Downlands College
| Downlands Sacred Heart College | |
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Ruthven Street entrance, 2014
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Toowoomba, Queensland Australia 
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| Coordinates | 27°32′07″S 151°57′27″E / 27.53528°S 151.95750°ECoordinates: 27°32′07″S 151°57′27″E / 27.53528°S 151.95750°E |
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| Type | Private, Secondary, Day & Boarding |
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Latin: Fortes in Fide (Strong in Faith) |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Established | 1931 |
| Founder | Jules Chevalier (founder of the MSC) |
| Principal | Mr Stephen McIllhatton |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrolment | ~900 |
| Colour(s) | Royal blue and cardinal red |
| Affiliations | Missionaries of the Sacred Heart |
| Website | www.downlands.qld.edu.au |
Downlands College, officially named Downlands Sacred Heart College, is a private, secondary, coeducational, day and boarding school at Harlaxton in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Founded by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1931, the College began as a boarding school for boys with a total enrolment of 68.
Downlands is Queensland's only Catholic, coeducational, day and boarding school. The school offers boarding for both boys and girls and demand for co-educational boarding is high as it allows families and siblings to remain together. The school has an enrolment of approximately 290 boarders from regional Queensland, interstate and overseas, including indigenous students from communities such as Kowanyama and the Tiwi Islands. The school also provides casual boarding to its day students. Downlands College is one of the biggest boarding schools in Queensland.
The grounds of the school contain the heritage-listed Tyson Manor.
The Downlands College Badge consists of a horizontally-divided field in the College colours, royal blue and cardinal red. The upper of the shield carries a gold gryphon, and the lower half bears the Maltese Cross of the State of Queensland. The shield is surmounted by the heart crest with the letters SHC (Sacred Heart College) supported by a ram's horns and ears of wheat, to symbolise the College's setting in the Darling Downs. The college motto, Fortes in Fide, meaning Strong in Faith is emblazoned under the crest.
Downlands, like many Australian schools, uses a house system in the College. Students are randomly assigned to one of six houses which compete against each other during swimming and athletics carnivals, as well as a drama festival. The Downlands houses are:
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