Key information
- Address:
- Bung Bong, 3465
- Opened:
- 27 January 1862
- Closed:
- 4 October 1921
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1056
- Other names:
- Bung Bong School, Bung Bong Common School
The history of Bung Bong State School
1862
Bung Bong was opened in 1862 by the Church of England. When it opened its school number was No. 106.
The first head teacher was Ebenezer Seater.
1870s
There was an average of 50 students who went to the school in 1870.
The schoolhouse had become very run down. Classes stopped while a new schoolhouse was built.
A new brick and bluestone schoolhouse was opened in 1872. The school number changed to No. 1056 when it reopened.
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1889
The average number of students going to the school had fallen to around 15.
1894
Bung Bong closed in 1894. The students moved to Moore's Flat State School (No. 1575).
1916
The school reopened in 1916 after being closed for 22 years.
1921
Bung Bong State School closed in 1921.
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