Key information
- Address:
- 1 The Sideling , Jamieson, 3723
- Opened:
- 20 October 1865
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 814
- Other names:
- Jamieson Common School, Jamieson State School
The history of Jamieson Primary School
1865
Jamieson opened as a common school in 1865. The school building had been finished a few years earlier. The first head teacher was Andrew Loughrey. The wooden school building was rebuilt with local handmade bricks.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
Attendance at the school reached 217 in 1877.
1970
The school was renamed Jamieson Primary School in 1970. There were 28 students enrolled at the time. The brick school building was still in use.
2022
Jamieson Primary School is still in operation.
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