Key information
- Address:
- Barrabool Road, Barrabool, 3221
- Opened:
- 8 March 1858
- Closed:
- 1 January 1979
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 73
- Other names:
- Barrabool Hills, Barrabool Common School, Barrabool State School
The history of Barrabool Primary School
1858
The school was opened by the Presbyterian Church in 1858. It was originally called Barrabool Hills.
The head teacher was James J. Irving and there were 32 students.
1862
The school became Barrabool Common School in 1862.
It did not have its own schoolhouse and classes were held in a rented building.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1924
Land was bought and a schoolhouse was built.
1970
The name of the school changed to Barrabool Primary School in 1970.
1979
The school closed in 1979. It had been open for 121 years.
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