Key information
- Address:
- Byaduk School Road, Byaduk, 3301
- Opened:
- 1 July 1868
- Closed:
- 1 January 1985
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 855
- Other names:
- Byaduk Common School, Byaduk State School
The history of Byaduk Primary School
1868
Byaduk opened as a common school in the Wesleyan Chapel on Hamilton-Belfast Road.
The first head teacher was Horatio N Remfry.
25 students enrolled to attend classes.
1870
In August 1870, a single bluestone classroom was built on a two-acre site, in the Parish of Byaduk.
1874
A further one acre was added to the site.
1875
A four-room wooden teacher's house with a shingle roof was built.
1906
An extra room was added to the school.
1912
Renovations to the school were completed.
1968
In November 1968, a new classroom was added. A corridor linked the new room to the existing classroom.
1970
The name of the school changed to Byaduk Primary School.
1985
The school closed.
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Oldest school inspection record
This inspector report is dated 1937. It is the oldest review of school performance that PROV has for this school.
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