150 years: Bulla Primary School

Learn about the history of Bulla Primary School, one of Victoria's oldest public schools.

Key information

Address:
11 School Lane, Bulla, 3428
Opened:
23 January 1854
Closed:
31 December 1996
School type:
Primary
School number:
46
Other names:
Bulla Common School, Bulla State School

The history of Bulla Primary School

  • 1854

    Bulla opened in 1854 near the bluestone bridge across Deep Creek. The first head teachers were Edmund Harrison and William Sanders. There were 69 students.

    The schoolhouse was made from bluestone.

  • 1862

    Bulla became a common school in 1862.

  • 1870s

    A weatherboard room was added to the schoolhouse in 1870 and a swing bridge was built over Deep Creek.

    The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.

  • 1970

    The school was renamed Bulla Primary School in 1970. 

  • 1996

    The school closed in 1996.

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