Farm Park 101 Welsby Street: Amity Education New Farm State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at corner of James & Heal Streets (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 449 students with 32 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). Holy Spirit School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 36 Villiers Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 255 students with 21 teachers (17 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in New Farm; the nearest was Kelvin Grove State College until the start of 2020 when the new Fortitude Valley State Secondary College opened. Amenities There are a number of parks in the area: Howard Smith Wharf Precinct () Merthyr Park () Merthyr Road Park () Merthyr Road Park (no.2) () New Farm Park () Powerhouse Park () Welsby Street Park () Wilson Outlook Reserve () Transport By Ferry New Farm can be accessed via two CityCat stops (operated by Brisbane Transport) - at Sydney Street and at New Farm Park. At the river end of Brunswick Street a small cross-river ferry, operated by Brisbane Transport used to link New Farm with Norman Park. However, the service was removed in July 2020, upsetting many Norman Park residents. By Bus The suburb is serviced by several bus routes. This includes BUZ services 196 and 199, running cross-town via the city centre, as well as the peak-only 195 to the city. The Smart Cities: Rethinking the City Centre report proposes building green bridges from Merthyr Road across the Brisbane River to Bulimba in the east and to Kangaroo Point in the west. Notable residents Sir Samuel Griffith (judge & politician) Thomas Welsby (politician & businessman) Jim Soorley (politician) See also List of Brisbane suburbs References Sources External links Suburbs of the City of Brisbane Italian-Australian history Queensland in World War II Red-light districts in Australia Lime kilns in Australia