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29-740: Harristown State High School is a public high school located in Harristown , Toowoomba , Queensland , Australia. It was officially opened in 1955. The school currently has approximately 1700 students and is the largest on the Darling Downs . Some of the Harristown State High School buildings are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register . The school's vision is ariticlutated by the acronym PRIDE: Participation, Relationships, Integrity, Diligence, Enthusiasm and its priorities by

58-716: A child. In thanksgiving for the gift of their daughter, they brought her, when still a child, to the Temple in Jerusalem to consecrate her to God. Later versions of the story (such as the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew and the Gospel of the Nativity of Mary ) indicate that Mary was taken to the Temple at around the age of three in fulfillment of a vow . Tradition held that she was to remain there to be educated in preparation for her role as Mother of God . In

87-643: A primary school campus opened nearby in Warwick Street with an initial 64 students. A second primary school campus (originally called Martin Luther Primary School) was established in 1977 in Hume Street, Centenary Heights . St Anthony's Catholic Primary School was established in 1954 by the Presentation Sisters . The foundation stone was laid on 21 November 1954, which is a significant day for

116-595: A result, it did not appear in the Tridentine calendar . Pope Sixtus V reintroduced it into the Roman calendar in 1585. Pope Clement VIII made this feast a greater double in 1597. The feast also continued as a memorial in the Roman calendar of 1969. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates it on November 21 as one of its twelve Great Feasts . For those churches which follow the Julian calendar , November 21 falls on December 4 of

145-532: Is an A-grade cricket pitch. Harristown became the first Queensland school to reach the national open Rugby league grand final in 1992, going down by only one point. Harristown, Queensland Download coordinates as: Harristown is a residential locality in Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Harristown had a population of 9,081 people. Harristown

174-602: Is located to the southwest of the Toowoomba city centre . The locality is named after George Harris (1831–1891), a Brisbane businessman and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council . Originally in the Shire of Drayton , the locality was first opened as the Harristown Estate in 1902. The estate consisted of 177 building sites ranging from 16 to 34 perches (400 to 860 m ). Forty blocks were sold at

203-470: The 2016 census , Harristown had a population of 8,555 people. In the 2021 census , Harristown had a population of 9,081 people. Harristown has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Harristown State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 332 South Street ( 27°34′31″S 151°56′02″E  /  27.5752°S 151.9339°E  / -27.5752; 151.9339  ( Harristown State School ) ). In 2017,

232-769: The Byzantines under Emperor Justinian I near the site of the ruined Temple in Jerusalem . This basilica was destroyed by the Sasanian Persians under Khosrow II after the Siege of Jerusalem (614). The first documented celebration of the feast in any calendar is the mention of the Εἴσοδος τῆς Παναγίας Θεοτόκου (Entry of the All-Holy Theotokos , i.e., into the Temple) in the Menologion of Basil II , an 11th-century menology of

261-775: The Eastern Orthodox tradition, this is one of the days when women named Mary ( Μαρία in Greek) and Despoina ( Δέσποινα ) celebrate their name day . The account of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple is principally based on the Protoevangelium of James , which has been dated by historians prior to the year 200 AD. The story relates that in thanksgiving for the birth of their daughter Mary, Joachim and Anne decide to consecrate her to God, and bring her, at

290-662: The Eastern Roman (also known as Byzantine ) emperor Basil II . The feast continued to be celebrated throughout the East, was celebrated in the monasteries of Southern Italy by the ninth century, and was introduced into the Papal Chapel in Avignon in 1372 by decree of Pope Gregory XI . The feast was included in the Roman Missal in 1472, but was suppressed by Pope Pius V in 1568. As

319-759: The Convent of the Sisters of the Presentation (lat. Congregatio Virginum a Praesentatione Beatae Mariae Virginis ), founded in 1627 in Kraków as the first Polish active Religious institute . St. Peter's Basilica contains the Cappella della Presentazione (Presentation Chapel); the altar is dedicated to St. Pius X . The Presentation of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Monastery was located in Marshfield, Missouri , before

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348-613: The Marian cycle with the first three feasts of the cycle of feasts of Jesus: namely, Christmas , the Holy Name of Jesus , and His Presentation at the Temple . November 21 is also a "Pro Orantibus" Day, a day of prayer for cloistered religious "totally dedicated to God in prayer, silence, and concealment". During the World Youth Day in July 2016, Pope Francis paid a private morning visit to

377-793: The Queensland Heritage Register. Harristown State High School has a long history of academic and sporting excellence. Harristown is the most successful sporting school on the Darling Downs, having won Darling Downs Sporting School of the Year eight out of the last ten years. It has been Queensland Champion of 9 sports over the past seven years and is traditionally strong in the sports of football , hockey, volleyball and rugby league . The school has numerous sporting facilities including four fully equipped gymnasiums, cricket nets, heated pool, tennis courts and two expansive outdoor ovals, one of which

406-556: The Temple. Having left her parents at the bottom, she is to be received by the High Priest and other Temple officials waiting at the top of the steps. Orthodox images of the event may include a procession of virgins headed by Mary. The Presentation is one of the usual scenes in larger cycles of the Life of the Virgin , although it is not usually one of the scenes shown in a Book of Hours . One of

435-608: The acronym WELL: Wellness, Engagement, Literacy and Learning . The need for another high school in the Toowoomba area first became apparent when the other public high school, Toowoomba State High School was full. In 1953 land was acquired for another High School in the Harristown area, and the first building (B Block) was completed in 1954 prior to the school opening in 1955. The school complex includes seven buildings of significance, initially constructed during 1954–61, which are listed on

464-437: The age of three years, to the temple in Jerusalem. Mary's presentation in the temple draws parallels to that of the prophet Samuel , whose mother Hannah , like Anne, was also thought to be barren, and who offered her child as a gift to God at Shiloh . Mary remained in the Temple until her twelfth year, at which point Joseph was assigned to be her guardian. According to Coptic tradition , her father Joachim died when Mary

493-515: The area boomed. Although the need for Lutheran schooling in Toowoomba had been identified since 1926, the Great Depression followed by World War II prevented a school being established. Concordia Lutheran College opened on 17 February 1946 in the (now heritage-listed) house Redlands on a 25-acre (10 ha) site in Stephens Street with 27 students (23 of them being boarders). In 1964

522-460: The auction. Harristown State School opened on 4 September 1911 with 67 students. The official opening on Saturday 30 September 1911 was performed by the acting Secretary for Education Kenneth Grant , by which time the enrolment had already increased to 84 students. From 1915 until 1993, the suburb had a functioning railway station on the Toowoomba–Wyreema line. After World War II ,

551-548: The education of youth, was founded November 21, 1796, in Thueyts , France, by Anne-Marie Rivier . The Sisters of Mary of the Presentation is a Catholic religious institute founded in 1828 in Broons , France, known for schools and hospitals in Europe, Africa, and North America. Western depictions of the subject usually focus on the lone figure of the child Mary climbing the steep steps of

580-575: The inspiration of the Holy Spirit who filled her with grace ... ." In the 1974 encyclical Marialis Cultus , Pope Paul VI wrote that "despite its apocryphal content, it presents lofty and exemplary values and carries on the venerable traditions having their origins in the Eastern churches". The three feasts of the Birthday of Our Lady , the Holy Name of Mary , and her Presentation in the Temple correspond in

609-582: The modern Gregorian calendar . In the Orthodox Church the feast always falls during the Nativity Fast , and on the day of the feast the fasting rules are lessened somewhat so that fish, wine, and oil may be eaten. For the Roman Catholic Church , on the day of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, "we celebrate that dedication of herself which Mary made to God from her very childhood under

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638-549: The nuns relocated to Holy Archangel Michael and All Angels Skete in Weatherby, Missouri. The Presentation Sisters , also known as the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (PBVM for short), a religious institute of Roman Catholic women, was founded in Cork , Ireland, by Honora (Nano) Nagle in 1775. The congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary , dedicated to

667-481: The school had an enrolment of 1,661 students with 142 teachers (130 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff (46 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program and an Intensive English program. St Anthony's School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 9 Memory Street ( 27°34′24″S 151°56′08″E  /  27.5732°S 151.9356°E  / -27.5732; 151.9356  ( St Anthony's School ) ). In 2017,

696-444: The school had an enrolment of 244 students with 18 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). Concordia Lutheran College is a private primary (Prep–6) campus of Concordia Lutheran College for boys and girls at 67 Warwick Street ( 27°34′32″S 151°55′39″E  /  27.5755°S 151.9276°E  / -27.5755; 151.9276  ( Concordia Lutheran College ) ). In 2017,

725-470: The school had an enrolment of 397 students with 34 teachers (28 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Harristown State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 341-367 South Street ( 27°34′29″S 151°55′54″E  /  27.5746°S 151.9317°E  / -27.5746; 151.9317  ( Harristown State High School ) ). In 2017,

754-490: The school had an enrolment of 644 students with 68 teachers (48 full-time equivalent) and 75 non-teaching staff (45 full-time equivalent). Presentation of Mary The feast is associated with an event recounted not in the New Testament , but in the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James . According to that text, Mary 's parents, Joachim and Anne , who had been childless, received a heavenly message that they would have

783-416: The school had an enrolment of 644 students with 68 teachers (48 full-time equivalent) and 75 non-teaching staff (45 full-time equivalent). Concordia Lutheran College is a private secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 154 Stephen Street ( 27°34′24″S 151°55′48″E  /  27.5732°S 151.9299°E  / -27.5732; 151.9299  ( Concordia Lutheran College ) ). In 2017,

812-612: The sisters as their order celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple on 21 November each year. The first classroom was ready in February 1955 and by the end of 1955 there were 116 students enrolled. The Presentation Sisters ran the school until the first lay principal was appointed in 1985, although the sisters continued to teach in the school until the end of 1997. Harristown State High School opened on 24 January 1955. In

841-509: Was six years old and her mother when Mary was eight. "This story is a legend with no foundation in history and the point of the story is to show that even in her childhood Mary was completely dedicated to God. However, it is from this very account that arose the feast of Mary's Presentation." The feast originated as a result of the dedication of the New Church of the Theotokos , built in 543 by

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