Key information
- Address:
- Coomoora, 3461
- Opened:
- 1 July 1866
- Closed:
- 31 August 1945
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 836
- Other names:
- Coomoora Common School
The history of Coomoora State School
1866
Coomoora was opened as a common school in 1866.
The first head teacher was James U. Browne and there were 34 children enrolled.
The children were mostly from saw-milling, flour-milling and gold-mining families near Daylesford.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1945
The school had closed in 1945 after 79 years.
The last head teacher was Mathew Murphy.
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