152.7547|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Mary's Primary School}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |title=St Mary's Primary School Ipswich |url=http://www.stmarysipswich.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=St Mary's Primary School Ipswich |archive-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303220259/http://www.stmarysipswich.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 566 students with 35 teachers (31 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }}

Ipswich Grammar School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys at Darling Street ({{coord|-27.6141|152.7524|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Ipswich Grammar School}}).{{cite web |title=Ipswich Grammar School |url=https://www.ipswichgrammar.com |access-date=21 November 2018 |archive-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017150120/https://www.ipswichgrammar.com/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 929 students with 74 teachers (72 full-time equivalent) and 69 non-teaching staff (50 full-time equivalent).

St Edmund's College is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for boys at 16 Mary Street ({{coord|-27.6095|152.7545|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Edmund's College}}).{{Cite web |date=2022-03-14 |title=St Edmund's College |url=https://www.sec.qld.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=St Edmund's College |language=en |archive-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312075859/https://www.sec.qld.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1031 students with 81 teachers (80 full-time equivalent) and 64 non-teaching staff (51 full-time equivalent).

St Mary's College is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for girls at 11 Mary Street ({{coord|-27.6110|152.7558|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Mary's College}}).{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://stmarys.qld.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=St Mary's College Ipswich |language=en-US |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313045657/https://stmarys.qld.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 599 students with 50 teachers (46 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent).

There are no government schools in Woodend. The nearest government primary school is Blair State School in neighbouring Sadliers Crossing to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Ipswich State High School in neighbouring Brassall to the north and Bremer State High School in neighbouring Ipswich CBD to the south.

Woodend has no train station; however it is serviced by the nearby Ipswich railway station.

File:St Marys Roman Catholic Church, Ipswich, Queensland, 2020, 06.jpg

St Mary's Catholic Church is at 1A Elizabeth Street (adjacent to St Mary's Primary School, {{Coord|-27.6107|152.7564|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Mary's Catholic Church}}).{{Cite web |date=2016-12-14 |title=Our Churches |url=https://www.ipswichcatholic.com/our-churches/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Ipswich Catholic Community |language=en-AU |archive-date=23 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223021747/https://www.ipswichcatholic.com/our-churches/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=St Mary's Catholic Church |url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/catholic/directory/5479-st-maryand#39;s-catholic-church |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Churches Australia |language=en |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314100104/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/catholic/directory/5479-st-maryand#39;s-catholic-church |url-status=live }}

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Harlin Road Reserve ({{coord|-27.6053|152.7485|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Harlin Road Reserve}}){{Cite web |date=20 November 2020 |title=Land for public recreation - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Hayne Street Reserve ({{coord|-27.6013|152.7498|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Hayne Street Reserve}})
• Macrae Street Reserve ({{coord|-27.6059|152.7492|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Macrae Street Reserve}})
• Roseberry Parade Reserve ({{coord|-27.6096|152.7573|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Roseberry Parade Reserve}})
• Smith Park ({{coord|-27.6080|152.7491|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Smith Park}})
• Timothy Molony Park (Owned by Saint Mary's Catholic Parish){{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}
• Woodend Park ({{coord|-27.5981|152.7537|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Woodend Park}})

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