Key information
- Address:
- Piggoreet, 3351
- Opened:
- 1 January 1864
- Closed:
- 31 December 1924
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 726
- Other names:
- Piggoreet Common School
The history of Piggoreet State School
1864
Piggoreet opened as a common school in 1864.
The first head teacher was Benhamin Scott and 66 students were enrolled.
Classes were held in a timber schoolhouse big enough for 200 students.
1870s
The school had grown to around 300 students. This was because there were now around 600 miners working in the local goldfield.
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1882
The original timber schoolhouse was replaced by a smaller one that was big enough for 100 students.
The number of students enrolled at the school had been decreasing as mining families left the area.
1911
The school won a First Class Certificate for the garden in 1911.
The head teacher at the time was Thomas Rumble.
1924
Piggoreet State School closed in 1924.
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