Key information
- Address:
- 17-23 Powlett Street, Broadford, 3658
- Opened:
- 1 August 1873
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1125
- Other names:
- Broadford Common School, Broadford State School
The history of Broadford Primary School
1873
Broadford opened as a state school in 1873. It replaced a church run school that had opened in 1857. The head teacher at the church run school became the head teacher at Broadford. This was John Wright. The brick schoolhouse was big enough for 70 students.
1877
The schoolhouse was extended so that it was big enough for 104 students.
1892
A timber classroom from another school was moved to Broadford.
1917
A teacher named Freda Neill joined the school in 1917 and remained for 39 years.
1926
A play shelter was built in 1926. A concrete wall was built in the nearby creek to create a swimming pool for the students. Money was raised for the school by selling vegetables from the school's vegetable garden. A plantation of 6,000 trees was planted for the school. These trees would be sold for timber when fully grown to make money for the school.
1953
The size of the school was increased by bringing in the old school building from Kurkurruc State School (No. 2212).
1963
A new staffroom, storeroom and office were added.
1970
The school was renamed Broadford Primary School in 1970.
2022
Broadford Primary School is still in operation.
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