Key information
- Address:
- Bonn, 3561
- Opened:
- 1 July 1871
- Closed:
- 28 July 1879
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1080
- Other names:
- Bonn School, Rural School No.81
The history of Bonn State School
1871
Bonn School (No.1080) opened as a rural school in 1871.
The first head teacher was George Leslie.
Classes were held in a bark building that was built by the local community.
1874
Bonn school became a state school in 1874.
Classes were moved to a rented weatherboard building with a shingle roof.
1878
There were 32 students enrolled at the school in 1878.
1879
Bonn State School (No. 1080) closed along with Bonn State School (No. 1297).
The students from both schools moved to a new school called Bonn State School (No. 2191).
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