Key information
- Address:
- Wongungarra, 3862
- Opened:
- 1 January 1866
- Closed:
- 31 December 1890
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 853
- Other names:
- Grant Common School
The history of Grant State School
1866
Grant opened as a common school in 1866 for children from local mining families.
There were 42 students enrolled.
Classes were held in a wooden building with a shingle roof.
The head teacher was William Pepper.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1890
The number of students enrolled had fallen to six and Grant State School closed.
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