Key information
- Address:
- 2 Leslie Street, Marong , 3515
- Opened:
- 1 August 1859
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 400
- Other names:
- Marong School, Marong Common School, Marong State School
The history of Marong Primary School
1859
Marong opened as a national school in 1859. A brick building with a shingle roof was finished mid-year.
1862
The school became a common school in 1862.
1863
The average attendance in 1863 was 46.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
It was extended in 1873 and a teacher's residence was added.
The school grounds were extended to 21 acres in 1876.
1887
A new residence was built in 1887 as the old residence was in a state of disrepair.
1889
Town water supply was connected in 1889.
1909
Sanitary arrangements at the school were condemned in 1909 as an outbreak of typhoid fever was attributed to their poor condition.
1912
Extensive repairs were completed in 1912.
1938
A new weatherboard school building opened in 1938.
1959
The school commemorated its 100th anniversary in 1959.
1970
The school was renamed Marong Primary School in 1970.
2022
Marong Primary School is still in operation.
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