Key information
- Address:
- Ballarat Road, Braybrook, 3019
- Opened:
- 1 January 1873
- Closed:
- 31 December 2008
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1102
- Other names:
- Braybrook State School
The history of Braybrook Primary School
1873
Braybrook opened as a state school in 1873. It replaced the nearby Albion Church of England School (No. 6).
An average number of 59 children regularly attended the school.
The bluestone schoolhouse had 2 rooms, a shingle roof and an earth floor.
The first head teacher was Warren White. His staff were work mistress Jessie A. White, and pupil teacher Lionel A Soloman.
1874
A four-room house with verandah was built for the head teacher.
1879
The size of the schoolhouse was increased to fit 40 more children.
1925
The original bluestone schoolhouse was replaced by a new brick building.
1946
A new wooden building was added to accommodate the growing number of students.
1950
Parts of this wooden building were damaged in a fire and it was repaired.
1960
There were now 811 students enrolled at the school.
1970
The school was renamed Braybrook Primary School in 1970.
The number of student enrolled had dropped to 480.
2008
The Braybrook Primary School closed in 2008 when it became a campus of Sunshine Harvester Primary School (No. 5526).
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