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**Welcome to Chinchilla State Primary School & It's Vital Friendly Town in Rural Southwest Queensland** //Chinchilla, Situated less than 300 kilometres from Brisbane, this small, but thriving community has progressed from a rural based economy reliant mainly on grain crops to the progressive, dynamic region where coal and gas exploration and power station development projects go hand-in-hand with extensive feedlots, cotton and broad-acre farming// (Chinchilla Community and Commerce Industry 2010). Chinchilla has an enviable reputation for producing extremely high-achieving students. The Shire is well endowed with educational facilities. The schools within Chinchilla include three primary schools and one Senior school to year 12. Primary: __ **Chinchilla State Primary School including Prep-school (approx. 552 students) http://www.chinchilss.qld.edu.au/ //(ADOPTED SCHOOL)//** __ St. Joseph’s School – pre-school to year 7 (approx. 80 students) chinchilla@twb.catholic.edu.au Chinchilla Christian School @http://www.chinchillacs.qld.edu.au/