Thornton Queensland |
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Coordinates | 27°47′57″S 152°21′09″E / 27.7991°S 152.3525°ECoordinates: 27°47′57″S 152°21′09″E / 27.7991°S 152.3525°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4341 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 107.3 km2 (41.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
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Thornton is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
Laidley Creek passes through the locality from south to north.
Thornton Provisional School opened on 11 October 1881 by its first principal W.J. Mitchell. It became Thornton State School on 1 April 1890.
Thornton State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) at 4 Thornton School Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).