Key information
- Address:
- Carngham, 3351
- Opened:
- 1 January 1856
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 146
- Other names:
- Carngham Common School
The history of Carngham State School
1856
Carngham opened as a national school in 1856. The first head teacher was Donald M. Campbell.
The wooden schoolhouse had a single classroom.
1862
The school became a common school.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1900
The school was moved to a new brick building with one classroom. The head teacher's house was moved to this new site.
1911
The school closed in 1911 because the number of students was only 11. Before it closed, the school had operated part time with Black Hill State School (No. 1325) and Chepstowe State School (No. 867).
1958
Carngham State School re-opened on 9 September 1958. 14 students were taught in a wooden schoolhouse with one classroom.
The brick school building that had been built back in 1900 was demolished after the second World War.
The head teacher was J. Sharp. The school was now located in the Carngham Soldier Settler Estate.
It is not known when the school closed.
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