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Cyclone Debbie prompts 100 school closures in Australia

March 26, 2017: The Department of Education has shut at least 139 schools and early childhood education and care service in preparation for Cyclone Debbie.

Around 74 public schools have been closed in preparation for Cyclone Debbie. Also, 26 catholic and independent school have been shut down. Apart from that, 39 early childhood education and care service have been also closed.

Burdekin Shire Council has announced residents in coastal communities around Ayr to evacuate as soon as possible.

Tropical Cyclone Debbie is likely to cross the Queensland coast early on Tuesday morning. Cyclone Debbie is expected to bring winds of up to 250 km/hr.

Cyclone Debbie is predicted to make landfall as a cyclone on the north Queensland coast Tuesday morning between Townsville and Proserpine.

Below is the list of schools and early childhood education and care service that would remain closed in preparation for Cyclone Debbie as updated by the Department of Education and Training at 22:30 pm, March 26, 2017.

State School Closures (74)

Airville State School
Old Clare Road, Airville, 4807

Aitkenvale State School
67-85 Wotton Street, Aitkenvale, 4814

Annandale State School
Cnr Oleander Street and Yolanda Drive, Annandale, 4814

Ayr State High School
Cnr Edwards and Wickham Streets, Ayr, 4807

Ayr State School
141 Graham Street, Ayr, 4807

Belgian Gardens State School
43 Potts Street, Belgian Gardens, 4810

Bloomsbury State School
8545 Bruce Highway, Bloomsbury, 4799

Bluewater State School
Buckby Street, Bluewater, 4818

Bohlevale State School
Bohlevale School Road, Burdell, 4818

Bowen State High School
1-9 Argyle Park Road, Bowen, 4805

Bowen State School
29 Kennedy Street, Bowen, 4805

Brandon State School
Drysdale Street, Brandon, 4808

Burdekin School
159 Young Street, Ayr, 4807

Bwgcolman Community School
Creek Road, Palm Island, 4816

Calen District State College
38 McIntyre Street, Calen, 4798

Cannonvale State School
56 Coral Esplanade, Cannonvale, 4802

Clare State School
Larkin Street, Clare, 4807

Cleveland Education and Training Centre
Cleveland Youth Detention, Old Common Road, Rowes Bay, 4810

Collinsville State High School
Walker Street, Collinsville, 4804

Collinsville State School
Devlin Street, Collinsville, 4804

Coningsby State School
1312 Bruce Highway, Farleigh, 4741

Cranbrook State School
Alice Street, Cranbrook, 4814

Currajong State School
140 Palmerston Street, Gulliver, 4812

East Ayr State School
43-73 Ross Street, Ayr, 4807

Garbutt State School
76 Chandler Street, Garbutt, 4814

Giru State School
Luxton Street, Giru, 4809

Gumlu State School
De Salis Street, Gumlu, 4805

Hamilton Island State School
Hamilton Island, Whitsundays, 4803

Hampden State School
2880 Bruce Highway, Hampden, 4741

Hayman Island State School
Hayman Island, Whitsundays, 4802

Heatley Secondary College
Cnr Hanlon Street and Fulham Road, Heatley, 4814

Heatley State School
410 Fulham Road, Heatley, 4814

Hermit Park State School
Cnr Surrey and Sussex Streets, Hyde Park, 4812

Home Hill State High School
First Street, Home Hill, 4806

Home Hill State School
113 Fourteenth Avenue, Home Hill, 4806

Jarvisfield State School
Rita Island Road, Jarvisfield, 4807

Kalamia State School
Kalamia Estate, Lilliesmere Road, Brandon, 4808

Kelso State School
Yvette Street, Kelso, 4815

Kirwan State High School
Hudson Street, Kirwan, 4817

Kirwan State School
21 Burnda Street, Kirwan, 4817

Magnetic Island State School
10-16 Mandalay Avenue, Nelly Bay, 4819

Maidavale State School
Maidavale Road, Airville, 4807

Merinda State School
Bergl Street, Bowen, 4805

Millaroo State School
Cunningham Street, Millaroo, 4807

Mundingburra State School
77 Ross River Road, Mundingburra, 4812

Mutarnee State School
School Road, Mutarnee, 4816

Northern Beaches State High School
Meranti Street, Deeragun, 4818

Oonoonba State School
Fairfield Waters Drive, Idalia, 4811

Osborne State School
Kirknie Road, Osborne, 4806

Paluma Environmental Education Centre
53 Mt Spec Road, Paluma, 4816

Pimlico State High School
Fulham Road, Gulliver, 4812

Pindi Pindi State School
5923 Bruce Highway, Pindi Pindi, 4798

Proserpine State High School
4 Ruge Street, Proserpine, 4800

Proserpine State School
33 Renwick Road, Proserpine, 4800

Queens Beach State School
39 Tracey Street, Bowen, 4805

Railway Estate State School
39 Railway Avenue, Railway Estate, 4810

Rasmussen State School
Allambie Lane, Rasmussen, 4815

Ravenswood State School
School Street, Ravenswood, 4816

Rollingstone State School
Fred Williams Drive, Rollingstone, 4816

Scottville State School
21 Eleventh Avenue, Scottville, 4804

Seaforth State School
2092 Seaforth Road, Seaforth, 4741

Stanton Lodge Support Unit
36 Boundary Street, Railway Estate, 4810

The Willows State School
Bilberry Street, Kirwan, 4817

Thuringowa State High School
26 - 54 Vickers Road South, Condon, 4815

Townsville Central State School
4 Warburton Street, North Ward, 4810

Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School
78 Thompson Street, Mundingburra, 4812

Townsville South State School
78 Tully Street, South Townsville, 4810

Townsville State High School
36 Boundary Street, Railway Estate, 4810

Townsville West State School
Wilson Street, West End, 4810

Vincent State School
280 Palmerston Street, Vincent, 4814

Weir State School
592 Ross River Road, Thuringowa Central, 4817

William Ross State High School
Mervyn Crossman Drive, Annandale, 4814

Woodstock State School
Woodstock Avenue, Woodstock, 4816

Wulguru State School
Edison Street, Wulguru, 4811

Catholic and Independent School Closures (26)

Burdekin Catholic High School
45 Gibson Street, Ayr, 4807

Burdekin Christian College
2-12 Melbourne Street, Ayr, 4807

Calvary Christian College
569 Bayswater Road, Mount Louisa, 4814

Good Shepherd Catholic School (Rasmussen)
65 Allambie Lane, Rasmussen, 4815

Holy Spirit Catholic School (Cranbrook)
Hatchett Street, Cranbrook, 4814

Ignatius Park College (Townsville)
368-384 Ross River Road, Cranbrook, 4814

Marian Catholic School (Currajong)
140 Corcoran Street, Currajong, 4812

Ryan Catholic College (Townsville)
59 Canterbury Road, Kirwan, 4817

Southern Cross Catholic College (Townsville)
Gartrell Drive, Annandale, 4814

St Anthony's Catholic College (Deeragun)
Veales Road, Deeragun, 4818

St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays (Proserpine (Marathon Street))
69 Marathon Street, Proserpine, 4800

St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays (Proserpine (Renwick Road))
90-110 Renwick Road, Proserpine, 4800

St Clare's Catholic School
Burdell Drive, Burdell, 4818

St Colman's School (Home Hill)
Eleventh Avenue, Home Hill, 4806

St Francis' School (Ayr)
99 Edward Street, Ayr, 4807

St John Bosco Catholic School (Collinsville)
25 Blake Street, Collinsville, 4804

St Joseph's School (Mundingburra)
65-75 Ross River Road, Mundingburra, 4812

St Joseph's School (North Ward)
Fryer Street, North Ward, 4810

St Margaret Mary's College (Hyde Park)
1-9 Crowle Street, Hyde Park, 4812

St Mary's Catholic School (Bowen)
39 Poole Street, Bowen, 4805

St Michael's Catholic School (Palm Island)
Banfield Highway, Palm Island, 4816

St Patrick's College Townsville (Townsville)
45 The Strand, Townsville, 4810

Townsville Grammar School (Annandale Campus)
1 Brazier Drive, Annandale, 4814

Townsville Grammar School (Burdell)
Cnr Erskine Place and North Shore Boulevard, Burdell, 4818

Townsville Grammar School (North Ward Campus)
45 Paxton Street, North Ward, 4810

Whitsunday Christian College
26 Paluma Road, Cannonvale, 4802

Early Childhood Education and Care Service Closures (39)

Ayr Community Kindergarten Mackenzie Street Campus
158 Mackenzie Street, AYR, 4807

Ayr Community Kindy MacMillan Street Campus
110-112 Macmillan Street, AYR, 4807

Burdekin Family Day Care Scheme Inc
1 Cox Street, AYR, 4807

Burketown Kindergarten
Beames St, BURKETOWN, 4830

Calvary Christian Early Learning Centre
569 Bayswater Road, MOUNT LOUISA, 4814

Cranbrook Outside School Hours Care
Cranbrook State School, Albert Street, CRANBROOK, 4814

Good Shepherd Outside School Hours Care
65 Allambie Lane, RASMUSSEN, 4815

Headstart Kindergarten and Pre School Inc.
29 McLachlan Street, CURRAJONG, 4812

Hermit Park Outside School Hours Care
Hermit Park State School, Cnr Surrey and Sussex Streets, HERMIT PARK, 4812

Holy Spirit Outside School Hours Care
Holy Spirit School, Hatchett Street, CRANBROOK, 4814

Home Hill Kindergarten
78 Tenth Avenue, HOME HILL, 4806

King Cole Kindergarten
33 McAlister St, OONOONBA, 4811

Lady Gowrie Kennedy Place Child Centre
23 Kennedy Street, NORTH WARD, 4810

Lady Gowrie Kindergarten Headstart - Vincent
72 Hodges Cres, VINCENT, 4814

Lady Gowrie Pioneer Valley Community Kindergarten
29 Alexandra Street, MIRANI, 4754

Lady Gowrie Townsville Family Day Care
425 Charles Street, KIRWAN, 4817

Marian Care Outside School Hours Care
Marian Catholic School, Cnr Hugh & Corcoran Streets, CURRAJONG, 4812

Miniversity Early Learning Centre
36 Ross River Road, MUNDINGBURRA, 4812

Mt Louisa Suburbs Kindergarten & Pre-School
316 Fulham Road, HEATLEY, 4814

Mundingburra State School Outside School Hours Care
77 Ross River Road, MUNDINGBURRA, 4812

Natural Beginnings Early Learning World
176-178 Charles Street, CRANBROOK, 4814

Riverview Play Centre
225 Bamford Lane, KIRWAN, 4817

Ryan Catholic College Kindergarten
44 Golf Links Dr, KIRWAN, 4817

Ryan Catholic College OSHC
Ryan Catholic Community School, 44 Golf Links Drive, KIRWAN, 4817

Southern Cross Catholic College Outside School Hours Care
62-84 Gartell Drive, ANNANDALE, 4814

St Anthony's Catholic College Outside School Hours Care
Veales Road, DEERAGUN, 4818

St Anthony's Kindergarten
Veales Rd, DEERAGUN, 4818

St Catherine's Kindergarten and Outside School Hours Care - Proserpine
St Catherine's Primary School, 69 Marathon St, PROSERPINE, 4800

St Clare's Catholic School Outside School Hours Care
16 Burdell Drive, BURDELL, 4818

St Clare's Kindergarten
Burdell Dr, BURDELL, 4818

St Joseph's Kindergarten
Fryer Street, NORTH WARD, 4810

St Josephs Mundingburra Outside School Hours Care
St Josephs School, 65-75 Ross River Road, MUNDINGBURRA, 4812

St Joseph's Outside School Hours Care Northward
St Josephs (The Strand) School, 6-14 Fryer St, NORTHWARD, 4810

St Mary MacKillop Early Learning Centre - Rasmussen
65 Allambie Lane, RASMUSSEN, 4815

St Michael's Kindergarten
St Michael's Primary School, Lot 26 Banfield Hwy, PALM ISLAND, 4816

St. Mary MacKillop Early Learning Centre - Kirwan
28 Morindo Drive, KIRWAN, 4817

St. Mary MacKillop Early Learning Centre - Mundingburra
75 Ross River Road, MUNDINGBURRA, 4812

Western Suburbs Kindergarten
130 Wellington Street, AITKENVALE, 4814

Whitsunday Shire Family Day Care Scheme
18B Chapman Street, PROSERPINE, 4800

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