Key information
- Address:
- Freeburgh, 3741
- Opened:
- 1 January 1865
- Closed:
- 27 March 1948
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 895
- Other names:
- Freeburgh Common School
The history of Freeburgh State School
1865
Freeburgh opened as a common school in 1865.
The first head teacher was Edward Spink.
The school had a wooden schoolhouse and head teacher's house with 2 rooms
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
Another 2 rooms were added to the head teacher's house in 1877.
A larger wooden schoolhouse was built in 1878 and the old school building was moved to become the Freeburgh public library.
1912
Another 2 rooms were added to the head teacher's house. This was to accommodate the teacher's family of 12 children.
1916
Another larger wooden schoolhouse was built.
1939
The Black Friday bushfires of 1939 destroyed most of the fencing around the school.
1948
The school closed in 1948 because there were only five students left.
The schoolhouse was moved to Myrtleford and eventually the land and teacher's house were sold.
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