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Yorke Island Campus (Masig Muysaw Ngurpay Lag) is a primary (Early Childhood-6) campus of [[Tagai State College]] (headquartered at [[Thursday Island]]). It is at 131 William Street ({{coord|-9.7505|143.4166|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Tagai State College - Yorke Island Campus}}).<ref name=SchoolList2018>{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|date=9 July 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tagaisc.eq.edu.au/Facilities/Campuses/Pages/Masig.aspx|title=Tagai State College - Yorke Island Campus|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref> |
Yorke Island Campus (Masig Muysaw Ngurpay Lag) is a primary (Early Childhood-6) campus of [[Tagai State College]] (headquartered at [[Thursday Island]]). It is at 131 William Street ({{coord|-9.7505|143.4166|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Tagai State College - Yorke Island Campus}}).<ref name=SchoolList2018>{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|date=9 July 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tagaisc.eq.edu.au/Facilities/Campuses/Pages/Masig.aspx|title=Tagai State College - Yorke Island Campus|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref> |
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There is no secondary school on Masig Island. The nearest secondary school is Tagai State College on Thursday Island, approximately {{Convert|150|km||abbr=}} away. Distance education or boarding schools are options.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:49, 15 December 2020
| Masig Island Queensland | |
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  Masig Island | |
| Coordinates | 9°45′10″S 143°24′39″E / 9.7527°S 143.4108°E |
| Population | 270 (2016 census)[1] |
| • Density | 180/km2 (466/sq mi) |
| Area | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| LGA(s) | Torres Strait Island Region |
| State electorate(s) | Cook |
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt |
Masig Island is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The locality consists of a single island, Yorke Island (also known as Masig Island). In the 2016 census Masig Island had a population of 270 people.[1]
Geography
Masig Island is one of the Yorke Islands (9°44′41″S 143°25′46″E / 9.7446°S 143.4295°E). Kodall Island (9°44′24″S 143°26′49″E / 9.7400°S 143.4469°E) is the other island in the group.[3][4][5]
Masig Island is near the following sea passages:
- Moon Passage to the north-west of the island (9°33′22″S 143°07′43″E / 9.5561°S 143.1286°E)[6]
- Great North East Channel to the north-west (9°37′30″S 143°21′11″E / 9.6250°S 143.3531°E)[6]
- Cumberland Passage to the south-east (10°01′44″S 143°33′00″E / 10.0288°S 143.5499°E)[6]
- Hibernia Passage to the south-east (10°05′47″S 143°38′12″E / 10.0965°S 143.6368°E)[6]
The Bourke Isles are to the south of Masig Island (9°51′20″S 143°30′21″E / 9.8556°S 143.5058°E).[3]
History
Yorke Island State School opened on 29 January 1985. On 1 January 2007 it became the Yorke Island Campus of Tagai State College.[7]
In the 2016 census Masig Island had a population of 270 people.[1]
Education
Yorke Island Campus (Masig Muysaw Ngurpay Lag) is a primary (Early Childhood-6) campus of Tagai State College (headquartered at Thursday Island). It is at 131 William Street (9°45′02″S 143°25′00″E / 9.7505°S 143.4166°E).[8][9]
There is no secondary school on Masig Island. The nearest secondary school is Tagai State College on Thursday Island, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) away. Distance education or boarding schools are options.[10]
Transport
Yorke Island Airfield is an airport (9°45′09″S 143°24′19″E / 9.7526°S 143.4054°E).[11]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Masig Island (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Masig Island – locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46714)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Island groups - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Yorke Islands – island group (entry 38729)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Kodall Island – island in the Torres Shire (entry 46928)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Tagai State College - Yorke Island Campus". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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