Rangeville

Rangeville is a residential locality in Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

Rangeville is a residential locality in Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Rangeville had a population of 8,312 people.

As closer settlement moved further along the range from Toowoomba, the suburb appears to have been named Rangeville to distinguish it from The Range, which was the general term for the area along the Great Dividing Range.The Range State School opened on 1 July 1909. In December 1909 it was renamed Rangeville State School.In 1955 William Brennan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Toowoomba, invited the Christian Brothers to establish a boys' school in eastern Toowoomba. Three brothers were appointed and arrived in October 1955. The foundation stone for the school was laid on 15 December 1955. St Joseph's College opened in 1956 offering schooling from Year 4 to Year 12 with an initial enrolment of 116 boys. The official opening was held in September 1956 and was conducted by Bishop Brennan and James Duhig, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane. The Christian Brothers ceased operating the school in 1983. Other changes at that time was to phase out the primary school and make the school secondary only. The school also offered enrolment to girls.