Key information
- Address:
- Bonn, 3562
- Opened:
- 1 January 1874
- Closed:
- 1 January 1879
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1297
- Other names:
- Bonn School, Rural School 16, Bonn State School
The history of Bonn State School
1870
Bonn School No. 1297 opened as a rural school in 1870.
The first head teacher was James Underwood.
Classes were held in a building with no floor, chimney or glass in the windows. There was little furniture or equipment.
Water was carried in a bucket from the river 1.6 km away.
1874
The school became a state school in 1874.
The head teacher at the time was Joseph Doran.
1879
Bonn State School (No. 1297) closed along with Bonn State School (No. 1080).
The students from both schools moved to a new school called Bonn State School (No. 2191).
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