Highland Park is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Highland Park had a population of 6,576 people. William Duncan State School opened on 27 January 1987. It was officially opened on 31 October 1987 by Ivan Gibbs, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Albert. The school is named aft…Highland Park is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Highland Park had a population of 6,576 people. William Duncan State School opened on 27 January 1987. It was officially opened on 31 October 1987 by Ivan Gibbs, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Albert. The school is named after William Duncan, an early settler and timber-getter in the district. There had been an earlier proposal to call the school Boorajing.